Archive for August, 2009

Iowa Republican Sen. Charles Grassley said Monday he remains hopeful a limited health care reform measure can be negotiated, but that a small bipartisan group of senators working on the issue agrees a government-run public option won’t be part of the…

An overflow crowd packed Illinois U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky’s health care town hall meeting in the north Chicago suburbs.

The Democratic congresswoman, who is a strong supporter of President Barack Obama’s health care proposal, was met with a standing…

Last Wednesday, Organizing for America kicked off a ten city bus tour to help bring attention to the work that’s been going on all month in the fight for health insurance reform. Since then the bus has traveled from Phoenix to Des Moines, and thousands of Americans have come out to demand insurance reform now. In Phoenix, people heard from Dr. Nicholas Vasquez and Linda Grady, who shared their own stories to demonstrate the need for reform:The highlight of the evening was listening to personal testimony from two everyday folks, Linda Grady and Dr. Nicholas Vasquez. Dr Vasquez, an ER doctor, spoke about how he regularly would see patients who lack health insurance that needed some kind of treatment. He …

Pennsylvania landowners around the September 11, 2001, crash site of Flight 93 have reached an agreement with the federal government allowing construction of a permanent memorial there, the government announced Monday.

An overflow crowd packed Illinois U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky’s health care town hall meeting in the north Chicago suburbs.

The Democratic congresswoman, who is a strong supporter of President Barack Obama’s health care proposal, was met with a standing…