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  • Moderate Dems reject reconciliation to pass health care | CNN | January 27, 2010

    A CNN blog notes that Senators Evan Bayh and Blanche Lincoln, two moderate Democrats facing re-election, are adamantly against using reconciliation to expedite the process of enacting health care legislation. Senator Bayh reportedly stated that using reconciliation "would destroy the opportunity, if there is one, for any bipartisan cooperation on anything else for the rest of the year."

  • Faux health reform | The Washington Times | January 25, 2010

    A Washington Times editorial observes how little agreement various factions are finding on health care legislation – and that if proposed legislation is enacted, it would obliterate private health insurance, leave more Americans uninsured and escalate health care costs.

  • Arkansans oppose health care legislation | Arkansas News Bureau | January 25, 2010

    A survey by the Arkansas News Bureau shows Arkansans oppose health care legislation being considered in Congress and are unhappy that the state’s two U.S. senators voted for it. The poll found that 58 percent of respondents oppose the legislation, 26 percent support it and 16 percent are undecided.

  • Dem health care talks collapsing | Politico | January 22, 2010

    In light of the recent senate election in Massachusetts, Congress is considering abandoning the health care bill in its current form. Politico reports that Maine Senator Olympia Snowe has hinted that she will probably not rejoin in negotiations with the White House and Democratic leaders unless they scale back their ambitions on the current 2,000-page health care bill.

  • In U.S., majority favors suspending work on health care bill | Gallup Poll | January 22, 2010

    A recent Gallup poll shows that following the landmark senate election in Massachusetts where many voters indicated they voted because of their stance on the current health care debate, a majority of Americans (55%) want Congress to halt the current health care reform debate and consider alternatives that can garner more support

  • Some House Dems warming to idea of scaled-back healthcare reform | The Hill | January 22, 2010

    The Hill reports that some House Democrats want to scale back health care reform. “Both of the [House and Senate] bills as they stand now are dead,” Rep. Bill Pascrell (D-N.J.) said, reflecting the sentiment that had grown in the Caucus.

  • 61% Say It’s Time for Congress To Drop Health Care | Rasmussen Poll | January 22, 2010

    A recent Rasmussen Poll reports that sixty-one percent (61%) of U.S. voters say Congress should drop health care reform and focus on more immediate ways to improve the economy and create jobs. Also, the poll shows that fifty-nine percent (59%) believe that the administration should wait on health care reform until the economy turns around.

  • The Health Lady Has Yet to Sing | The Wall Street Journal | January 15, 2010

    In an opinion piece in the Wall Street Journal, Kimberly Strassel says that despite Democrats’ majorities in Congress, the health care debate isn’t over yet. Notes Strassel, “It took three weeks of bribes, cajoling and threats for speaker [Pelosi] to eke out a three-vote margin.” Now, tension among Democrats is high as they realize the political implications of going along with the speaker’s cajoling -- as polls show the bills droping more percentage points in popularity as each day passes.

  • Support for Health Reform at 34 Percent | Quinnipiac Poll | January 15, 2010
  • Special Deal for Unions in Health Bill | The Atlantic | January 15, 2010

    Unions now have a sweetheart deal in health care legislation, with an exemption from the so-called “Cadillac Tax,” which means revenue lost from the taxes on those plans will have to be made up in taxes elsewhere in the bill – or increase the cost of the legislation.