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Quick fact: Wallace falsely claims health bills direct task force to ...
On Fox News Sunday , host Chris Wallace falsely claimed that it's a "fact" that the House and Senate health care bills direct the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force to "determine what services, what tests, screening, are covered and aren't covered," and asked whether that amounts to "government rationing." In fact, the bills require insurers to ...
Finley: Is Obama out to torpedo Cherry?
The 2010 gubernatorial election may test whether Kwame Kilpatrick or Jennifer Granholm is the most toxic name in Michigan politics.
Temp: 50.0 F Wind Chill: 47 F Font Size: Two Democratic senators say the health care overhaul bill now going to the Senate floor for debate is a key to saving jobs and reducing the spiraling American budget deficit.
Democrats move ahead on Health Care
Sunday, November 22, 2009 at 4:19 p.m. Read more: Local , State , National , Health , Health Care , Senator Debbie Stabenow , Health Care Reform Democratic senators say the health care overhaul bill now going to the Senate floor for debate is a key to saving jobs and reducing the spiraling American budget deficit.
Democratic senators cite savings and effect on jobs in supporting health care overhaul
Two Democratic senators say the health care overhaul bill now going to the Senate floor for debate is a key to saving jobs and reducing the spiraling American budget deficit.
Sunday Talk - Christmas Come Early
Meet the Press : Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin ; Sen. Diane Feinstein ; Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchinson ; Sen.
Michigan U.S. senators see pressure mount on health care legislation
Washington -- The Michigan Catholic Conference sent an action alert Friday urging supporters to contact their U.S. senators about a 'completely unacceptable' provision on abortion funding in the Senate health care bill, an indication of the intense interest in the high-stakes debate.
Sen. Stabenow: Senate's health care reform bill 'a good step,'
Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., said Thursday in a conference call with reporters she is "pleased" with the health care reform bill that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has proposed.
Michigan, Indiana and Ohio to share $4 million federal grant to study skills needed for green jobs
Michigan, Indiana and Ohio have been awarded a $4 million joint federal grant to determine the skills autoworkers and others will need as manufacturers adapt to a greener future.
Companies Push For Derivatives Exemption
As Congress crafts legislation to impose new oversight on complex instruments blamed for hastening the financial crisis, a major sticking point has emerged over companies that use the derivatives to hedge risk.
Michigan Agri-Business Assn. Praises Sen. Debbie Stabenow Plan to Make Ag An Energy Leader
The Michigan Agri-Business Association applauded Nov. 10 Sen. Debbie Stabenow for proposing a plan that would make agriculture one of the pillars of clean energy and climate legislation, and called on the U.S. Senate to support Stabenow's proposal.
400 Michiganders join list tied to bad water at Camp Lejeune
Four hundred more Michiganders have added their names to a national registry of about 150,000 people who believe they were exposed to contaminated water at the Camp Lejeune military base in North Carolina, bringing Michigan's count to 3,700. One of them is Kathleen Armstrong, 50, a Detroit native now in Redford Township.
Stabenow, Camp work to pump Michigana s solar power
Posted 9 hours, 11 minutes ago at 8:00 am. For some, last week's announcement of the country's unemployment rate tipping over the 10 percent mark only solidified the suspicion that jobs are not returning to America's workforce.
Stupak, Stabenow talk healthcare reform
Thursday, November 12, 2009 at 6:15 p.m. Read more: Local , State , National , Politics , Health , Business , Economy , Healthcare Reform , House Of Representatives , Senate , Senator Debbie Stabenow , Insurance MARQUETTE -- "Last Saturday night, we passed the bill out of the House.A That's the first time any one of the two chambers have actually ...
Abortion amendment a 'tough call' for senator
The health care reform bill, almost derailed in the U.S. House of Representatives because of the abortion issue, now faces a tenuous future in the Senate, Sen.
Unfounded H1N1 fears, based on 'swine flu' name, hurts pork business, West Michigan hog farmers say
Chuck, left, and Ross Brink, of Seldom Rest Hog Farms, say they face tough financial times, made worse by the swine flu scare Few names bug hog farmer Ross Brink as much as the one that burst onto America's radar in spring: Swine flu.
Communities Honor America's Veterans
There are a number of special events going on all day in our area to honor America's veterans.
Camp, Stabenow introduce plan to support solar manufacturing
U.S. Rep. Dave Camp , R-Midland, and U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Lansing, are teaming up on a Solar Manufacturing Jobs Creation Act to provide a tax credit to support solar manufacturing in Michigan.
Partisan squabbling delaying final Senate vote on extending unemployment benefits
Senate Democrats including Michigan Sen. Debbie Stabenow, far left, use a chart to discuss extending unemployment benefits on Capitol Hill Oct.
Members fear their jobs are next
Sen. Bob Corker said Friday that incumbents of both parties need to be concerned during times of high unemployment and a shaky economy.
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