Archive for the ‘Audio’ Category

Health Care Reform Legislation Will Make Coverage More Expensive, Warns Insurance Industry Head

Wednesday, March 10th, 2010

America’s Health Insurance Plans (AHIP) CEO Karen Ignagni said Wednesday that the organization is concerned that the current round of health care reform legislation will make health care more expensive. (0:27)

 
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Mississippi Republican Calls For Congress To Back Off Health Care Mandates

Wednesday, March 10th, 2010

Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Miss) urges his colleagues in the House of Representatives to block an unfunded mandate for health insurance and refuse to cut Medicare. (0:14)

 
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President Obama’s Full Statement Following Meeting With Hatian President Preval

Wednesday, March 10th, 2010

Click the audio icon below to listen to the entirety of President Barack Obama’s remarks to the press today following his meeting with Haitian President Rene Preval. (9:00)

 
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Obama Ignoring The American Public, Says House Republican

Wednesday, March 10th, 2010

Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) says President Barack Obama is ignoring the American public when it comes to healthcare reform, and calls on Democrats to listen to the wisdom of Americans across the country. (0:15)

 
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Democrats Want Government Takeover Of Health Care, Says Washington Republican

Wednesday, March 10th, 2010

Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.) says the Democratic healthcare plan represents a giant takeover of the nation’s health care system. (0:09)

 
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Boehner Calls On Democrats To Have Grown-Up Conversation About Health Reform

Wednesday, March 10th, 2010

House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) wants Democrats to have an adult conversation with Republicans to see if Congress is ready to do what needs to be done to fix the country’s health care system. (0:24)

 
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Congress Should Completely Scrap Healthcare Bill, Says Top Republican

Wednesday, March 10th, 2010

House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) says Congress can produce better, meaningful legislation by starting over on healthcare. (0:21)

 
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Boehner: Senate Healthcare Bill Includes Back Room Deals

Wednesday, March 10th, 2010

House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) asks the American public to speak out about how they really feel about the health care bill that Democrats want to pass. (0:23)

 
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Democrats Shoving Health Reform Down The Throats Of American People, Says Boehner

Wednesday, March 10th, 2010

House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) says Democrats refuse to listen to the American people when it comes to health care, and says their party will do anything to get reform passed. (0:18)

 
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Rockefeller’s Letter To The EPA Is An ‘Interesting Approach,’ Says Dorgan

Tuesday, March 9th, 2010

Sen. Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.) says that a letter sent by Sen. Jay Rockafeller (D-W.V.) to the Environmental Protection Agency warning the agency to defer authority over green house gasses to Congress is an “interesting approach.” Dorgan adds that it is intended to give Congress more time to act. (0:34)

 
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