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Saturday, February 11th, 2012

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Rep. DeGette voices further concern over anti-abortion bills in House

By | 02.11.11 | 2:27 pm | More from The Colorado Independent

MSNBC host Chris Matthews this week asked Colorado Rep. Diana DeGette, head of the congressional Pro-Choice Caucus, about how the anti-abortion bills introduced as a top priority in the Republican-controlled House might affect Americans should they become law. DeGette said that, from the perspective of women’s health care, the bills More…

A Confused Message on Insurance Mandates

By | 08.11.09 | 10:25 am

On the topic of the government’s role in mandating insurance coverage, there’s an interesting distinction being put forth by some conservatives as they aim to bring down the Democrats’ plans to revamp the nation’s health care system: Namely, they’re arguing that requiring drivers to buy insurance makes sense, but mandating More…