A group of conservative senators is about to embark on a rhetorical crusade in defense of the free market as the best solution for America’s healthcare system. Some of the participating senators outlined the effort in a visit to the Heritage Foundation.
The participating senators, all Republicans, are Richard Burr of North Carolina, Bob Corker of Tennessee, Jim DeMint of South Carolina, Mel Martinez of Florida, John Thune of South Dakota and David Vitter of Louisiana. Here are video clips of their appearance at Heritage:
Categories: Florida, Louisiana, North Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Health, Bob Corker, Richard Burr, Jim DeMint, Mel Martinez, John Thune, David Vitter, Economy
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Carey McClure, an electrician with muscular dystrophy, made the case for strengthening the Americans With Disabilities Act in testimony before the House Education and Labor Committee. The panel set his testimony to music and posted the video online to spread the word about McClure’s experience.
According to McClure, General Motors reneged on a job offer because of his disability. But when McClure sued, a court ruled that he isn’t protected by the ADA because he has adapted to working within his physical limitations.
“Well, you can’t have it both ways,” McClure said. “Am I disabled or not? If I am, then the ADA should have been there to protect me. If I’m not, then I should be working with my father and brother both at General Motors right now.”
The committee is considering an ADA overhaul bill that, among other things, is aimed at preventing the kinds of court rulings that McClure faced.
Categories: Health, Social Policy
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Sen. James Inhofe joined five of his Republican colleagues this week in introducing a bill aimed at reviving plans for a nuclear-waste repository at Yucca Mountain in the Nevada desert to handle the spent nuclear fuel currently spread among dozens of states.
Inhofe, R-Okla., explained the proposal in a speech on the Senate floor. “The debate is no longer in existence, whether a repository should be built at Yucca Mountain. That decision was made in 2002. The task that remains is to develop a respository that protects public health and safety and the environment.”
Categories: Nevada, Oklahoma, Health, James Inhofe, Environment, Energy
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The Golden Rule teaches us to treat others like we want to be treated. The Golden Rule of Politics is a bit different: Treat others like you have been treated — good, bad or ugly.
That rule is on display in a new video distributed by the presidential campaign of Democrat Hillary Clinton, which contrasts what Clinton rival Barack Obama said about a single-payer healthcare system in 2003 and what he said in a Democratic debate last night. Here’s the video:
Where could Clinton’s campaign possibly have gotten the idea of attacking an opponent by using his own flip-flops against him? Oh, I don’t know, maybe from the third top Democrat in the race, John Edwards.
Categories: Politics, Health, John Edwards, Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama
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If you want to know what the presidential candidates think about fighting poverty and global disease, the ONE Campaign has the answers in a series of videos compiled as a result of petitions sent to the candidates in November. You can even compare answers.
Here are videos from Democrat John Edwards and Republican John McCain to get you started, and you also can visit the ONE Campain’s YouTube page:
The videos are the latest compiled by interest groups who are using new media to conduct traditional candidate surveys.
Categories: Producer's Picks, Politics, Health, Presidency 2008, Economy, Foreign Affairs
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