The House bill receives big endorsements from AMA, AARP, American Cancer Society, and Consumers Union. Jane and AMSA medical students visit the Senate to help stop the Eshoo Amendment. Hundreds rally in support of the public option today. Dayen looks at how the House bill deals with (eliminates) the SCHIP program. DCCC head Chris Van [...]

The North Carolina rally in front of Hagan’s office came off without a hitch due to the superb organizing efforts of Quang Pham, who writes:

There was much celebration on Capitol Hill today with the announcement of the new House health care bill.  For myself, as a three time breast cancer survivor, there was tremendous sadness and disappointment in the Speaker. Nancy Pelosi made a choice with regard to the lifesaving biologic drugs I took when I was in chemotherapy [...]