2009-11-27T00:00:00Z opencongress.org tag:opencongress.org,2007:/person/blog/300019 tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-27:/commentary/6808392 2009-11-27T00:00:00Z Bawarchi's Blast These five: Max Baucus, Blanche Lincoln, Bill Nelson, Kent Conrad &amp; Tom Carper. For some reason these five Democrats have decided to vote with insurance companies rather than their soon to be former constituents. ... Sen. Blanche Lincoln - although th<br /><br /><a href="http://raybawarchi.blogspot.com/2009/11/fight-consumerism-buy-nothing-today.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-27:/commentary/6808391 2009-11-27T00:00:00Z All Kaiser Health News Y.) and Tom Carper (D-Del.) on an alternative public option will capture the attention of both moderates and liberals, who strongly support having a government-run alternative&quot; (Brady and Bendery, 11/26). ... Meanwhile, The New York Times reported th<br /><br /><a href="http://www.kaiserhealthnews.org/Daily-Reports/2009/November/27/health-reform-debate-preview.aspx">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-27:/commentary/6808393 2009-11-27T00:00:00Z Procto-Med Sen. Charles Schumer of New York plans to introduce an amendment that would add about 2000 residency spots to the current 100000. The amendment would give first priority to primary-care doctors and general surgeons” (Adamy, 11/27) ... Charles Schumer (D<br /><br /><a href="http://www.procto-med.com/many-amendments-to-massive-senate-health-bill-expected/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-26:/commentary/6804284 2009-11-26T00:00:00Z Capitol Hill Blue - The oldest political... &quot;Harry Reid is trying to find that sweet spot, that position that brings 60 votes together,&quot; Senator Dick Durbin, the No. 2 Democrat and a public option supporter, told reporters last week. &quot;We understand this is the art of the possible,&quo<br /><br /><a href="http://www.capitolhillblue.com/node/20384">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-26:/commentary/6801750 2009-11-26T00:00:00Z Capitol Hill Blue - The oldest political... &quot;Harry Reid is trying to find that sweet spot, that position that brings 60 votes together,&quot; Senator Dick Durbin, the No. 2 Democrat and a public option supporter, told reporters last week. &quot;We understand this is the art of the possible,&quo<br /><br /><a href="http://capitolhillblue.com/node/20384">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-26:/commentary/6808395 2009-11-26T00:00:00Z News from www.ledgerdelaware.com He also mentioned the efforts of U.S. Senators Tom Carper and Ted Kaufman in helping bring stimulus monies to Delaware. And finally gave praise to the years of dedicated service of U.S. Vice President Joe Biden. ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.ledgerdelaware.com/articles/2009/11/26/news/doc4afb2813013c6331505673.txt">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-25:/commentary/6793130 2009-11-25T00:00:00Z Delaware Liberal Delaware&#39;s senior Senator Tom Carper (D) says Lieberman&#39;s main concern making sure “we don&#39;t balloon or swell the deficit, the nation&#39;s debt further by what we do with respect to a public option.” Carper calls that a reasonable concern.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.delawareliberal.net/2009/11/25/tom-carper-never-lets-go-the-rightwing-talking-points/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-25:/commentary/6793131 2009-11-25T00:00:00Z WHYY News and Information November 25, 2009 at 7:01 pm. [...] Tom Carper is not a progressive. As if a proud member of the DLC could be. Senator Carper tells WHYY: Delaware&#39;s senior Senator Tom Carper (D) says Lieberman&#39;s main concern making sure [...] ...<br /><br /><a href="http://whyy.org/cms/news/government-politics/2009/11/25/lobbying-for-health-care-votes-over-thanksgiving/24183">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-24:/commentary/6770689 2009-11-24T00:00:00Z Jay's Smokers Rights Blog Sen. Edward Kaufman (D) Fax: Sen. Tom Carper (D) Fax: 202-228-2190. Rep. Michael Castle (R-At Large) Fax: 202-225-2291. Florida Gov. Charlie Crist (R) 850-488-4441. State Legislature Links Sen. George LeMieux (R) Fax: 202-224-2237. Sen. ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.prossmoker.net/2009/11/how-to-fax-senators.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-24:/commentary/6785983 2009-11-24T00:00:00Z Dover Post State News RSS Sen. Tom Carper has co-authored legislation that would fix the federal estate tax at its current levels and keep it from being repealed in 2010. The bill, co-sponsored by Ohio Republican Sen. George V. Voinovich, would tax individual ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.doverpost.com/news/x1945266115/Carper-bill-would-halt-death-of-estate-tax">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-24:/commentary/6785985 2009-11-24T00:00:00Z Caesar Rodney Institute Blog Mike Castle, Senators Ted Kaufman and Tom Carper did not sign similar briefs. By Lee Williams. Nearly 1000 lawmakers from all 50 states – including 21 Delawareans – have signed a “friend of the court” brief supporting the National ... “It&#39;s <br /><br /><a href="http://criblog.wordpress.com/2009/11/24/bipartisan-group-of-21-delaware-lawmakers-signs-amicus-brief-supporting-nra%E2%80%99s-stance-in-key-u-s-supreme-court-gun-rights-case/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-24:/commentary/6793132 2009-11-24T00:00:00Z US States Honor the Village of Eastlake for National Recognition WILMINGTON, DE - January 7, 2008 - U.S. Sen. Tom Carper (DE), U.S. Rep. Michael Castle (DE), and Wilmington Mayor James Baker joined the Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLBank) of ...<br /><br /><a href="http://states.realestaterama.com/2009/11/24/congressman-fattah-awards-844000-in-affordable-housing-grants-gaudenzia-newcourtland-new-directions-for-women-and-pec-receive-funding-ID06955.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-24:/commentary/6770690 2009-11-24T00:00:00Z Tweet Gazette Senators Jeff Bingaman, Diane Feinstein, Barbara Boxer, Tom Carper, Mark Warner, Jeff Merkley, and Mark Begich are scheduled to attend. “Hosts” are being asked to contribute $30400; “sponsors” would give $10000 and “guests” pay “$5000. ... H<br /><br /><a href="http://tweetgazette.com/uncategorized/consumer-watchdog-calls-on-senators-to-skip-fundraiser-set-for-google-headquarters/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-24:/commentary/6781158 2009-11-24T00:00:00Z The Community News Home RSS Sen. Tom Carper has co-authored legislation that would fix the federal estate tax at its current levels and keep it from being repealed in 2010. The bill, co-sponsored by Ohio Republican Sen. George V. Voinovich, would tax individual ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.communitypub.com/state_news/x1945266115/Carper-bill-would-halt-death-of-estate-tax">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-23:/commentary/6797048 2009-11-23T00:00:00Z Blogometer Triggered co-ops, the [DE Sen. Tom] Carper plan that [NY Sen. Chuck] Schumer is apparently pushing, isn&#39;t a compromise. It&#39;s no kind of public option and should not be supported by anyone calling themselves a progressive. ...<br /><br /><a href="http://blogometer.nationaljournal.com/archives/2009/11/1123_weekend_ha.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-23:/commentary/6764039 2009-11-23T00:00:00Z Media dis&dat Gilchrest left office in January, and Abey said no other political leader has pushed the issue. Several claimants also have sought help from then-Sen. Joe Biden and Sen. Tom Carper, who referred their complaints to Social Security. ...<br /><br /><a href="http://media-dis-n-dat.blogspot.com/2009/11/social-security-disability-claims.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-23:/commentary/6764044 2009-11-23T00:00:00Z Procto-Med Tom Carper is working on a possible compromise that sounds something like the “trigger” mechanism Olympia Snowe was pushing a while back, and that could win the support of the centrists. Here&#39;s the idea: States where ... The CBO, as you may recall<br /><br /><a href="http://www.procto-med.com/health-care-debate-the-return-of-the-public-option-trigger/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-23:/commentary/6764068 2009-11-23T00:00:00Z Calitics ...be better (0.00 / 0) At least she's not out there pulling a Blanche Lincoln and trying to torpedo the PO, or a Tom Carper and trying to saddle it with a trigger. DiFi should be making stronger statements about the public option than this, but as l<br /><br /><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CaliticsFeed/~3/9mqDCXohXUA/difi-attempts-to-tame-the-public-option">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-23:/commentary/6764043 2009-11-23T00:00:00Z Democracy Now! It looks like something is shaping up around, Tom Carper, he&#39;s a Democrat from Delaware, kind of a centrist conservative guy. He was the guy that sort of the originally proposed this public option that would allow individual states to opt- out of ... I<br /><br /><a href="http://www.democracynow.org/2009/11/23/by_60_39_vote_senate_agrees">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-23:/commentary/6764038 2009-11-23T00:00:00Z The Huffington Post | Full News Feed By my calculation, Senator Reid can count on 56 votes for the health care legislation as it now stands. Any attrition from this group would require Reid to reach across the aisle to recruit one or more moderate Republicans. .... what about Tom Carper&#39;<br /><br /><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/11/23/collins-snowe-in-spotligh_n_367339.html">Go to article</a>