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Conservatives Vow No Letup in Health Protests
Conservative activists are vowing to keep up their fight against President Barack Obama’s health care plans, even as the Democratic Party pushes back hard, accusing Republicans of organizing angry mobs.
Democrats and the White House are claiming that the sometimes rowdy protests that have disrupted Democratic lawmakers’ meetings and health care events around the country are [...]
Health Care Debate, Mob Rule or Democracy in Action?
The Democratic National Committee released a Web video and e-mail on Wednesday blasting opponents of the 10-year, $1 trillion plan.
Titled “Enough of the Mob,” the ad warns that the “right wing extremist base” is back after losing the presidential election, a series of legislative battles and the confidence of Americans.
“Now, desperate Republicans and their well-funded [...]
Democrats say Republicans Are Staging Town Hall Protests
Democrats are accusing Republicans of organizing “angry mobs” to disrupt town hall meetings across the country, but conservatives say the protests are a sign of the opposition to President Obama’s health care plans.
The Democratic National Committee released a Web video Wednesday charging that Republican operatives “have no plan for moving our country forward, so [...]
Showdown at Health Care Town Halls
The debate over President Obama’s top domestic priority is escalating as Congress takes a month-long recess. Several lawmakers have been booed, jeered, and occasionally cheered by protesters on their home turfs at town hall meetings on health care reform.
Gibbs singled out Rick Scott, chairman of Conservatives for Patients’ Rights, as the ringleader.
“I think you’ve [...]
The Democrats August Break Looking Like a Bad Trip
In Austin, Texas, Rep. Lloyd Doggett was drowned out by a group of noisy, sign-waving demonstrators who shouted, “Just say no” as he tried to talk about health care reform.
In an e-mail to POLITICO Monday, Doggett called the group a “mob, sent by the local Republican and Libertarian parties” that “came not just to be [...]
Senate Democrats Are Optimistic About Health Insurance Reform
After a “pep talk” from President Obama, Senate Democrats said Tuesday that they think Congress will pass a bipartisan health care bill this year. “We’re going to do, if there’s any way humanly possible, a bipartisan bill,” Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada said after a luncheon meeting of all the chamber’s Democrats with [...]
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