On The Hill
Blog URL http://onthehillblog.blogspot.com
Located Washington, District of Columbia USA
Tags government, Obama, Congress, White House, federal, legislation, Democrats, Republicans, Senate
Inside the chambers of the U.S. Congress and the halls of Washington policymaking.
Latest Blog Posts
- Mammography Debate Becomes Health Reform Flashpoint on Nov 25, 2009 in mammography breast cancer Harry Reid healthcare reform
A group of health providers is disputing reassurances from the Senate's top Democrat that a recent debate over breast cancer screenings is unrelated to contents of healthcare reform legislation.A federal medical advisory group released recommendation...
- What Health Care Reform Means for: The Underinsured on Nov 24, 2009 in public option healthcare reform
by Olga Pierce and Sabrina Shankman, ProPublicaUsing results from a questionnaire we did with American Public Media’s Public Insight Network, we’re looking at how the proposed health care reforms will actually affect people facing common health c...
- Report Debunks Oil Industry’s TV Ad Attacks on Climate Action on Nov 23, 2009 in petroleum global warming oil climate change advertising energy
A massive TV ad campaign paid that argues that legislation to contain global climate change would result in dramatically higher fuel prices for average consumers is just plain not true, according to a recent report.The American Petroleum Institute, t...
- Think Again: “History” Isn’t a Dirty Word on Nov 21, 2009 in George W. Bush Iraq war tax cuts President Obama federal spending
By Eric Alterman Last week, Mike Allen and Jim Vandehei at Politico reported that the White House planned on making deficit reduction a centerpiece of the next State of the Union address. Allen and Vandehei called the decision “practical” saying...
- Capitol Idea: The President Can Make 'Democracy Stronger' at Ft. Bragg on Nov 20, 2009 in censorship military China Sarah Palin President Obama
By Scott NanceWhat's wrong with this picture?In a highly publicized appearance in China earlier this week, President Obama lectures the Chinese against political censorship. He goes so far as to invite criticism of him personally, saying such debate...
- Progressives Cheer Senate Health Bill As Right Attacks Bill On Abortion Grounds on Nov 20, 2009 in Harry Reid public option Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Jay Rockefeller Al Franken healthcare reform
Progressives and ardent supporters of a healthcare public option are cheering the Senate version of health reform legislation to emerge Thursday. Social conservatives, meanwhile, are attacking the bill for lack of an anti-abortion amendment that had...
- When News Falls in the Forest on Nov 19, 2009 in news Khalid Shaikh Mohammed Guantanamo Bay detainees media
by Stephen Engelberg, ProPublicaOn June 26, a joint ProPublica-Washington Post story included what turned out to be startling news. The Obama administration, we reported, was "strongly considering criminal charges in federal court for Khalid Shaikh M...
