Rep. Sandy Adams still takes public health care while pushing for repeal of health reform

While many Republicans in Congress have come under fire in recent months for railing against federal health care reform while simultaneously accepting government-subsidized health insurance, a handful have moved to more legitimately align themselves with their position by refusing to accept the benefits afforded to federal employees.

In Montana, Bachmann calls for an end to Obama’s ‘reign of error’

Rep. Michele Bachmann was in Montana over the weekend raising money for Rep. Denny Rehberg, who announced his bid to challenge Democratic Sen. Jon Tester. Bachmann said that Republicans need to take over the United States Senate in order to shut down Obama’s “reign of error,” and she also said More…

Pro-repeal Republicans continue to provide health care for staffers

As the debate over the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act rages on following the decision handed down by a Florida judge representing that the health care overhaul contains unconstitutional mandates,

Nelson calls on Supreme Court to bring faster resolution to health care reform lawsuit

What now? #

According to Health News Florida, that’s the lingering question after Monday’s ruling by a federal judge that found the national health care reform law unconstitutional: #

“That’s what we’re looking at

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House Republicans plan vote to repeal Affordable Care Act

House Republicans will vote to repeal the Affordable Care Act on January 12, one week into the 112th Congress. The bill is called “Repealing the Job-Killing Health Care Law Act.” “Job-killing” is mentioned four times in the two-page bill.

An accompanying resolution instructs relevant committees on how to replace More…

Tea Party leadership begins applying primary pressure early

Whether the Tea Party rank-and-file decide to get on board remains an open question, but conservative figures like Dick Armey, the former Republican majority leader who now chairs FreedomWorks, and Erick Erickson, managing editor of the blog RedState, are already excited about the prospect of directing Tea Party outrage toward More…

American Crossroads and 60 Plus Keep Spending Big Before Midterms

Two of the largest conservative-leaning outside spending groups — American Crossroads and the 60 Plus Association — are stepping up their spending with new ad buys today, underscoring once again the shifting landscape – which I’ve written a story about today — in which outside groups are making more independent More…

DNC Launches Preemptive Branding Campaign of GOP

Continuing their midterms ramp up, the Democratic National Committee launched a preemptive attack against the GOP this morning by attempting to define the proposed Republican governing agenda before Republicans are even done drawing one up.

Axelrod: Elizabeth Warren ‘Obviously a Strong Candidate’ to Lead CFPB

A day after the Senate approved sweeping financial reform legislation, White House senior adviser David Axelrod affirmed that President Obama is considering progressive favorite Elizabeth Warren to lead the consumer financial protection bureau.

Warren is “obviously a candidate to lead this effort,” Axelrod said on a call with reporters this More…

Video: As President, Mitch Daniels Would Repeal Health Reform

Gov. Mitch Daniels (R-Ind.), who is often mentioned as a possible 2012 presidential candidate for the GOP, spoke yesterday at the Capitol Visitors Center on the topic of health care reform. In response to a reporter’s question, he pledged that as president, he would sign a repeal of “ObamaCare” as More…