On the House floor today, the Republicans focused on attacking the individual mandate. Just like they did yesterday in the amendments they offered to the Rules Committee. Just as John Boehner relentlessly did this week on Meet the Press. Their rhetoric feeds into an extensive and well-funded network of right wing groups that stand ready [...]

Welcome to part five of the liveblog on the House of Representative’s health insurance reform vote (live on C-Span). With the announcement of a deal with Bart Stupak (D-MI) it seems very likely that the bill will pass. 8:41 pm – Brett Guthrie (R-KY) focuses on the “unfunded mandates” in the bill. 8:42 pm – [...]

Resuming liveblogging the House floor debate on health care bill today.

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NOW Statement on Obama’s Executive Order on Abortion: President Obama Breaks Faith with Women Statement of NOW President Terry O’Neill The National Organization for Women is incensed that President Barack Obama agreed today to issue an executive order designed to appease a handful of anti-choice Democrats who have held up health care reform in an [...]

Welcome to part three of the liveblog on the House of Representative’s health insurance reform vote (live on C-Span). With the announcement of a deal with Bart Stupak (D-MI) it seems very likely that the bill will pass. 5:50 pm – Taking place right now is the vote on the motion to suspend the rules [...]

Members of the pro-choice caucus are livid after the White House released the Executive Order on abortion to the media without showing it to them. According to members who spoke on the condition of anonymity, at the end of the Stupak press conference today they were still waiting to see the language of the Executive [...]

Second liveblog of House debate on health care reform today.

Welcome to the liveblog on the House of Representative’s health insurance reform vote live on C-Span).   Whether you support the bill or opposite it, whether the bill passes or doesn’t this is a historic vote. If a potential deal is struck with the Stupak bloc and the “pro-choice” caucus does not bolt, there would [...]

Per MSNBC, Bart Stupak has agreed to language in an executive order that would satisfy his block. He had called a press conference at 12:30, but has now canceled it. The seven Democrats left in his block will vote “yes.” Details of what the order will contain are not known. Yesterday the  Washington Post said [...]