Don Blankenship, the pugnacious head of Massey Energy, will appear before the Senate Labor Committee Appropriations Sub-committee on Labor next Thursday, the committee just announced. He’ll be sitting on a two-man panel that will also include a long-time nemesis, Cecil Roberts, head of the United Mine More…
Eight Democrats in the Senate have signed a letter pushing for a majority-rules reconciliation vote on a health care bill that includes a public insurance option. Now it looks like there might be a ninth one coming on board.
The Iowa Independent reports:
Several sources, including a a
Here’s a quick wrap-up of today’s health care news.
Notwithstanding Rep. Joe Wilson’s (R-S.C.) infamous outburst, President Obama’s big speech Wednesday before both houses of Congress appears to have been a success — at least for now. According to several recent polls, support for health care reform More…
As Congress mulls how to buoy a sinking economy, lawmakers seem increasingly determined to rein in the unregulated derivatives industry, which many suspect has caused much of the mess.
During two congressional panels convened this week, key lawmakers have vowed to push new regulations for the derivatives market, with a More…
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