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» THE WEEKLY LEADER: WEEK OF JULY 13, 2009, July 10, 2009 Suspensions, H.R. __ - Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010, H.R. 3170 - Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2010
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» THE DAILY DOSE: FRIDAY, JULY 10, 2009, July 10, 2009
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» Associated Press: GOP Joins Spin Game Over Stimulus Jobs, July 10, 2009 House Republicans on Friday declared the nation's economic stimulus efforts a
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» Democrats Take Health Reform on the Road, July 10, 2009 Democratic Members of the 111th Congress have conducted a total of 557 health care reform activities around the country over the past few months.
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» THE DAILY LEADER: FRIDAY, JULY 10, 2009, July 09, 2009 H.R. 3082 - Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2010
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» THE DAILY DOSE: THURSDAY, JULY 9, 2009, July 09, 2009 INTERACTIVE MAP: U.S. Hospital Death Rates In this interactive USA Today graphic, you'll find readmissions and death rates for heart attack, heart failure and pneumonia for more than 4,400 hospitals in the nation.
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» House Passes 2010 Agriculture Appropriations Bill, July 09, 2009 Today, the House of Representatives passed the 2010 Agriculture Appropriations bill by a vote of 266 to 160.
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» THE DAILY LEADER: THURSDAY, JULY 9, 2009, July 08, 2009 Complete Consideration of H.R. 2997 - Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010, H.R. 3081 – Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2010
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» THE DAILY DOSE: WEDNESDAY, JULY 8, 2009, July 08, 2009 President Barack Obama on Tuesday welcomed progress on health care overhaul as Senate Democrats and the administration closed in on a deal with hospitals to help pay for his proposed expansion of medical coverage to the uninsured. Until recently, it looked like long-term care was not going to be a serious part of any potential health care overhaul...

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» House Democrats Lay Groundwork for Health Care Reform with 79 Hearings Since 2007, July 08, 2009 Reforming America’s health care system has been a long-standing priority for the Democrats in Congress.
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» Flow of Stimulus Funds Slightly Exceeds Forecast, July 08, 2009 Economic stimulus spending is currently "slightly ahead of estimates," with $29 billion distributed to state governments through mid-June, according to a new Government Accountability Office report.
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» THE DAILY LEADER: WEDNESDAY, JULY 8, 2009, July 07, 2009 H.R. 2965 - Enhancing Small Business Research and Innovation Act of 2009, H.R. 2997 - Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010
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» THE DAILY DOSE: TUESDAY, JULY 7, 2009, July 07, 2009 Comprehensive reform will likely require an investment of $1 trillion or more over the 2010–19 period to achieve coverage for all and implement critical system reforms. It is more important that health-care legislation inject stiff competition among insurance plans than it is for Congress to create a pure government-run option...
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» Majority of Americans Support Health Care Reform, July 07, 2009 As Americans continue to struggle under this recession, reducing health care costs is more important than ever.
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» THE DAILY LEADER: TUESDAY, JULY 7, 2009, July 06, 2009 Suspensions
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» THE DAILY DOSE: MONDAY, JULY 6, 2009, July 06, 2009 President Barack Obama told top congressional Democrats Thursday that he was putting his political capital behind health care reform and reminded them that it was crucial for both chambers to pass legislation this month. Congress returns this week with mounting pressure on Democrats to meet President Obama’s mid-August deadline for passing health-care legislation...

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» Hoyer and Boehner Talk about the Economy and Healthcare on Fox News, July 05, 2009 I think this is the most productive six months that I served in the Congress of the United Sates. I think the President put down a program and Democrats and the Congress supported programs which is exactly responsive to the last election what the American people wanted. Change we can believe in and wanted us to address the economy... [TRANSCRIPT]

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» Hoyer Statement on 45th Anniversary of the Civil Rights Act, July 02, 2009 Today, Americans recognize the 45th anniversary of the passage of the Civil Rights Act, a truly historic piece of legislation that remains as profoundly important today as it was in 1964.
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» Democrats Respond to June Jobs Report, July 02, 2009 Today, the Department of Labor reported that the U.S. economy lost 467,000 in March and the unemployment rate hit 9.5%, the highest level since 1983.
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» THE WEEKLY LEADER: WEEK OF JULY 06, 2009, July 02, 2009 Suspensions, H.R. 2965 - Enhancing Small Business Research and Innovation Act of 2009, H.R. 2701 - Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010, H.R. 2997 - Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010, H.R. 3081 – Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2010, Possible Consideration of H.R. 3082 - Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2010

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» THE DAILY DOSE: THURSDAY, JULY 2, 2009, July 02, 2009 The United States spends more on health care than anyone "but unfortunately the quality of care is going down," said Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius in a conference call last week with regional reporters. The percentage of Americans with private health insurance has hit its lowest mark in 50 years, according to two new government reports...

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» Hoyer Statement on June Jobs Numbers, July 02, 2009 Today’s unemployment figures represent the struggles of millions of American families who are working to make ends meet through this historic recession.
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» GOP Leadership – A History of Saying No to Energy Independence, July 01, 2009 The House Republican Leadership is continuing a trend begun last Congress, “Just Saying No” to legislation which invests in clean energy, creates new clean energy jobs, and reduces our dependence on foreign oil.
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» THE DAILY DOSE: WEDNESDAY, JULY 1, 2009, July 01, 2009 House and Senate lawmakers working on a major overhaul of the health-care system have reached a familiar juncture in their effort to reshape one of the largest sectors of the economy. With more questions than answers arising in the debate over his healthcare proposal, President Obama is looking to pressure Congress by taking his push for reform back on the road...

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» Preserving Medicare's Success, 43 Years Later, July 01, 2009 As popular as Medicare is now, it is hard to believe that it was once bitterly opposed. Medicare came into existence 43 years ago today, in the face of many who doubted that it could cover millions of people, provide them with excellent care, and keep costs low.
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