Rossi stakes out his positions in first interviews

News Team | May 28, 2010

Jeff Brunner, Seattle Times | 5-27-2010 Contrasting himself with Sen. Patty Murray, Republican Dino Rossi on Thursday vowed not to pursue budget earmarks for Washington state if elected to the Senate. In one of his first interviews since announcing his candidacy this week, Rossi argued earmarks are a symptom of federal spending that will bankrupt [...]

Public option is alive and well, but hidden

News Team | May 19, 2010

Washington Examiner Editorial Board | 5-17-2010 House Speaker Nancy Pelosi wasn’t kidding when she famously said Congress had to pass Obamacare “so you can see what’s in it.” And now as more people find out what’s in the 2,700-plus pages of the law, a steadily lengthening list of President Barack Obama’s promises are being exposed [...]

Washington State Republican Party Gala Dinner

WebTeam | April 29, 2010

Large pro-McKenna crowd gathers at Capitol

News Team | March 27, 2010

Rolfe Boone, TNT | 3-27-10 OLYMPIA – A large crowd gathered this morning at the state Capitol in support of Republican Attorney General Rob McKenna, a day after people at a much smaller rally took him to task for taking legal action against recently passed federal health care legislation…… Read More

AG McKenna’s Health Care Lawsuit FAQ

News Team | March 24, 2010

AG Rob McKenna | 3-24-10 Health Care Lawsuit FAQ Q: What is this lawsuit about? A: Improving access to health care is too important to build on an unconstitutional foundation. This lawsuit is about ensuring that the federal government does not exceed its authority in certain provisions of the health care bill, and that the [...]

Republicans Gird for Democrats’ End Run on Health Care

News Team | February 28, 2010

Fox News | 2-28-10 The Senate appears to be gearing up to use a rare budgetary maneuver to push through a Democratic-supported health care plan, but even the Senate Democrat’s top budgeter says it can’t be used for wholesale reforms…… Read More

Boehner: President’s Health Care Proposal Jeopardizes Summit, Doubles Down on Failed Approach Americans Have Already Rejected

News Team | February 22, 2010

John Boehner, republicanleader.house.gov | 2-22-10 House Republican Leader John Boehner (R-OH) issued the following statement in response to the partisan health care proposal posted online by the White House for discussion at the upcoming bipartisan health care summit: “The President has crippled the credibility of this week’s summit by proposing the same massive government takeover [...]

States seeking to ban mandatory health insurance

News Team | February 1, 2010

David A. Lieb, AP Writer | 2-1-10 JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Although President Barack Obama’s push for a health care overhaul has stalled, conservative lawmakers in about half the states are forging ahead with constitutional amendments to ban …. Read More

Dems Vow to Resurrect Health Care Bill

News Team | January 27, 2010

ERICA WERNER Associated Press Writer | 1-27-10 Giving up on overhauling the nation’s health care system is not an option, the top House Democrat said Wednesday as lawmakers looked to President Barack Obama for guidance in his State of the Union address …. Read More

Unions having problems with some of healthcare elements

PierceGOP | January 9, 2010

Below is an email being circulated by NEA and WEA to members. They are against taxing to pay for healthcare. Another voice that lays out the damage to the American plublic. Again we ask.. why the rush on healthcare? It is better to slow down and be without a hastily done bill that hurts the [...]