My one question for the 37 House Democrats who voted against health care reform because it is too liberal, why are you even Democrats? (Kucinich and Massa claim to have voted “no” because they thought the bill was too conservative.) I’m not big on party purity tests, but there are something that are so essential [...]

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 [...]

House Democrats received some good news in the form of a string of high-profile endorsements for H.R. 3962, the “Affordable Health Care for America Act.” The AMA, AARP, American Cancer Society, and Consumers Union (non-profit publisher of Consumer Reports) have all endorsed the bill. The endorsements should help ensure that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will [...]