http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/tedkennedy/ en-us Fri, 3 Jul 2009 04:33:16 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2284643/posts From NBC's Ken Strickland Details on some of the most contentious elements of health-care reform were released today by one of Senate committees drafting the bill. The Senate Health Committee unveiled its plan for a public/government insurance program to compete with private insurers. And it also detailed the "play or pay" provision that would require companies to provide insurance coverage to their employees or pay fees to the government. Today's announcement, while significant, provides only a few new pieces in what has become a giant health-care reform puzzle. Several outstanding issues remain -- chief among them total cost of reform... MSNBC Firstread http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2284643/posts#comment Fri, 3 Jul 2009 04:33:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2276850/posts Investors Business Daily http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2276850/posts#comment Mon, 22 Jun 2009 15:41:41 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2276508/posts President Barack Obama keeps telling us how wonderful that his health care plan will be. "No matter how we reform health care, we will keep this promise to the American people," Obama said Monday, addressing the American Medical Association. "If you like your doctor, you will be able to keep your doctor, period. If you like your health care plan, you'll be able to keep your health care plan, period. No one will take it away, no matter what." He didn't let up."If you like what you're getting, keep it," Obama said. "Nobody is forcing you to shift." Source Sounds... WSJ/The Lid http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2276508/posts#comment Sun, 21 Jun 2009 23:47:55 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2275480/posts At long last, Teddy Kennedy has partially revealed the health care system he wants to foist on the whole country -- and it isn't pretty. It won't be pretty for your pocket book... OR FOR YOUR GUN RIGHTS! But first, let us explain what TeddyCare is all about. At the center of the plan is what's called a "universal mandate." What this means is that you -- and virtually everyone in the country -- will have to buy as much health insurance as the government demands, and that insurance plan will actually have to be approved by the government. If... Gun Owners of America http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2275480/posts#comment Fri, 19 Jun 2009 21:02:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2275054/posts No, you won't be able to keep your insurance if you like it.... Members of Congress "enjoy the widest selection of health plans in the country," according to the U.S. Office of Personnel Management. They "can choose from among consumer-driven and high deductible plans that offer catastrophic risk protection with higher deductibles, health saving/reimbursable accounts and lower premiums, or fee-for-service (FFS) plans, and their preferred provider organizations (PPO), or health maintenance organizations (HMO)." These choices would be nice for all of us, but they're not in the offing. Instead, if you don't enroll in a "qualified" health plan and submit... WSJ Online http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2275054/posts#comment Fri, 19 Jun 2009 12:39:10 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2274938/posts Last September Sen. Barack Obama promised that under his health-care proposal "you'll be able to get the same kind of coverage that members of Congress give themselves." On Monday, President Obama repeated that promise in a speech to the American Medical Association. It's not true. The president is barnstorming the nation, urging swift approval of legislation that is taking shape in Congress. This legislation -- the Affordable Health Choices Act that's being drafted by Sen. Edward Kennedy's staff and the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee -- will push Americans into stingy insurance plans with tight, HMO-style controls. It specifically... The Wall Street Journal http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2274938/posts#comment Fri, 19 Jun 2009 03:54:59 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2274051/posts Health Care: The CBO says a government-run health care system would cause 23 million Americans to lose private coverage, cost $1 trillion dollars and still leave 30 million uninsured.The Congressional Budget Office, not your typical right-wing think tank, has looked at the Affordable Health Choices Act, as unveiled by Massachusetts Democratic Sen. Edward Kennedy, and found the word "affordable" to be false advertising. We have looked at it and found the word "choices" to be as meaningless as being told you can buy any car you want — as long as it's a Ford. The CBO director says on his... IBD Editorials http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2274051/posts#comment Thu, 18 Jun 2009 01:04:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2272560/posts The CBO has just released its initial cost estimates on the Democratic health care proposal coming out of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee chaired by Ted Kennedy, and found that it would increase deficits by at least $1 trillion. In addition, the CBO report undercuts President Obama's insistence that those who like the coverage they have can keep it, as it projects millions of Americans would lose their current coverage American Spectator http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2272560/posts#comment Tue, 16 Jun 2009 01:31:58 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2272208/posts Washington, D.C. –U.S. Senator Mike Enzi (R-Wyo.), Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee and the Senate’s only accountant, today criticized wasteful spending in a health care reform bill released by HELP Committee Democrats this week. “The Kennedy-Dodd bill will pave sidewalks, build jungle gyms, and open grocery stores, but it won’t bring down health care costs or make quality coverage more affordable,” Enzi said. “In a time of record debt and deficits, how can Democrats justify the wasteful spending in this bill? “We need to root out the waste, fraud and abuse that is... Mike Enzi website http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2272208/posts#comment Mon, 15 Jun 2009 17:04:35 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2271361/posts An overwhelming 80 percent of U.S. voters oppose proposals for government-backed health-care plans for illegal immigrants, according to a Rasmussen Reports poll released Friday. That compares to only 11 percent who think providing illegal workers with a government health-care plan is a good idea. The strong opposition to health-care coverage for illegals, based on a national poll of 1,000 likely voters, comes amidst ongoing negotiations over the proposed health-care reform package now working its way through Congress. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, over 10 million illegal immigrants in the United States lack health insurance. That's about 22 percent of... newsmax.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2271361/posts#comment Sun, 14 Jun 2009 03:33:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2268244/posts Over the weekend the Kennedy health care bill--aimed at inserting government into the nooks and crannies of every doctor’s office and operating room--was leaked to the press. Not so coincidently, this enormous growth of government comes as Americans celebrate the 60th anniversary of George Orwell’s book 1984. In this book, Orwell depicts various insidious instances when Big Government engages in what is called “newspeak.” “Newspeak,” of course, is when the words of a language are distorted to fit a totalitarian regime’s plan to restrict liberty. There is little doubt that when Harry Reid and Ted Kennedy’s people sat down to... NetRight Nation http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2268244/posts#comment Tue, 9 Jun 2009 20:49:27 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2267283/posts Keith Hennessy, who was an economic advisor to President George W. Bush, got his hands on what purports to be a draft of Sen. Ted Kennedy's healthcare bill. Here is the PDF version and here is the Word version. http://www.capitalresearch.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/kennedy_healthcare_bill_draft.pdf http://www.capitalresearch.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/staff-draft-of-kennedy-health-reform-bill.doc American Spectator http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2267283/posts#comment Mon, 8 Jun 2009 17:03:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2266940/posts The future shape of the U.S. health-care system could hang on the uncertain health of one very prominent American. Sen. Edward Kennedy (D., Mass.), chairman of the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions committee and a senator for more than 45 years, has championed health-care issues his whole career. But he has been fighting brain cancer and working on the legislation long distance from his Massachusetts home. Meanwhile, Sen. Max Baucus (D., Mont.), chairman of the Finance Committee, is crafting a bill of his own that could set legislation on a different path. ... The draft of Sen. Kennedy's bill calls... Wall Street Journal http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2266940/posts#comment Mon, 8 Jun 2009 03:23:46 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2265868/posts After months of confidential negotiations on health care reform, details of what the overhaul might look like leaked out late Friday in the form of a draft of part of the bill being written in the Senate by the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee. Roll Call http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2265868/posts#comment Fri, 5 Jun 2009 23:30:26 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2265971/posts Employers would be required to offer health care to employees or pay a penalty, and all Americans would be guaranteed health insurance, under a draft bill being circulated Friday by Sen. Edward M. Kennedy's health committee. The bill would provide subsidies to help poor people afford care, and give patients the right to select any doctor they want. Insurers would be required to provide a basic level of care and cover all comers, without turning people away because of pre-existing conditions or other reasons. WTXX-TV / The Associated Press http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2265971/posts#comment Sat, 6 Jun 2009 02:46:55 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2265040/posts Best-selling author and Kennedy family biographer Edward Klein tells Newsmax that a "battle royale" will erupt in the family over Ted Kennedy's Senate seat after he leaves the scene. Klein, whose latest book is "Ted Kennedy: The Dream That Never Died," also said that Caroline Kennedy Schlossberg's children were behind her decision to withdraw her bid to fill Hillary Clinton's Senate seat. See Video: Author Edward Klein discusses Ted Kennedy’s liberal legacy - Click Here Now Newsmax.TV's Ashley Martella cited conflicting reports about Caroline's withdrawal and asked Klein for the real story behind her decision. "I think Caroline Kennedy was... Newsmax http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2265040/posts#comment Fri, 5 Jun 2009 00:21:44 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2261148/posts Sen. Edward Kennedy plans a new disability-insurance program that would automatically enroll all American workers as part of the sweeping health-care bill he is preparing to introduce, aides said Friday. Premiums would automatically be charged, and in many cases deducted from workers' paychecks, unless they choose to opt out of the disability program. The idea is to give all workers a basic level of protection in case they become disabled. But it could draw complaints from people who see it as a de facto tax, given that few workers are expected to opt out. On average, premiums could not exceed... Wall Street Journal http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2261148/posts#comment Sat, 30 May 2009 13:10:35 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2260988/posts A significant split has developed between the two Democratic senators leading efforts to remake the nation’s health care system. They disagree over the contours of a public health insurance plan, the most explosive issue in the debate. One of the senators, Edward M. Kennedy of Massachusetts, reasserting himself after months of treatment for brain cancer, made clear this week that he favored a robust public health care plan, a government-sponsored entity that would compete with private insurers. As a starting point for his bill, Mr. Kennedy favors a public plan that looks like Medicare, the government-run program for older Americans... New York Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2260988/posts#comment Sat, 30 May 2009 02:11:32 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2258555/posts November 7, 2001/To: Senator Durbin"The groups singled out three--Jeffrey Sutton (6th Circuit); Priscilla Owen (5th Circuit); and Caroline [sic] Kuhl (9th Circuit)--as a potential nominee for a contentious hearing early next year, with a [sic] eye to voting him or her down in Committee. They also identified Miguel Estrada (D.C. Circuit) as especially dangerous, because he has a minimal paper trail, he is Latino, and the White House seems to be grooming him for a Supreme Court appointment. They want to hold Estrada off as long as possible." Wall Street Journal http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2258555/posts#comment Tue, 26 May 2009 20:31:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2254272/posts Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is backing off his promising pronouncement today that Sen. Edward M. Kennedy’s brain cancer is in “remission.” Reid’s office told the Herald tonight they are looking forward to Kennedy’s return to office, but any cancer updates will be left to the professionals. “Senator Reid will leave the diagnosing to doctors. But he does look forward to the prospect of Senator Kennedy’s return to the Senate as soon as he is able,” said Reid’s spokesman Jim Manley. Boston Herald http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2254272/posts#comment Tue, 19 May 2009 23:26:01 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2254105/posts Kennedy's cancer in remission By Alexander Bolton and Michael Sandler Posted: 05/19/09 02:44 PM [ET] Sen. Edward Kennedy’s brain cancer is in remission and the Massachusetts Democrat is expected back in the Senate after the Memorial Day recess, according to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid. Sen. Reid (D-Nev.) said Tuesday that he spoke with Kennedy’s wife and was told the 77-year-old lawmaker will return to work full time during the first week of June. The Hill http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2254105/posts#comment Tue, 19 May 2009 18:59:56 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2252533/posts His battle against terminal brain cancer a day-to-day struggle, Sen. Edward M. Kennedy this weekend marks a year since a grim diagnosis gave him just 90 days to live. Kennedy’s fight with a deadly tumor called a glioma has been waged against a little-mentioned fact: A source close to the family says doctors initially predicted he had three months at most to survive. That was in late May 2008. “He really is an inspiration for people with this thing called cancer,” said David Bartlett, 41 of West Warwick, R.I., who is being treated for a brain tumor at Massachusetts General... bostonherald.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2252533/posts#comment Sun, 17 May 2009 05:16:30 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2247915/posts A FAMILY battle is looming to succeed Edward Kennedy as senator and claim the leadership of America’s foremost political dynasty. While Kennedy, 77, the “liberal lion” of the Senate, is suffering from a brain tumour, jockeying has already begun between supporters of two possible candidates to replace him after his death. His wife Victoria, 55, a lawyer from a political family, is widely expected to run for his seat, which has a special place in family lore because it was held by JohnF Kennedy before he became president in 1961. However, former congressman Joe Kennedy, the eldest son of Robert... Times Online http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2247915/posts#comment Sun, 10 May 2009 07:08:18 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2244442/posts Ted Kennedy’s wife, Vicki, and his nephew, former congressman Joe Kennedy, are getting set for a bruising battle over who will succeed the ailing senator, according to a new book excerpted in the new issue of Vanity Fair magazine. “Vicki is seen by all as an interloper and she is deeply resented by Ted’s children and many of the newphews,” Edward Klein writes in his new book, “Ted Kennedy: The Dream That Never Died,” due in stores next month. “Joe, who sees himself as the only serious heir apparent, particularly loathes her control over his uncle and hence the family.... Boston Herald http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2244442/posts#comment Tue, 5 May 2009 13:09:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2240595/posts The House of Representatives just passed HR 1913 -- The Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2009 -- on a vote of 234-190. The bill, which Obama has urged Congress to pass, would extend federal hate crimes laws to cover sexual orientation, gender identity, and disability, as well as race, color, religion, national origin, and sexual orientation. Not a single Republican voted in favor. 15 Democrats voted against. In the floor debate before the vote, North Carolina Republican Virginia Foxx called it a "hoax" that Matthew Shepard's killing had anything to do with him being gay. Ted Kennedy... The Phoenix http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2240595/posts#comment Wed, 29 Apr 2009 18:33:48 GMT