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Senator Ron Wyden The Patriot Act awaits Congress after health reform, and in this Huffington Post diary that I posted today, I lay out the case for reform.
Source: www.huffingtonpost.com
Striking a balance between protecting Americans' security and protecting American rights and freedoms is not always easy, but members of Congress have an obligation to try -- as well as a new opportunity.
Senator Ron Wyden Tonight I will appear on Keith Olbermann's Countdown, but last night I appeared on the Rachel Maddow Show to discuss the danger of limiting the public option to a tiny percentage of sicker, poorer Americans.
Source: www.msnbc.msn.com
Can we hold insurance companies accountable if only the uninsured from certain states are allowed into the public option?
Senator Ron Wyden A robust public option and other private options can help create a functioning marketplace and radically change the status quo, but first we will have to defeat the "Status Quo Caucus" to do it.
Source: www.time.com
As the millions of Americans who receive health insurance through employers start signing up for 2010 coverage, they may wonder if the status quo is such a good thing
Senator Ron Wyden McCarran-Ferguson, public and private options, and ending the monopoly power of the health insurance companies. Those were my topics last night on Keith Olbermann's "Countdown."
Source: www.msnbc.msn.com
Sen. Ron Wyden of Oregon discusses the public option and holding insurance companies accountable.
Senator Ron Wyden I voted today to move the health bill forward so we can improve it on the Senate floor, and voted against those who simply want to obstruct health reform. But the legislation needs to be improved -- with public and private options -- to hold insurance companies accountable and hold down spiraling costs. I will be at the negotiating table, working toward that end.
Wyden votes for health care bill despite worries, objections | Politics & Elections - - Oregonlive.c
Source: www.oregonlive.com
WASHINGTON -- In one of the more closely watched decisions of his career, Oregon Sen. Ron Wyden on Tuesday voted in favor of health care legislation that he has sharply -- and repeatedly -- criticized for weeks.
Senator Ron Wyden
Without any public or private options, too many Americans are held hostage by their insurance company and their employer. We have to fight to hold insurance companies accountable and control skyrocketing costs. http://pubrecord.org/politics/5710/senat
Senators Send Reid A Letter Urging Inclusion Of Public Option In Health Reform Bill | The Public Rec
Source: pubrecord.org
Thirty U.S. Senators signed a letter today urging the inclusion of a public option in any health reform legislation that will be considered on the Senate floor. An additional 14 Senators at least have ...
Senator Ron Wyden Despite the defeat of public option in my committee, I am working as hard as I can to ensure real choices -- public and private ones -- to hold insurance companies accountable, hold down costs, and achieve real reform. And if the President and Congress don't want to consider "radical" ideas, I'm guessing the states won't be as timid.
Source: voices.washingtonpost.com
That might have just happened, at least at the state level. The Wyden folks quietly slipped in an amendment giving states enormous flexibility to experiment upward. Essentially, states can ask the federal government for a waiver that allows them to...
Senator Ron Wyden Here is an interview I gave tonight on health reform and the need for public and private choices at least as good as your member of Congress receives. Without consumer choices, we cannot hold the insurance companies accountable.
Source: www.msnbc.msn.com
David Shuster interviews Oregon Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) on the demise of the public option in the Senate Finance Committee, its prospects on the Senate floor, and prospects for the senator's Free Choice proposal.
Senator Ron Wyden Today, in the Senate Finance Committee, I voted for the Rockefeller and Schumer public option amendments. Regrettably, both of those amendments lost, but I will continue to fight for real choices for working families as the debate goes forward. We must offer enough real competition to keep Americans from continuing to be abused by health insurers and held captive by large employers.
Senator Ron Wyden The NY Times lays out some important issues at stake next week in the Senate Finance Committee.
A Primer: The Public May Have More Appetite for a ‘Public Option’ Than Congress - Prescriptions Blog
Source: prescriptions.blogs.nytimes.com
The public may have more appetite for the public option than many in Congress do.
Senator Ron Wyden Ron is in the Finance Committee mark-up fighting to inject real reform in the Baucus bill. But here is a clip from his appearance last night on the Rachel Maddow Show where he was the night's first guest. He comes in around the 6:45 mark.
Source: www.msnbc.msn.com
The Rachel Maddow Show fan page contains links toall ofthe elements you find here at Rachel.msnbc.com. The Flickr stream, the media appearances, the podcast links, the transcripts, the fan art... Everything.
Senator Ron Wyden I voted against the reauthorization of the Patriot Act in 2006, but my side didn't prevail. We can do better.
Source: www.blueoregon.com
Late last week, Senator Ron Wyden joined Senator Russ Feingold (D-WI) - and a group of seven other Senators - to sponsor a rewrite and a fix for the PATRIOT Act. There's been almost zero news coverage of the move. ...
Senator Ron Wyden The missing link.
Senator Wyden: "Status-Quo Caucus Led By Powerful Insurance Interests" Blocking Competition In Healt
Source: www.huffingtonpost.com
Democratic Senator Ron Wyden (Oregon) appeared on MSNBC's "Morning Meeting" today to discuss his New York Times op-ed on how to improve the flawed health care reform bills currently making their way through Congress. ...
Senator Ron Wyden I don't want to deluge you on Facebook, but there is a lot going on today. Here is a Huffington Post article discussing my appearance this morning on MSNBC. You can also watch the MSNBC clip.
Senator Ron Wyden I wrote an op-ed for the New York Times today explaining the danger of limiting health care options to only 25 million Americans and preventing over 200 million Americans from accessing those same public or private options. Please know that I will fight to improve the Finance Committee bill with affordable choices for all Americans.
Source: www.nytimes.com
Empowering Americans to choose from a broad selection of health plans would force insurers to be more competitive and give better service.
