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| Health Care Legislative Update | Friday, June 12, 2009 (162 reads) Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-California) said this week that House Democrats strongly want a government-run insurance plan to be part of any healthcare overhaul, while top House Republicans said they are unalterably opposed to such a public component.
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| House Resolution Expresses Support for Designation of “National Pipeline Safety Day” | Thursday, June 11, 2009 (131 reads) June 10, 2009, marks the 10th anniversary of the deadly Olympic Pipe Line Explosion in Bellingham, Washington, which caused the release of approximately 237,000 gallons of gasoline into a creek that flowed through Whatcom Falls Park. According to the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), which investigated the accident, a number of events and conditions set the stage for the June 10, 1999 rupture.
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| DETAILS EMERGING ON HOUSE & SENATE HEALTH CARE PLANS | Wednesday, June 10, 2009 (136 reads) Democrats in both chambers of Congress have now disclosed outlines of healthcare legislation they are drafting. The proposals are drawing support from many liberals and some interest groups, but scathing criticism from Republicans, who complained over their lack of input. Neither proposal goes into great detail on what its policies would cost or how they would be financed.
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