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Liberal Dems back Obama's no show on health law anniversary
President Obama has been a no-show on the law's second anniversary, but Rep. George Miller (D-Calif.) says he's fine with that.
Read the Article>Democrats: The more Americans learn, the more they love health-care reform
Congressional Democrats on Monday dismissed fresh polling data that suggest that most Americans want the Supreme Court to invalidate all or parts of the the 2010 health-care law, arguing that most people grow to support the law once they learn more about it.
Read the Article>Poll: Democrats Hold Edge on Contraception Debate, Medicare
Though the public remains skeptical of the health care law, a Kaiser Family Foundation survey suggests that Democrats hold a political advantage in the live policy debates surrounding the issue.
Read the Article>Conservative vs. Liberal: Healthcare
Democrats launch early offensive over GOP Medicare plans
Democrats are itching for another fight over Medicare, apparently undeterred by the prospect of a slightly watered-down Republican plan.
Read the Article>Democrats in Congress step up tax-the-rich efforts
Little more than a year ago, Democrats in Congress were hesitant to raise taxes on the wealthy. In the Senate, they could not find enough support for boosting taxes on people making $1 million or more a year, much less on families making $250,000. The pre-2010 House, which had a Democratic majority, barely approved higher rates on investment income.
Read the Article>Lone Utah Democrat defends national health reform
Ohio Dems call for creation of insurance exchange
Democratic state lawmakers are pushing a proposal that requires Ohio to set up the insurance exchange laid out in President Barack Obama's health care law.
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