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Sallie Mae takes cue from Charlie Crist, launches ad against Health Care Reform, urges voters to contact Kendrick Meek

Published on March 18, 2010 in Statewide by Peter Schorsch

Sallie Mae began an ad campaign in the Miami area Tuesday urging Florida residents to call Kendrick Meek, and ask him to vote against health care legislation — which includes an education reform provision — that would strip companies of the ability to originate student loans. The ads will run in Meek’s district. The commercial will run through the final reconciliation vote and will broadcast on several television channels in the Miami area. Sallie Mae said it wants residents to…

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By setting special election date in April, Charlie Crist complicates chances of health care reform passing

Published on March 17, 2010 in Statewide by Peter Schorsch

Interesting point from Anthony Man: U.S. Rep. Robert Wexler, D-Boca Raton, resigned from his Broward-Palm Beach County congressional seat, effective Jan. 3. When he announced his decision in October, he’d hoped that sticking around until the beginning of the year would mean health care legislation would be done and signed into law by the president. But, as everyone knows, that debate bogged down and Wexler – a certain “yes” on health care overhaul – is gone. Enter Gov. Charlie Crist.…

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Marco Rubio would repeal health-care reform

Published on January 14, 2010 in Statewide by Peter Schorsch

U.S. Senate candidate Marco Rubio said today he’d support legislation to repeal any health-care reform plan that may pass this year. Rubio, a former Florida House speaker, has signed on to the conservative Club for Growth’s “Repeal It!” campaign, an effort that would seek to undo any health-care bill passed by Democrats in Congress. Rubio, who is challenging Gov. Charlie Crist for the Republican nomination, says the proposed health-care bill runs “contrary to the principles of limited government that have…

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PolitiFact says Rep. Joe Wilson is the one lying

Published on September 10, 2009 in Uncategorized by Peter Schorsch

From PolitiFact: We suspect it’s rare that the president gets heckled during a speech to a joint session of Congress, but Rep. Joe Wilson didn’t hold back. “You lie!” shouted the South Carolina Republican. This was in response to President Barack Obama’s statements on illegal immigrants. “There are also those who claim that our reform effort will insure illegal immigrants,” Obama said. “This, too, is false – the reforms I’m proposing would not apply to those who are here illegally.”…

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