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Are They Lost in the Desert? The Republicans bet everything on stopping Health Care Reform. They opposed it at every step hoping that they could convince voters in the fall that President Obama and the Congressional Democrats couldn’t deliver. They knew that if they stopped health care reform they would cripple Obama’s ability to get [...] Health Care for All There’s a rumor going around here on the Shore that Congress has been talking about some changes to health care and health insurance and that, apparently, it has passed. News does sometimes travel slowly and I understand that some people still don’t have a good idea what’s in the [...] It’s been a soggy couple of days on the Shore and we’re looking at a few more before we finally break into our late spring and summer weather. While I’m waiting I want to catch up on a few items of interest that caught my eye over the past week. Energy prices continue to rise. [...] I hear from a couple of places that there’s going to be another SCHIP vote on Thursday (Oct. 24). The revised legislation will contain a few changes from the bill that was vetoed earlier: an explicit prohibition on benefits for illegal immigrants Well, the House vill vote Thursday on overriding the President’s veto of the State Childrens’ Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) reauthorization and expansion. Indications are that the veto will be sustained although the vote will be close. Wayne Gilchrest will likely vote to override the veto, insulating himself from the pressure being placed on a [...] I just thought I’d take a moment to post some brief updates to some of my earlier posts. Save The Bay? As I posted earlier. we all say we want to ‘Save The Bay’, but we don’t seem at all willing to take the steps necessary. On Wednesday, The Capital reported that Anne Arundel County engineers [...] (WPA Arts Project, 1938) As promised, the President has vetoed the extension of the State Childrens’ Health Insurance Program (SCHIP). The legislation would have extended the program for five years and expanded it by $35 billion over the five years to cover additional children. All of the state’s congressional caucus voted for the legislation except [...] Governor Martin O’Malley announced yesterday his intention to propose a doubling of the state’s cigarette tax from $1 to $2 per pack. Revenue from the increase would be used to reduce the state’s deficit and to make healthcare more affordable for poor Marylanders. The increase would give Maryland the 7th highest tobacco tax. Delaware [...] (Dr. Schreiber of St. Augustine gives an typhoid innoculation at a rural school in St. Augustine County, Texas in April of 1943. Library of Congress Collection) It’s worth noting that SCHIP expansion (conference report) passed the House yesterday by 265-159; better than I expected but not enough to override a veto. The Senate is expected [...] |
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