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by Progress Illinois
11:17am
Fri Sep 18, 2009
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Sun-Times Calls Public Option "Essential"

Health Care

The Sun-Times has a solid editorial today on the health care battle in D.C. in which they vocally support the inclusion of a public option in any reform package:

It should be clear why we need radical reform, but in case it isn't, here's a quick rundown.

In ...

PI Original
by Adam Doster
4:31pm
Thu Sep 17, 2009
2 comments

Health Care Round-Up: Professionals Demand Reform, BaucusCare, Gutierrez On The Wilson Cave, More Reasons For Reform

Health Care

BaucusCare is here! That, and the latest local news in today's health care round-up.

Health Care Professionals Demand Real Reform

Before we get to the Senate Finance Committee, be sure to watch the
latest video courtesy of the Sargent Shriver National Center on ...

PI Original
by Adam Doster
5:21pm
Mon Sep 14, 2009
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Health Care Round-Up: Durbin Says Public Plan Still An Option, Senate To Unveil Bill, IL GOP's Anti-Reform Talk

Illinois GOP

Durbin: The Public Option Is Not Dead

Is the public option dead in the U.S. Senate? Not according to Democratic
Whip Dick Durbin, who denied moderator David Gregory's assertion on
NBC's Meet the Press yesterday that votes in the upper chamber aren't there to pass a ...

PI Original
by Josh Kalven
1:18pm
Fri Sep 11, 2009
1 comment

IL-SEN: Cook Co. Committeemen Endorse Giannoulias

IL-U.S. Senate

More U.S. Senate news ... The Sun-Times' Abdon Pallasch reports that the Cook County Democratic ward and township committeemen endorsed Alexi Giannoulias today over fellow primary contenders Cheryle Jackson, David Hoffman (who didn't appear before them), and Jacob Meister...

PI Original
by Adam Doster
5:07pm
Thu Sep 10, 2009
1 comment

Roskam, Jackson Duel On Health Reform

Jesse Jackson Jr.

Looking for reactions on President Obama's health care address last night, WFLD's Good Day Chicago
dialed up a pair of Illinois Congressman, Reps. Jesse Jackson Jr. and
Peter Roskam. Their responses are interesting in so much as they
illustrate fairly well the current ...

PI Original
by Progress Illinois
9:49am
Thu Sep 10, 2009
3 comments

Illinois Reps React To Obama's Health Care Pitch

Barack Obama

Here a few reactions from the Illinois congressional delegation to President Obama's health care address last night. (You can read the full speech here.)

From a statement by Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D):

I believe with this President
we are going to make history ...

PI Original
by Adam Doster
5:40pm
Wed Sep 9, 2009
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Schakowsky Anything But Trigger-Happy

Jan Schakowsky

For those interested in health care reform, the word of the week is
"trigger." Trying to find a compromise on the controversial public
option that's politically palatable to both liberals and moderates,
Sen. Olympia Snowe -- currently the only Republican ...

PI Original
by Adam Doster
11:22am
Wed Sep 9, 2009
2 comments

Biggert Blames Dems For Lack Of Bipartisanship

Judy Biggert

After a month of boisterous town halls across the country and stalled negotiations on Capitol Hill, President Obama is set to address both chambers of Congress
tonight about health care reform. When he takes the podium, he won't
face appreciably worse political conditions ...

PI Original
by Adam Doster
3:59pm
Thu Sep 3, 2009
3 comments

Health Care Round-Up: Foster's Town Hall, Pressuring Lipinski, WTTW's Roundtable

Dan Lipinski

Some members of Senate Finance Committee may be looking to pare down the size of the upper chamber's health care package and the White House is deliberating
if they would accept such a deal. Back home, lawmakers are staking out
their positions as well. Here's the latest in ...