On September 9, 2009 Barack Obama gave a speech on health care before a Joint Session of Congress in which he said that “every day, 14,000 Americans lose their coverage.”  In an email to its members on August 27, 2009 promoting vigils for those who can’t afford health insurance, MoveOn cited the same statistic of 14,000 people losing their coverage every day.  From where did this figure come and is it accurate?  MoveOn cites a study done by the Center for American Progress (CAP), a liberal think tank, in February of 2009 as the source of the statistic.

Watch this new video of FreedomWorks protesting with MoveOn.org against the big insurance lobbying group America's Health Insurance Plans (AHIP).

On September 3rd, leftist group “MoveOn.org” announced that it would create advertisements to tell Americans how much money their elected officials were taking in campaign contributions from health care and health insurance interests.  In an email to its members, MoveOn said that its new ads would, “…let voters know exactly how much money their representatives have taken from the insurance industry, whose top goal this year is to kill the public option.” Here at Freedo

 In 1993, with the help of then Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell, President Clinton introduced a plan to reform the American health care system.  The plan—and the debate that ensued as a result of it—captivated the nation.  As a member of the Senate, Tom Daschle joined the liberal quest for universal health care.  After months of disputing the particulars of the bill, however, Daschle found himself holding the short end of the health care reform stick.  President Clinton’s efforts were declared dead

This article by James Capretta over at National Review Online explains "how Senator Baucus and other Democrats jam their $2 trillion schemes into $900 billion sacks."  The tax provisions of the bill will be crushing to the employment prospects for all workers, but especially low- and mid-wage workers.

In a Wall Street Journal op-ed yesterday, Senate Finance Committee Chairman, Max Baucus (D-MT), lays out his lies case for his version of health care “reform". The beauty of the recent turn of events/tone in the health care debate is that the public is now actually listening to the content of the Democrats’ statements, including those of Dear Leader, rather than just the mellifluous sound of his voice.

Wednesday morning, Senator Max Baucus (D-MT), Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, released his proposal for health care reform (attached here).  The bill, which would cost an estimated $856 billion over the next 10 years, seems to have overcome the partisan divide that exists in Washington and brought Senators from both sides of the aisle together.  Unfortunately for Baucus and his liberal peers, the bipartisan cooperation that has emerged is not in favor of, but rather opposition to, the 223 page proposal. 

Earlier this morning, Sen. Max Baucus (D-MT) released his vision for a healthcare reform bill (Click here for a PDF version of the bill to read yourself). In it he describes the current law as well as his proposed changes or additions. Some of the issues addressed include: a public option, taxes on the healthcare industry, individual and employer mandates, Medicare cuts, and expansion of Medicaid eligibility.

  Here at FreedomWorks, we believe that it is vital to the health care debate that every idea for reform be considered by every member of Congress.  Much of the popular rhetoric being spread throughout the nation may lead the public to believe that H.R.

Senator Inhofe of Oklahoma helped kick off the Liberty Summit this morning over at the D.C. Armory.  Over 1500 people turned out for a great event.  Check out the video and pictures below. One caveat, I was running around all morning and didn't have a chance to take many pictures, but pictures from real photographers and a full report will be coming soon.