Category Archives: Progressive Movement

2010/10/08

DEMOCRATS GET KNIFE IN BACK BY PURISTS: MoveOn.org takes a playbook page from Tea Party and aims to cleanse DINOs

B4DC >> Democrats In Name Only (DINO)? Can you be a DINO in a party like the Democratic Party, where cooperation and political cohesion is a rare thing on the best of days?

B4DC >> Could it be that MoveOn.org is really working for a Republican victory in November 2010 so that Republicans will get to show how clueless they are and enhance Democratic chances in 2012? … Or could it be that the pretzel logic of 2010 has become so warped that the planet Earth is safe from alien invasion because ‘if you touch it then you own it’ … and who would want this mess?

B4DC >> Am not crazy about my future being solely in Democratic hands, and this is another example of why. Democrats and their leftist fringe and progressive elements sometimes seem capable of the most amazing things: like committing suicide and kamikaze attacks against each other in public less than 30 days before an election — an election already sure to put a whipping on their derriere.

B4DC >> Stuff like this makes the Republicans look almost sane … but only ‘almost’. Depends upon the Angle that you take.

From the Huffington Post:

In yet another example of its willingness to throw punches inside the Democratic tent, MoveOn.org has decided to target Democratic candidates who are being aided in their elections by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.

Acting on reports that the business lobby is using foreign contributions for its election funds, the progressive advocacy organization began organizing members to press Democratic recipients of Chamber support to condemn the ads being run on their behalf.

Some targets include: Reps. Frank Kratovil (MD-1), Glenn Nye (VA-2), Travis Childers (MS-1) and Bobby Bright (AL-2) — all, essentially, conservative Democratic members that MoveOn has butted heads with in the past. But the group’s willingness to target them over their Chamber ties underscores how eager the progressive community is to burn a few members if it means keeping the debate over third party funding in the spotlight.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/10/08/moveon-turns-guns-on-demo_n_756254.html

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2010/07/12

Dogs, Cats, the Left, the Right and Election 2010

by Bill Golden
Bill4DogCatcher.com

E. J. Donne, Jr., editorialized in the Washington Post: “The left needs a right brain“.

As E. J. Donne sees the Democratic challenge, which he has no problem identifying as the Left:

“On the one hand, independent voters are turning on them. Democratic House candidates enjoyed a 51 percent to 43 percent advantage over Republicans in 2008. This time, the polls show independents tilting Republican by substantial margins.”

“But Democrats are also suffering from a lack of enthusiasm among their own supporters. Poll after poll has shown that while Republicans are eager to cast ballots, many Democrats seem inclined to sit out this election.”

“The dilemma is that arguments that might motivate partisans could further alienate the less-ideological independents. The classic formulation holds that the party can either move left to excite its base or move to the center to win back independents.”

As I see it:  The Left are cats and the Right are dogs.

Cats refuse to cooperate unless they feel like it. They have no sense of common bonding, and they are nice to you only when they want something. Disagreements happen. Kick a cat and it will leave the room or scratch you … maybe never to come back. They don’t handle rough treatment well. When bored they create mischief among themselves.

Dogs crave togetherness. They easily follow a pack leader. Bonding is what they do — just because you are another dog or seem friendly to dogs. Kick a dog and he may growl and bite but it will remain with the pack. Abuse happens … but dogs have short memories. Dogs know that disagreement can sometimes be rough. They react accordingly but do not run away.

The Left are cats. The Right are dogs.

The Left seldom rallies around an idea, only issues. The Right may be dogmatic but some central core tenets of belief unite. A few choice words are enough to equate to the secret hand shake that calls forth unity.

The Left unites only for a cause celebre and then drifts away. There are no tenets of faith or belief on the Left — loyalty is to self and not to group.

The energized few can overwhelm the disengaged majority. Like them or not, the Tea Party has focused on staying energized and on building a sense of community.

I am an independent. I vote for the person and not the party. Voted Bush in 2000 and voted Kerry in 2004, then McCain in 2008. I voted for the Democrat as my governor and the Republican as my senator. I am an independent.

As an independent I see little to like on either side at the moment. But most definitely I see absolutely no change that I can believe in.

The Democrat’s core challenge: I can vote blind for a Republican and I feel 80% assured that I know what the candidate will do once elected. A dog is a dog. The Democrats represent no core philosophy. I would never pull the lever for a Democrat ‘just because’. Future demographics are working against the mostly aged and caucasian Republican party. Yet the Democrats cannot seem to master even a simple message that they themselves believe in — that is the real challenge of Election 2010 for the Left, aka the Democrats.

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2010/04/14

Tea Party Events Being Sabotaged By Outside Group? Maybe So!

NOT GOOD – It appears that there is a group of individuals that are out to misbehave at Tea Party events so the Tea Partyers get the credit — in a manner of speaking.

If the Tea Partyers are so wrong that they naturally trip themselves up then why would they need an outside group to impersonate them and to cause problems?

Wrong is wrong. This is very wrong and calls into question much of the recent reported misbehavior on the part of Tea Partyers — especially since we know that some of the most significant misbehavior reported during the March 20th and 21st health care bill vote did not actually happen as reported by the press.

The group causing mischief is CrashTheTeaParty.org.

From the CrashTheTeaParty.org website:

About Us

WHO WE ARE: A nationwide network of Democrats, Republicans, and Independents who are all sick and tired of that loose affiliation of racists, homophobes, and morons; who constitute the fake grass-roots movement which calls itself “The Tea Party.”

WHAT WE WANT: To dismantle and demolish the Tea Party by any non-violent means necessary.

HOW WE WILL SUCCEED: By infiltrating the Tea party itself! In an effort to propagate their pre-existing propensity for paranoia and suspicion…We have already sat quietly in their meetings, and observed their rallies.

Whenever possible, we will act on behalf of the Tea Party in ways which exaggerate their least appealing qualities (misspelled protest signs, wild claims in TV interviews, etc.) to further distance them from mainstream America and damage the public’s opinion of them. We will also use the inside information that we have gained in order to disrupt and derail their plans.

Sound like fun? It is!! If you’d like to join us, just click on the word “crash!” below…

More info at http://www.crashtheteaparty.org/

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2010/03/24

You want good government? Or do you want the government that you deserve?

Want good government? Then don’t make excuses for bad government.

Want responsive government? Always question party-line votes. Political parties that put their survival and success first are major dragons among us.

Want others to be good, civil citizens? Then be one yourself, and find the courage to call out your fellow believers when they cross the line — and you know it happens across the political spectrum. No excuses.

Yes, there is always a lunatic fringe. Every group has them. The difference between a mob and a group is that groups have leaders that speak up. Does your group have leaders or just people pointing the way?

Great kudos goes to the The Hampton Roads (Virginia) Tea Party which has taken a very public stand for good citizenship: “The Hampton Roads Tea Party does not condone nor will it tolerate racism, sexism, or religious intolerance or bigotry in any form within the ranks of its membership or at any of its sanctioned events. Such beliefs, attitudes, and activities are contrary to the basic rights of all humankind as outlined in the Constitution, Bill of Rights, and Declaration of Independence.”
– Hampton Roads Tea Party Board

We can argue about whether government is too large or not large enough. We could debate about how interest groups influence government in the wrong way — mostly your groups, not mine. But why?

I believe that the best course of action is to be agnostic about government. If the processes are in place to create a responsible and accountable government then the issues will work themselves out at the polling booth.

Where folks go a bit off the edge is when government patronizes them. Pandering may be an art form but it is not an acceptable process.

In discussing this, let us remember that sometimes we get the government that we deserve. If we work hard to make sure that our side wins and the other side loses — whether through procedure, issue manipulation, smoke and mirrors, whatever — then we will always have unresponsive government.

Let’s Slay Dragons Together

Bill4DogCatcher.com has a new project: I would like to see a coalition of the willing, those willing to focus on what brings us together, not pushes us apart.

I’m calling my new project — please don’t laugh or throw rotten stuff — the Coffee Party & Tea Party Coalition – a Bill4DogCatcher.com Project. Am exploring what can bring us together at http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/group.php?gid=102925266411916 (does anyone know how to point someone to a Facebook group with a better looking URL?).

The dragons that I want to slay are process-focused.

At the end of the day our anger and frustration comes not so much from knowing that the other side doesn’t appreciate our position on issues — of course, it’s not like you or I pay much attention to the what the other side is actually saying so why pretend?! — our anger and frustration comes from believing that the system is fixed! The outcome is almost preordained so why make the effort to be civil and logical? But we must try … we really, really must.

The Dragons That We Must Slay

Areas that I would like to see Coffee and Tea work together on — because the self-perpetuating political parties won’t:

  • A Balanced Budget Constitutional Amendment
  • A Term Limits Constitutional Amendment
  • A Taxation Transparency Act – up front accounting of categories of spending and who is getting what from whom.
  • Political Campaign Funding Transparency — Any contribution over $50-100 should have publicly available names attached.
  • Political Action Committee (PAC) Contribution Transparency — Do not make me wait and scramble to read various political candidate reports and match the numbers up. PAC contributions need to be publicly available records within 30 days of giving money to a candidate. We should be able to see that ABC Persuaders, Inc. gave $X to A, B and to Z.
  • Keep ‘em Honest Promise Trackers – regardless of what party or part of the spectrum politicians live, are they keeping their ‘promises’? We have lots of ways to determine how liberal or conservative or libertarian or whatever someone is … but we have no common way of tracking how honest to their stated intentions they are.

There are many ways we can have more responsive government, but we must be willing to lay aside our issue differences to get to where we all want to be. Let’s avoid discussing issues. Let’s focus on creating processes that keeps government honest and moving forward.

So how would you slay dragons? Send your thoughts to Bill@Bill4DogCatcher.com or please visit the Coffee Party & Tea Party Coalition – a Bill4DogCatcher.com Project at http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/group.php?gid=102925266411916

This blog article originally appeared on 2010.03.23 as ‘Listerine Won’t Keep Dragons From Ruining Your Day. Time To Take On The Dragons!’ … Cute name but it violated a reality of journalism: what is your topic about. So … if you think you’ve read this article already then it ain’t deja vu at work.

Bill Golden is an independent observer of economics, politics and human resource management issues. Politically conservative but considers himself to be both Coffee & Tea. Solutions come from dealing with reality, not emotional responses.

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2010/03/19

Jon Stewart Channels Glenn Beck

Glenn Beck makes many valid points when he discusses issues of the day. He also has a habit of sometimes just drifting into alternate universes … and who knows what he is really thinking when he drifts off.

WARNING: Adult language, humor and strongly partisan parody will be viewed. On the partisan perspective, if you are offended by the message that’s OK. If you are offended by Jon Stewart’s parody imitation of Glenn Beck then you are probably really offended by the message — because Jon Stewart does a very good Glenn Beck imitation.

This is Jon Stewart’s channeling of Beck’s recent musings on how evil progressives are behind everything.

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2010/03/16

Major Golden Rule Violation: Speaker Pelosi Sets Up Health Care Bill For Constitutional Challenge

Yes, the Republicans are being a bit hypocritical in their anger over Speaker Pelosi’s use of the “self-executing rule” to “deem” the health care bill passed in the House of Representatives.

Republicans have generously used this legal loophole provision since 1980 to reconcile amendments to various acts. By some accounts Republicans have used this loophole on amendment reconciliation almost twice as much as Democrats.

Golden Rule: You know the rule. While often hypocritical in their use of parliamentary procedures, Republicans have never passed a bill into law without seeking a majority vote on the bill itself. If the Republicans retake Congress in 2010 or 2012 does anyone mind that they make use of the “self-executing rule” to pass laws? I would. You should too regardless of which party is in power.

Constitutional Challenge: In 2005, Speaker Pelosi joined in a constitutional challenge to the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005. Speaker Pelosi and allies argued that Article I, Section 7 of the Constitution requires the verbage of both the House and the Senate bills to be exactly the same and that the Constitution requires “… in all such cases the votes of both Houses shall be determined by yeas and nays, and the names of the persons voting for and against the bill shall be entered on the journal of each House respectively.”

Speaker Pelosi outlined the very simple basis for a constitutional challenge in 2005 to use of the “self-executing rule”. The court ruled against the challenge as the content was the same but with a few minor wordsmith differences.

The challenge before us is that what is happening now is not a matter of minor wordsmithing. There are many more than just a few content issues between the Senate and the House bills.

Bottomline: If I were a Democrat I would push through the health care bill using reconciliation and 216 votes. As most of you know I do not support passage of either the Senate or the House version of the current bill. But I believe that Democrats are within their rights to use a reconciliation vote of 216 to do this. That is how the world works sometimes. But I very much oppose reconciliation using the “self-executing rule” and failure to actually vote on the bill itself.

A constitutional challenge will be swift and will invalidate the bill’s passage if the “self-executing rule” is used. The Constitution is crystal clear on what it takes to pass a bill for presentation to the president for signature. If  the “self-executing rule” is used and a constitutional challenge is successful — and it would be with the current court — then it will be a generation or more before we revisit health care reform.

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2010/03/14

I’m not Satan, and you ain’t Lucifer … even though you drink coffee, tea and/or koolaid.

OK, so I did it. I went to the local Coffee Party on Saturday, March 13th.

I’m conservative with a long track record of supporting whatever walks the right side of the street. Although born a Democrat, back in 1972 I even joined the ‘Democrats for Nixon’ campaign as a highschooler — in Florida there were no Republicans elected to state office until 1978. None. Long story short: I have never identified with liberal or Democratic groups, even though I was born a Democrat — registering as a Republican only when that other former Democrat ‘God bless Ronald Reagan’ ran for president.

Bottomline: I wasn’t sure how these Coffee folks would take to someone with an NRA ballcap, who openly describes themself as conservative, or how they would deal with someone willing to discuss issues from a more conservative perspective. Certainly I have seen how more liberal-minded people were treated by the opposing view in my community — not a pretty sight.

There were a few things said by fellow attendees that made my ears twitch. At one point a group moderator even pointed me out and said “OK, so you smiling. So why the smile?” Blink. Blink. “Oh, crap” thought I. “She mistaked my smirk for a smile.” Time to put up or to shut up. So I did. Blink. Blink. “OK, well that’s a helpful perspective to understand a different view”, said she … and on we moved in the conversation. Hmmm …

Our group conversation focused on issues that we all individually believe should be of interest and worthy of group investigation. The issues added up: 15, 20, 25 … perhaps 30 different issues got listed. Then each participant got two votes to select two issues that they personally would like the group to focus on. Issues with the most votes were rolled into four study groups.

Hmmm … so the rumors that I heard beforehand that this was just a disguised group pimping for liberal causes or the Democratic party were … they were … bogus. Solidly bogus.

By the day’s end I found myself in the ‘Financial Oversight’ issue study group responsible for issues such as taxation, banking regulation, etc.

Boom! So now we would get our agenda if it were ever to happen. Someone would surely guide the study groups to what breadcrumbs should be followed. Nope. Didn’t happen.

We six group members decided what topics we wanted to study, set our own agenda for meeting, created a Facebook page to exchange info and to build whitepapers that can be used within the group and for approaching our legislators. The Coffee leadership didn’t even get involved in asking what we had decided upon. They’ll find out when we report back later in the month.

I’m not Satan, and you ain’t Lucifer … even though you drink coffee, tea and/or koolaid.

America stands at a crossroads. We are always arriving at some crossroad but the issues today are huge and imminently in front of us. The outcome will directly affect our children and grandchildren, leaving them incredible debt.  We owe trillions to foreign countries and investors (and to Americans, too) — almost $2 trillion is due in October 2010 to pay back money borrowed in the early 2000s.

We have major healthcare issues that are at an impasse; our system is one of the best medicine that people can buy. Yet we rank just ahead of Cuba in the general health of our population. Obamacare to me is an abomination that will bankrupt the country and yet the alternative is “personal responsibility” — even though healthcare insurers are a monopolistic industry and some recently announced hikes of 25-36% in annual premiums.

Enough of labels. Enough of political party hacks and support groups — both the Democratic and Republican parties are focused on the next election. Neither can be trusted to hold real discussions and to make hard decisions. Each put party before country.

As for all the liberals, moderates, conservatives and wingers of every stripe: I’m not Satan, and you ain’t Lucifer … even though you drink coffee, tea and/or koolaid.

If you want to sit down with me and discuss issues then good. Check your name calling and label machines at the door — I don’t have time for you or that if that is what you are about.

Here is what I am about: God bless the U.S. Constitution, the 10th Amendment has real meaning, don’t put your hands in my pockets to pay for programs — unless we are both paying the same, and we should pay as we go. I don’t believe that “cut taxes” is the answer to everything, but taxes should be minimal and government intrusion into our lives should also be. But be assured “we” includes both you and me. We are both Americans — and I’ll drink any beer that you buy me. …  :^)

I’ll meet with you any time and any place — except Sunday afternoons when I’m either enjoying my Second Amendment rights or playing soccer, or doing both.

BTW – I drink both tea and coffee. Both are OK with me.

This post by Bill Golden, aka Bill4DogCatcher.com, an independent observer of American political life, economics, and workforce issues.

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2009/10/17

Your Assistance and Thoughts, Please – Am Researching Conservative Third Party Probability in 2012

I am researching the probability that American conservatives will abandon the Republican Party and form a third party to run in 2012.
Also interested in whether Democratic Blue Dogs and other currently existing third parties, such as the Constitution Party, will join or collaborate with a new party comprised primarily of an exodus from the Republican Party.
Will publish a series of essays to appear on a variety of political websites beginning November 2nd, 2009.
Below are the progression of my survey topics:
Conservative Future 1/5 – Political Divorce and Third Party in 2012?
Conservative Future 2/5 – Conservative Third Parties in USA
Conservative Future 3/5 – Giants and Personalities Capable of Uniting Conservatopia
Conservative Future 4/5 – Can Conservatives and the Right Wing Play Nice Together?
Conservative Future 5/5 – Conservatives and the GOP – Divorce or Collaboration: 2012?
Am seeking various sources of information with hard information on personalities, issues, point/counterpoint, prior research, polls, conspiracy theories and rumor plus your opinion.
You are welcome to send me your thoughts — and sources — via Facebook or via email: WGolden@IntelligenceCareers.com

I am researching the probability that American conservatives will abandon the Republican Party and form a third party to run in 2012.

Also interested in whether Democratic Blue Dogs and other currently existing third parties, such as the Constitution Party, will join or collaborate with a new party comprised primarily of an exodus from the Republican Party.

Will publish a series of essays to appear on a variety of political websites beginning November 2nd, 2009.

Below are the progression of my survey topics:

  • Conservative Future 1/5 – Political Divorce and Third Party in 2012?
  • Conservative Future 2/5 – Conservative Third Parties in USA
  • Conservative Future 3/5 – Giants and Personalities Capable of Uniting Conservatopia
  • Conservative Future 4/5 – Can Conservatives and the Right Wing Play Nice Together?
  • Conservative Future 5/5 – Conservatives and the GOP – Divorce or Collaboration: 2012?

Am seeking various sources of information with hard information on personalities, issues, point/counterpoint, prior research, polls, conspiracy theories and rumor plus your opinion.

You are welcome to send me your thoughts — and sources — via Facebook or via email: WGolden@IntelligenceCareers.com

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2009/09/22

The Price Of Economic Change – Has America Really Become Socialist?

One of the snide phrases often heard in Republican circles is “how is that hopey, changey thing coming?”

Hopefully (for them) it will remain miserable long enough that folks forget that the Obama Administration inherited most of its problems. Except for health care, there are very few issues existing which have originated under Obama.

The American people haven’t forgotten either. Per a recent Rassmussen Poll (9/22) 66% of Americans say that they are angry at (federal) government policies, and 58% still hold the Bush Administration responsible for the current economic situation.

Significantly 90% of Republicans claim to be angry, but 60% of Americans say that neither major party seems to have any answers. That is a whole lot of Republicans that have doubt in their own party — and Democrats, too!

But perhaps for the average American, the American safety net is either too thin or just non-existent.

Of all the industrialized countries in the world, the U.S. is tied for LAST PLACE with Korea for the amount of tax dollars that go into training, retraining, or providing unemployment benefits: less than 1/2 of 1% of GDP.

If this is Socialism, then we are damned cheap Socialists!

As an employment recruiting guru I was talking up the retraining of Americans earlier today. Some of my more conservative counterparts took the position that if people were out of work then it was because of plain laziness on their part. They need to reach into their pockets and send themselves back to school to stay competent!

Hello? Will the cost of education show up in their paycheck? How do they send themselves back to school and pay the bills? Did they really bring this on themselves?

When the economy changed who was it that benefited from cheap labor, and outsourcing, and tight credit? Is this only the problem of those that got the shaft?

Another of my conservative counterparts, who actually runs a business, put things into a bit more perspective: A) American higher education schools are uber-expensive and are not capable of generating capable educated workers fast enough, and B) there is plenty of competent talent in the world. A free market economy says import qualified talent and skip the time and expense of retraining Americans.

In the chart above you’ll note that the last bit of advice is the path that we are already  on.

So what do you think is the answer?

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2009/09/11

Republican Health Care Proposals – healthcare.gop.gov

The message seems to be getting through to some of the Republican leadership that they need to show their cards if they want a place at the game table.

“It’s time to start over on a common-sense, bipartisan plan focused on lowering the cost of health care while improving quality. That’s what I heard over the past several months in talking to thousands of my constituents. Replacing your family’s current health care with government-run health care is not the answer. We can do better, with a targeted approach that tackles the biggest problems.”
– Rep. Charles Boustany, Jr. , R-MD, September 9, 2009

In a recent news article, John Boehner, R-Ohio, pointed out that Republicans do have ideas on health care reform and pointed folks to healthcare.gop.gov to learn more.

There are supposedly 35 different Republican plans listed on the GOP website.

Taking some time to wander through them my conclusion is that none of these approximate a “plan”. There are indeed many good ideas. Many.

There is not a lot of evidence however that thought has been put into how these ideas would be implemented, or how viable many of these ideas would be. For example, there are no examples or business cases presented. And almost all of the presented plans begin with an attack on Obamacare, which makes suspect the rationale behind the individual presented plan, which is usually a list of ideas — albeit many good ideas.

If House Republicans want to show sincerity in moving their ideas forward then they need to present one GOP leadership-blessed plan signed by a majority of their members.

HR 3400 claims to be a major Republican proposal to do this. HR 3400 is the Republican-sponsored ‘Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2009‘ AKA ‘Empowering Patients First Act‘ put forth by Rep. Tom Price, R-GA, with 38 cosponsors.

HR 3400 is a bit of a Johnny-come-late effort as it was just introduced on July 30th, with Congress going into recess until early September and the Congress normally resolving bills making it successfully out of committee by September 15th; and HR 3400 has not even been considered by the committee as of September 11th.

In the world of federal lawmaking and moving bills through Congress, HR 3400 should have been introduced in the early Spring.

This bill would be dead on arrival even should it be considered. Its primary offer of assistance to those needing health coverage is an end-of-year tax credit of $2,000 for an individual and $4,000 for a married couple. There is a provision to allow some prepayment of this credit … but since a healthcare policy for a family averages just over $1,100/month then this is not yet a mature plan, despite offering many ideas and mechanisms worthy of consideration.

If the Republicans really believed in HR 3400 then we would see it being advertised on TV and in other media as ‘an alternative you can believe in’. Since the Republicans aren’t pushing this bill to either you or to me, it was introduced on July 30th for a reason: to say that the Republicans had a plan knowing full well that they didn’t have to worry about living with the results of their own plan.

Democrats still have control of the ball.

Sources:

– FoxNews, Republicans to Obama: Here Are Our Health Plans, 2009.09.10, http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/09/10/republicans-obama-heres-health-plans/

– GOP House Health Care Reform website, http://www.gop.gov/solutions/healthcare

– GovTrack.us, HR 3400 Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2009, http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h111-3400

Republicans to Obama: Here Are Our Health Plans

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