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Poe on PPACA: Repeal "Totalitarian Act"
By Allison BellRep. Ted Poe has called for the new Congress to repeal the new federal health care law and "right a wrong that has been forcibly placed like chains on the American people."
January 10, 2011
Shots FiredThis weekend's assassination attempt on Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.) was the kind of news that was nearly impossible to miss. Before I get any further ...
January 09, 2011
2011 The Year AheadAfter a year of unprecedented market turbulence and uncertainty, many in the life/health world were eager to put 2010 behind them and look forward to better days to come.
January 09, 2011
Missions AccomplishedYou might notice that I'm running a different headshot of myself now. The reason for it is because in the six months or so since I joined National Underwriter.
January 09, 2011
Preparing for BattleHealth insurance agents are mobilizing in 2011 to secure changes in reform legislation that ensure they have a role in the industry going forward.
January 09, 2011
Legislating from the BenchConservative commentators are thrilled over a recent decision by a federal court in Virginia that rejected part of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act as unconstitutional.
January 09, 2011
Vote on Health Care Repeal Postponed After Congresswoman’s ShootingIn the wake of the shooting Saturday of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz., the House of Representatives has postponed a scheduled Wednesday vote on repeal of the health care law.
January 08, 2011
Shootings to Delay Health VoteThe shootings of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and others in Tucson, Ariz., have led House Republicans to postpone consideration of H.R. 2, the Repeal the Job-Killing Health Care Law Act bill.