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The Baucus Bill’s Inevitable Consequences
“The Finance Committee chairman’s bill is a tangled web of federally-dictated insurance regulations, which would control every aspect of health insurance from covered benefits to permissible premiums. The bill would centralize the power of medical decisions with politicians and bureaucrats, not patients and doctors. And it would result in higher health insurance premiums, less consumer choice, and, ultimately, the rationing of health care.” — US Senate Republican Whip Jon Kyl speaking on …
John Ensign – Worried
ad in Nevada today aimed at Republican Senator John Ensign. Senator Ensign is a member of the Senate Finance Committee which is voting on health care reform legislation this week. The Senator has already voted down two amendments that would give everyone the choice of a strong national public health insurance option proof he is siding with the private health insurance industry instead of the people of Nevada. … john ensign senator health care for america now insurance companies finance …
Menendez at Health Insurance Reform markup in Finance Committee
Senator Menendez speaks at Health Insurance Reform markup in Finance Committee
Reid, Baucus, Dodd Discuss the Urgency for Health Insurance Reform
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, Senate Finance Chairman Max Baucus and Senator Chris Dodd of the Senate HELP Committee gave an update on their discussions underway regarding a merged health insurance reform proposal.
Roles and Responsibilities of Inspectors General in Financial Markets Regulatory Agencies Part 1
3-25-09 OGR Subcommittee on Management, Organization and Procurement
Roles and Responsibilities of Inspectors General in Financial Markets Regulatory Agencies Part 4
3-25-09 OGR Subcommittee on Management, Organization and Procurement
Roles and Responsibilities of Inspectors General in Financial Markets Regulatory Agencies Part 3
3-25-09 OGR Subcommittee on Management, Organization and Procurement
House Finance Panels Rips Bankers 02/11/09
FUNNY! This clip is focused on Rep. Michael Capuano who rips into America’s biggest bankers for all the risky investment vehicles they created and lost huge sums of money on. No mention if Mr. Capuano was involved in the de-regulation that led to the creation of those financial instruments. Do you know? Details please! Executives from the financial institutions who received funds from the 0 billion banking bailout faced their critics on the House Financial Services Committee on Wednesday …
Alan Grayson, AIG, and Insurance Experts: When do you say enough is enough?
This hearing on how the Federal government should oversee insurance took place in the Financial Services Subcommittee on Capital Markets. The hearing notice and witness statements are located here: www.house.gov The witnesses were: Mr. Baird Webel, Specialist in Financial Economics, Congressional Research Service; Ms. Patricia Guinn, Managing Director, Global Risk and Financial Services Business, Towers Perrin; Mr. J. Robert Hunter, Director of Insurance, Consumer Federation of America; Mr …
