Arlen Specter on GOP Debate Reference: ‘Leave Me Out of It’
United States Senate(WASHINGTON) — Arlen Specter didn’t watch last night’s GOP debate, but he definitely heard about it.The former senator from Pennsylvania was briefly mentioned on the stage in Arizona as Mitt Romney blamed his chief riva…
Boehner Pledges to Undo Contraception Mandate
ABC/ Fred Watkins(WASHINGTON) — House Speaker John Boehner called the Obama administration’s move to compel nearly every employer to offer insurance that covers contraceptive services, “an unambiguous attack on religious freedom in our cou…
Gingrich Blasts Obama’s Birth Control Policy
Jessica McGowan/Getty Images(LAS VEGAS) — Newt Gingrich upped his attacks against President Obama Sunday over his administration’s requirement that some religious hospitals offer co-pay-free birth control under the new health care law.Gingrich&r…
House Votes to Repeal CLASS Act
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — The House of Representatives voted Wednesday to repeal a lifeless provision of the president’s health care reform law, known as the CLASS Act.By a vote of 267-159, lawmakers passed H.R. 1173, Fiscal Responsib…
White House Says States On the Way to Heath Care Reform
Creatas Images/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — Nearly two months before the U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments in the country’s sweeping and controversial healthcare reform law, the Obama administration announced Wednesday that every state in the count…
Michelle Obama Touts New Effort on Military PTSD, Brain Injuries
The White House/Chuck Kennedy(WASHINGTON) — First lady Michelle Obama and Dr. Jill Biden on Wednesday touted a new commitment by the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) and the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine (AACO…
Ron Paul Attacked for Views on Health Care
Alex Wong/Getty Images(MANCHESTER, N.H.) — Ron Paul’s views on health care came under fire Monday night at a campaign stop in New Hampshire, where his position on eliminating Medicaid was met with open hostility from the audience.Paul has called…