Louisiana Rep. Bill Cassidy – also a practicing physician – says the Baucus plan is just an illusion of fiscal responsibility. Why does he say that? What kind of reform do his constituents want? What path does he expect Congress to take? And what kind of response is Cassidy getting from some Blue Dog Democrats who have asked about the GOP alternative?
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Health policy expert Grace-Marie Turner says Democrats are not really appalled at the Baucus bill. She says Obama knows it’s his only chance of getting something done and it will eventually be seen as a compromise. But would it really be a compromise? Would it contain costs? Should we just expand Medicare incrementally? What’s behind the mandate for everyone to have coverage?
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John Gizzi of Human Events tackles the biggest political stories of the week. What happens now that the Baucus health bill is hated by both sides of the aisle? Will Democrats now ram the public option through on a parliamentary gimmick? What should we make of Jimmy Carter saying the angry opponents of Obamacare are racists? We get answers to all these questions and more.
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A new poll from Investor’s Business Daily shows two-thirds oppose the public option and other tenets of the Democratic health care agenda. Why are they opposed? What do they think of the current system? What ideas do they have for reform? And what percentage of doctors say they will consider quitting medicine or retiring early if Obamacare is approved? We ask Terry Jones of Investor’s Business Daily.
GOP pollster and strategist David Johnson says Jimmy Carter has a long history of playing the race card. What will the fallout be? Will voters really remember this in 14 months? Is there any truth to what Carter said?
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A newly released Treasury Department memo confirms the administration expects the middle class to suffer a major tax increase as a result of the Democratic energy plan. So how much would middle class taxes rise? Would it actually create any net jobs?
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Terry Jeffrey of cnsnews.com says Obama has every intention of giving illegals health care – even if tough verification standards are put into the current bill. How does he plan to do that? Why would he do that?
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President Obama continues to insist America’s new economy will be based on a ‘green’ economy that focuses on developing alternative sources of power. To bolster his claim, Obama says Denmark is a good example to follow because 20 percent of it’s energy comes from wind power. But is that true? Is it even close? How is the Danish wind power system working out? What has it done to energy bills in Denmark? And what can we expect at the global climate change summit in Denmark later this year? We ask Danish energy experts Hugh Sharman and Martin Agerup.
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Arizona Rep. John Shadegg, who has authored a market-based alternative to Obamacare, discusses the process of putting together the bill on Capitol Hill and why he believes the public option is the wrong option for Americans. Are the Democrats in Congress really welcoming Republicans into the negotations? Have they reached out at all? Has President Obama made any effort to include Republicans? And what ideas does Rep. Shadegg have for reforming the system?
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President Obama says we must have regulations in place to prevent another financial meltdown like we experienced last year. Is he right? What changes does he have in mind? What impact would his plan have? What are the alternatives? We ask financial expert David John of the Heritage Foundation.
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