Mar 19th, 2010 · The vote to overhaul the country's heath care system is expected to take place this weekend. President Obama and leaders in Congress say they are confident the bill will pass, but there are still holdouts. Illinois Congressman Luis Gutierrez was one of them — until yesterday when he announced his support for the bill. The Democratic representative threatened to withhold his vote due to the president's lack of movement on immigration reform. Host Michel Martin speaks with Gutierrez about health care and immigration.
Keywords: Congress · Democrats · country · president · Rep · immigration · Health · movement · representative · withhold · heath · Bill
Mar 19th, 2010 · The FDA has issued the first regulations to come out of the agency since Congress gave the FDA power to regulate tobacco. The regulations clamp down on the marketing of cigarettes to children and teenagers, issuing national limits on vending machine sales, free samples and taking other steps.
Keywords: Congress · agency · FDA · national · children · regulation · teenage · machine · cigarette · youth · Tobacco · issuing
Mar 18th, 2010 · The town council in Yuma, Colo., recently passed a unanimous resolution asking Congress and the president to resolve the immigration system. Businesses in Yuma are worried they could lose their workforces if there are immigration raids.
Keywords: Congress · Town · president · Business · immigration · Colorado · Council · Resolution · workforce · Colo · yuma · unanimous
Mar 18th, 2010 · With the cap-and-trade legislation aimed at curbing global warming stalled in Congress, there's an almost-complete collapse of the market for carbon credits. That means profits are drying up for people who are paid to create those carbon credits — like farmers who manage their land in ways that capture carbon dioxide in the soil.
Keywords: Congress · global · legislation · Farmers · carbon · dioxide · captures · collapse
Mar 18th, 2010 · The debate on health care reform has brought about deep divisions within the Catholic Church, pitting nuns against bishops. Wednesday, the heads of dozens of religious orders representing 59,000 nuns signed a letter urging Congress to approve the health care bill. Their stance is clashing with the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, who oppose the bill, due to the belief that it provides for federal funding of abortions. Sister Simone Campbell, executive director of Network, a national Catholic social justice lobby, speaks with host Michel Martin. She represents one of the organizations that signed the letter to Congress
Keywords: Congress · national · director · Americans · federal · organization · executives · divisions · religious · network · Health · social
Mar 18th, 2010 · Education Secretary Arne Duncan appeared before Congress to discuss the administration's proposed changes to the "No Child Left Behind" law Wednesday. Part of the overhaul envisions requirements that school districts assign their most effective teachers to these struggling schools. Duncan seemed confident that these schools can be saved, and that teachers will work in them.
Keywords: Congress · administration · law · educating · schools · Teachers · districts · secretary · Duncan · No Child Left Behind · overhauling
Mar 17th, 2010 · Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter signed a measure requiring his attorney general to sue Congress if federal legislation requiring residents to buy insurance goes through. Similar measures, which experts say are mostly symbolic, are pending in 37 other states.
Keywords: Congress · federal · attorney · legislation · residents · Health · Gov · insurance · Idaho · c.L · overhauling · Butch Otter
Mar 17th, 2010 · Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter signed a measure requiring his attorney general to sue Congress if federal legislation requiring residents to buy insurance goes through. Similar measures, which experts say are mostly symbolic, are pending in 37 other states.
Keywords: Congress · federal · attorney · legislation · residents · Health · Gov · insurance · Idaho · c.L · overhauling · Butch Otter
