Wenesday’s headlines…Sotomayor hearings, Health Reform, Hillary on Iran, Dow soars.
Archives for July 15, 2009
Dems Health Plan Creates Bureaucratic Mess
Rep. Kevin Brady warns Dem health plan creates bureaucratic mess, will deny treatment to sick and elderly.
Dems Health Plan Costs Too Much
Minnesota Rep. John Kline says Dem health plan costs too much, will force out private coverage.
Sotomayor ‘Not Credible’
So how did Sonia Sotomayor do on the first day of questioning by the Senate Judiciary Committee? Did she deflect concerns about her repeated comments that a wise Latina judge would make better rulings than a white male? Or did her explanation fall flat? Will she closely follow precedent on the bench or will she be a judicial activist? We ask Ed Whelan III, president of the Ethics and Public Policy Center and a former clerk for Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia.