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Published Monday, July 27, 2009 | 10:29 a.m.
Updated Monday, July 27, 2009 | 11:10 a.m.
Sun Coverage
WASHINGTON — Greetings, Early Liners. The health care debate may be on an uneven path in Congress, but the political action on the airwaves is moving forward without pause.
The Republican National Committee has launched a new radio ad targeting Democratic Rep. Dina Titus over health care, noting the $1 trillion price tag as something the country cannot afford.
On the other side of the aisle, MoveOn.org launched a national TV ad today calling out Republicans for playing “political football” with health care reform.
The House is on countdown to pass the heath care bill before Friday’s adjournment for the August recess, while the Senate has postponed its vote until fall.
Instead, the Senate this week turns its attention to a massive Energy bill, which is sure to see some discussion of Yucca Mountain.
This week sees the beginning of new staff at Republican Sen. John Ensign’s office.
Incoming communications director Rebecca Fisher is expected to be transitioning to the office after having served as the senator’s spokesman at the Republican Policy Committee, before he resigned that post after admitting to an affair with a former staffer.
Ensign announced the staff shake-up last week and Politico explores the fallout today here.
Chief of Staff John Lopez is leaving, being replaced by Aaron Cohen, a former staffer now in the government relations shop at Kimbell and Associates. Cohen is set to be on board next month.
Fisher takes over for Tory Mazzola, who is leaving the office to become a regional spokesman for the National Republican Congressional Committee.
Several good reads in the weekend papers. Be sure to check out:
-- Michael Mishak’s report on the impact of Labor Department developments on Wal-Mart.
-- J. Patrick Coolican profiles Byron Georgiou, one of two Nevadans named to the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission, which aims to investigate the financial implosion much as the 9/11 Commission reviewed the terrorist attacks.
-- David McGrath Schwartz explores concerns being raised in Carson City over the state’s slow pace in going after federal stimulus dollars for renewable energy. The White House announced this morning that $13.8 million is headed to Nevada under its energy program, and the state now has 50 percent of its recovery funds from Energy Department.
That’s all for now. Check back later for all the political news in Nevada.
So far she's doing the right thing but I will watch as she votes to see if she lied. Nancy Pelosi, the most dangerous political in government today, is pushing this wreck the government crap bill. Look no further to her BANKRUPT state of California on how her type of Tax and Spend politics have FAILED. OBama, Pelosi, and Harry Reid need to be voted out of office! THAT's the "Change WE Need"!!
Titus will vote with the leadership if her vote is needed for something to pass. If they have enough votes the leadership lets some members vote against to help them in their districts. Just like harry Reid did with the gun permits bill. He made sure there were enough votes to stop it and then voted for it so he can claim to be on the side of the people. All hypocrisy.
First step in health care reform is have all Federal employees and Congress fully pay for their own health insurance and be fully taxed on benefits.
Second step is to remove each state's insurance comission thereby saving the state money to balance their budget and foster competition by removing in-state insurance monopolies.
This would lower the cost and get Congress to understand health insurance.
moveon-org claiming repubs playing "political football" with healthcare. Sorry folks, got to call it as it is. Facts: dem president, dem senate, dem house. they don't need votes. the repubs don't have a say in the matter.
I wonder if the only reason they need repub votes is because when the whole thing fails, they'll want to share the blame.
Titus represents a conservative district and right now she's half way up the learning curve.
You will notice she back tracked on the "tax the richest Americans" to pay for the 12 trillion dollar a year socialized healthcare system that Pelosi and Reid want so badly.
"...the 12 trillion dollar a year socialized healthcare system that Pelosi and Reid want so badly."
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It'll only cost 12 trillion a year?
That sounds made up.
Dear Nevadans,
Why do you keep sending Harry Reid back to the Senate? He is trying to pass Obama's "healthcare" bill that actually mandates a reduction in medical research and development (to reduce costs); requires those over 65 to get couseling on how to die; rations healthcare; allows anyone to chose their healthcare plan but ONLY for the next 5 years; eliminates the Health Savings Accounts you now have; penalizes doctors and hospitals who go outside the guidelines of the government plan.
Is this what you want Reid to do for you?
Vote for anyone but Reid in the next election. Bring Nevada back from the brink.
ObamaCare will also force every American to have same sex abortions and to surrender their extra kidneys to the organ markets for carbon credits1!!!! It's twue! It's twue! Read the BILL!
Thank Cod the insurance industry CEOs are looking out for us. The last thing we need is a civil servant getting between us and our doctors and our health insurance claims pre-approval bureaucrats!
Dena is a Dino.
If the Democrats allow the Repubs to run and run over the Health Care debate, Dems should be ousted in 2010. The Republicans are so afraid of ANY health care reform they are wetting their pants. Lies, deception, and more lies are being spoon fed to the masses. If you think Universal Helath Care is BAD, you are NOT Smart. It's that easy. So Tired of hearing all this CRAP about Universal Health Care. If you don't know what it is, FIND OUT. Stop the LIES. GET OVER IT.