Lawmakers Plan for Speedy Health Reform Passage

By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist

Congressional leaders are indicating that they plan to bypass a formal conference committee to hash out health care reform differences between the House and Senate, and will probably craft the final bill out of the public eye and behind closed doors.

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Thousands Gather in DC to Protest Health Care Bill

by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist

Tens of thousands of citizens, chanting “kill the bill” and “can you hear us now,” converged on Washington yesterday just as the U.S. House is planning to vote on a health care plan that includes abortion funding and death panels.

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