In the House health care bill, "Something like 2 percent of the people would [be] eligible even to get the public option."
A small business receiving a federal tax credit "to provide health care for its employees ... would be barred under the Stupak Amendment from allowing their employees to use ... the health care that they offer them for abortion."
The House of Representatives does not have a prochoice majority.
"There were more people at the Air and Space Museum" than at a rally against the health care bills.
"The public option is not funded with public money. It's funded with private insurance premiums."
An amendment to the House health reform bill "puts new restrictions on women's access to abortion coverage in the private health insurance market even when they would pay premiums with their own money."
Women pay 48 percent more for health insurance.
"History tells us that job growth always lags behind economic growth."
The GOP health care plan "would allow health insurance companies to continue engaging in unfair and discriminatory practices like denying coverage to people because of a pre-existing medical condition."
"One-third of the health care dollar goes to no such thing as health care; it goes to the insurance companies."
A "fairly limited number of people, 25 million to 30 million," will be allowed to access a national health insurance exchange.
A request for "an increase in troops sat on desks in this White House (during the presidency of George W. Bush), including the vice president's, for more than eight months, a resource request filled by President Obama in March."
"The Senate Finance Committee approved a reform proposal that has both Democratic and Republican support."
A report by the health insurance industry "ignores some of the key policies that are part of the Senate Finance Committee bill."
Other Western countries have ended their "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policies.
About 750,000 people die in China each year from auto emissions.
"House Republicans pledged to introduce a bill to reform America’s health care system," but "the 'party of no' has . . . failed to produce legislation."
On whether the governor of Massachusetts should be able to appoint an interim U.S. senator
"FDR was called a socialist and a communist."
Insurance companies have seen their profits soar by more than 400 percent since 2001.
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