Reid: Democrats will use 50-vote tactic to finish healthcare within 60 days By Michael O’Brien – 02/20/10 01:44 PM ET Democrats will finish their health reform efforts within the next two months by using a majority-vote maneuver in the Senate, Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) said. Reid said that congressional Democrats would likely opt […]

  Reid Will Push For Public Option Through Reconciliation First Posted: 02-19-10 04:22 PM   |   Updated: 02-19-10 04:28 PM Sen. Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) announced on Friday afternoon that he would work with other Democrats and the White House to pass a public option through reconciliation if that’s the legislative path the party chooses. […]

On Monday, four bold senators — led by Colorado’s Mike Bennet — wrote a letter calling on Majority Leader Harry Reid to pass the public health insurance option through "reconciliation," which only needs a simple majority in the Senate. Since then, 18 senators have signed the letter, with more joining each day. The momentum is […]

Just over a year ago, thanks in part to your organizing, President Obama was able to sign the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act into law. The Recovery Act wasn’t a silver bullet, but it’s very good policy. It cut taxes for 95% of working families to give them a leg up as they fight to […]

We do not know much about this incident beyond the suicide note from Joseph Andrew Stack. But the note is telling in that it echoes a lot of what are real concerns in the country. One can only hope that those in power realize the silent real suffering of millions of Americans. Our societal problem […]

Joseph Andrew Scott, a software engineer in Austin, TX seemed to have crashed into the Echelon Building I in Austin, TX. It does not seem to be terrorist related. Support Our Politics Done Right Store

  The incomes of the top 400 American households soared to a new record high in dollars and as a share of all income in 2007, while the income tax rates they paid fell to a record low, newly disclosed tax data show. In 2007 the top 400 taxpayers had an average income of $344.8 […]

  Wondering what the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act — President Obama’s stimulus bill — has accomplished? Look at this: One year ago tomorrow, after tens of thousands of you shared stories and called your representatives, the President signed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. And while this anniversary isn’t a cause for celebration, there […]

  For millions of Americans, adequate health care is still out of reach — and not just because of spiraling premium costs. As President Obama pointed out in a NYT op-ed last summer, a recent survey found that over the last three years, more than 12 million Americans were either refused overall coverage, refused coverage […]