19 | March | 2010 | Be a Seed for Change

Benefits of reform in Washington’s 7th district

Ending insurance company abuses:

Ban discrimination against 8,900 residents with pre-existing conditions

Guaranteeing affordable coverage options:

Tax credits and other assistance for up to 157,000 families and 21,300 small businesses
Extend coverage to 29,500 uninsured residents

Reducing the cost of care:

Save 800 families from health care related bankruptcy
Full prescription drug coverage for 84,000 seniors on Medicare

It’s Friday and the news is good, if you are a Washington State Husky and in the PAC-10… talk about a nail biting game.. the play started out close, then got a little out of hand but ended up close 80-78 with Washington beating out 6th seeded Marquette. It was a game to write home about not giving up and having faith and given the many upsets, it was great to know our kids are going to the next round. The news about Democrats acting like a Political Party is also becoming exciting… gotta say We the People need to help all Democrats get back into office if voting yes ends up being their Waterloo. In just one example of strange behavior, last night Republican Senator Coburn held a press conference throwing a threat to hold seats to those who might lose seats looking for a Federal job. If you listen to the Media and or people on the right, the stakes seem to be high given the HCR process has taken so long, possibly costing some Democratic seats, which, has been a part of the Republican talking points. Senator Steny Hoyer completely debunked any truth in the efforts of Republicans to skew the CBO score as well as anyone Democratic Senator losing their seat because they are standing up for Americans not the select few who happen to be the upper 2%

Other News …

**The Rhode Island teacher involved in the effigy of President Obama was fired previously and this was the teachers response to being fired

**Dial Rep. McDermott’s office at (202) 225-3106 right away. Folks across the country will be calling, so if you get a busy signal, please try again. Let those in Congress know we will support them because they not only are standing up for Americans but with President Obama
http://my.barackobama.com/FinalMarchCalls

**British Airways crew will go out on strike if labor talks fail

**HEMET, Calif. — Police in this picturesque city in rural Riverside County have been on edge in recent weeks. Someone is trying to kill them. complete article at AP

**Senate Budget Committee Chairman Kent Conrad (D-ND) has agreed with House Democratic leaders to eliminate a provision in the reconciliation bill that would’ve given his home state bank, the Bank of North Dakota, an exemption from new federal student loan rules. The provision would’ve allowed the bank to continue lending to students even though the legislation was designed to eliminate lending middlemen.TP

**Speaker Pelosi stated with truth that the other side will stop at absolutely nothing

*”Republican lawyers” are already gearing up for a legal challenge against health care reform,” conducting research and drafting arguments for lawsuits that could be filed within days or weeks, particularly if House leaders decide to go forward with a ‘deem & pass’ rule.”TP

**The Media myth of Obama’s falling poll numbers … complete article is at Media Matters…The release of an Associated Press poll last week that showed President Obama enjoying a healthy job approval rating of 53 percent didn’t generate much news beyond the wire service and produced even less commentary among the media’s chattering class. Then again, neither did another piece of polling news from January, which showed Obama basking in the glow of a 56 percent job approval rating. The cold shoulder was expected, though. Why? It’s simple: the results didn’t fit the script. Feeding off right-wing talking points, political journalists love to push the idea that Obama’s polling numbers are in the tank and that he’s fading fast. It’s all part of the preferred, CW narrative that his entire presidency is slipping away. (It must now be “save[d],” according to Newsweek.)

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