Our representatives in Washington have a new idea on health care reform: national, government-run health insurance that is optional on a state-by-state basis. This idea, pushed by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, is effectively reviving the most controversial and wrongheaded idea in the current health care reform debate. ...more

November 17, 2009

Handing President Barack Obama a hard-fought victory, the House narrowly approved a sweeping overhaul of the nation's health care system Saturday, advancing legislation that the Democrats said could be their defining social policy achievement. ...more

November 8, 2009

The Democratic-controlled House has passed historic health care legislation to provide medical coverage to millions more Americans. ...more

November 7, 2009

The examples of comments from our elected officials show how little regard they have for our intelligence and concerns are astounding. ...more

October 31, 2009

It would be hard for health care reform to be in worse shape. What were once lofty promises to curtail the excess of a soulless group of health insurance companies has turned into what is almost certainly going to be a bonanza for those very same companies. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is trying desperately to salvage some aspect of the bill and even still it seems unlikely that any good will come from this "reform." ...more

October 31, 2009

Senators have agreed to extend a popular tax credit for first-time homebuyers and to offer a reduced credit to some repeat buyers. ...more

October 28, 2009

Democrats are still struggling to find a strategy that will let them push a health care overhaul through the Senate and fulfill President Barack Obama's goal of signing a bill this year. ...more

October 28, 2009

Under immense pressure from the liberal wing of his caucus, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has told colleagues that he may include a government-run health insurance plan in a health care bill he will soon take to the Senate floor, Democratic senators said on Thursday. ...more

October 23, 2009

Attilio Corbo of Palm Harbor says op-ed page columnist James Hibbs all wrong on torture issue. ...more

May 15, 2009

In a springtime show of unity, congressional Democrats welcomed President Barack Obama to the Capitol Wednesday and unveiled budget blueprints that embrace his key priorities and point the way for major legislation this year on health care, energy and education. ...more

March 25, 2009