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GOP state AGs threaten legal action against health care reform provision
Thirteen state attorneys general, all Republicans, demanded in a letter sent Wednesday to the Speaker of the US House of Representatives and the Senate Majority Leader that a controversial provision in the health care reform bill approved in the (More) |
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Senate approves health care reform bill
The US Senate passed a health care reform bill on Thursday in a 60 - 39 vote that split down party lines. The legislation would expand affordable access to health care to more than 30 million Americans and overhaul the private health insurance sy (More) |
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Senate vote closes debate on proposed health care reform bill
The US Senate agreed on Monday to close the debate on proposed health care reform legislation , making way for a vote expected Thursday. The agreement was reached by a narrow 60 to 40 vote, requiring every Democrat and Independent vote available. (More) |
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House passes landmark health care reform bill
The US House of Representatives late Saturday passed landmark legislation designed to reform the US health care system. The bill, entitled the Affordable Health Care for America Act, passed by a narrow vote of 220-215 , with only one Republican, (More) |
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New House health care bill unveiled
House speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) unveiled the House health care reform bill at an event on Capitol Hill on Thursday morning. The $894 billion health care package, a combination of similar bills passed by House committees over the summer, would p (More) |
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House passes climate bill as Obama calls on Senate to follow suit
The US House of Representatives on Friday passed a climate bill that focuses on clean energy. In his weekly address [video; transcript] Friday evening, US President Barack Obama praised the bill's passage in the House and encouraged the Senat (More) |
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Fourth Circuit ruling on late-term abortion highlights women's health as priority
Courtney E. Jones [grassroots organizer, Virginia League for Planned Parenthood]: "Planned Parenthood Advocates of Virginia welcomes the US Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals' decision to strike down Virginia's burdensome ban on late-term a (More) |
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US Senate rejects immigration reform bill
The US Senate voted against limiting debate on the Comprehensive Immigration Reform Bill for a second time Thursday, leaving doubt that the bill will be revisited in the fall or even next year. The 46-53 vote was far short of the two-thirds majori (More) |
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Massachusetts mandatory health insurance act [MA]
House No. 4850, An Act Providing Access to Affordable, Quality, Accountable Health Care, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, signed into law by Governor Mitt Romney April 12, 2006 . Read the full text of the act. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here. (More) |
Women lawyers allowed to practice before US Supreme Court
On February 15, 1879, President Rutherford B. Hayes signed legislation allowing women to be admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court. Belva Lockwood became the first woman admitted to practice under the new law on March 3, 1879.
Learn more about Belva Lockwood.
