Judiciary Chairman John Conyers sees no point in lawmakers reading 1,000-page health bill--unless they have two lawyers to interpret it for them. (By: Nicholas Ballasy, Jon Schulter.)
The new White House Office of Social Innovation will receive $50 million from the economic stimulus bill to award as grants to non-profit groups working to solve social problems in innovative ways.
Rep. Trent Franks (R-Ariz.) said that the Senate health care reform bill, which provides for taxpayer money to go to insurers that provide abortions, is unconscionable and that there are many pro-life Democrats who can help stop it.
Sen. Jeff Sesssions (R-Ala.), concerning nominess to the Supreme Court, said that "no Senator has given less respect to a president’s nominee since probably Senator Obama," in reference to nominees chosen by President George W. Bush. (By Nicholas Ballasy; Jon Schulter)
Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D.-Md.) slipped an amendment into the Senate health care bill that would allow the administraion to mandate that insurance companies cover abortion and taxpayers pay for it.
Members of Congress told CNSNews.com that they will read and study the entire final version of health care legislation before they vote on it, and they urged all Americans to study the legislation as well. (Nicholas Ballasy; Jon Schulter; Bridget Miller.)
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told CNSNews.com she pledges to give the public 'ample time' to read the final health care bill.
Speaker Nancy Pelosi said the CBO must estimate the cost of the final health care bill before House votes on it. (By: Monica Gabriel; Jon Schulter.)
Former Senate Intelligecne Chairman Bob Graham (D-Fla.) said former Vice President Dick Cheney was correct to call for release of CIA reports on the effectivness of enhanced interrogation techniques used on some terrorist detainees. (Nicholas Ballasy, Jon Schulter, Bridget Miller.)
Avowed lesbian Elaine Kaplan, general counsel of the White House Office of Personnel Management, said President Obama is committed to repealing the Defense of Marriage Act and the military's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy. (Nicholas Ballasy, Jon Schulter, Bridget Miller.)