Pelosi: Abortion Bill Is Not A Jobs Bill But Waste Of Time

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) says the GOP’s abortion bill that will be sent to the House floor Thursday night is a waste of time when the focus should be on jobs. (0:30)

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Napolitano Says Health Providers Have Plans On How To Handle Patients

The Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security says many health providers across the country have plans for how to handle patients outside the hospital so that the actual tertiary care is reserved for those who are in most need of it. Napolitano adds that this could include providing treatments in tents.
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WHO update on swine flu

The World Health Organization updates the press on the status and handling of swine flu. The call was scheduled for 4 PM EDT. (39:00)
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Sebelius: "Health care costs are crushing families"

By Kayleigh Harvey - Talk Radio News Service

At her nomination hearing Governor Kathleen Sebelius (D-Kan.) noted the challenges she faces if confirmed, stating, “Health care costs are crushing families, businesses, and government budgets. Since 2000, health insurance premiums have almost doubled and an additional 9 million Americans have become uninsured."

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Health Sec Nominee "can't even get into the building"

By Kayleigh Harvey - Talk Radio News Service

At the nomination hearing for Governor Kathleen Sebelius (D-Kan.) as Health Secretary, former Senator Robert Dole (R-Kan.), told the Senate Finance Committee, “It would really help if you could get her confirmed before the recess. She can’t even get into the building and we are a little behind anyway and this is the issue of the year. So if you guys can all, you know, do something.”

Chairman Baucus laughing at Dole’s comments, said, “You are absolutely right and that’s why we are having this hearing. So we can get her confirmed this week.”

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Health Secretary nominee: “We have by far the most expensive health system in the world"

“We have by far the most expensive health system in the world. We spend 50 per cent more per person than the next most costly nation. Americans spend more on healthcare than housing or food. General Motors spends more on healthcare than steel,” said Governor Kathleen Sebelius at her nomination hearing for Secretary of Health and Human Services in the Senate today.

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Senator Kennedy: "We have sickness care and not health care"

At Governor Kathleen Sebelius' nomination hearing for Health Secretary, Senator Edward Kennedy (D-Mass.), was back chairing his first Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing since suffering from cancer. He looked in high spirits, smiling throughout the hearing. Kennedy said, “Over the past ten months I’ve seen our health care system up close. I’ve benefited from the best of medicine, but we have too many uninsured Americans. We have sickness care and not health care.”

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McCain tackles Health Secretary nominee over government run health insurance plan

At the Governor Kathleen Sebelius' nomination hearing for Health Secretary, Senator McCain asked whether she supported a government run health insurance plan, to which Governor Sebelius responded, “If you are talking about insuring all 15 million Americans...if the question is do I support a public option side-by-side with private insurers in a health insurance exchange, yes I do.”

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Krugman: Race is our original sin in this country

by Christina Lovato, University of New Mexico-Talk Radio News service

Today at a House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health, and Human Services hearing, Paul Krugman, a professor of economics and international affairs at Princeton University said that race is our original sin in this country. Krugman also talks about universal health care coverage and issues about race. (01:17)
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Paul Krugman: Rich dumb kids are more likely to make it through college than poor smart kids

by Christina Lovato, University of New Mexico-Talk Radio News Service

Today in a House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health, and Human Services hearing, Paul Krugman, a professor of economics and international affairs at Princeton University said that we are not a society that has anything like equality of opportunity and that rich dumb kids are more likely to make it through college than poor smart kids.(00:40)
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Senator Rockefeller speaks about Alzheimer's Disease

Senator Jay Rockefeller (D-WV) speaks with Ellen Ratner about his mother's death from Alzheimer's Disease. Senator Rockefeller's wife's father also suffers from Alzheimer's, and the Senator and his wife will be receiving The Kennedy Award from the Alzheimer's Association. Rockefeller talks about the current state of Alzheimer's research. (7:39)
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COBRA coverage catch

By Kayleigh Harvey - Talk Radio News Service

Executive Director for Families USA, Ron Pollock, tells Talk Radio News Service, in a telephone conference, that the reason that so many unemployed people are uninsured is due to a catch in the COBRA coverage scheme available to them.
February 6, 2009.
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Health care reform needed says James Kvaal

Former Congressman Bob Ney talks to James Kvaal about health care reform at Radio Row on January 19, 2009 (01:52).
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Mark Spitz talks about managing high cholesterol

Mark Spitz, 7-time Olympic gold medalist in swimming, speaks with Ellen Ratner about his high cholesterol and management of high cholesterol, with or without health insurance. He also discusses his first job and how he became successful. (7:01)
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President Bush meets with Iraqi President Talabani

President Bush meets with President Talabani of Iraq in the Oval Office. Mr. Bush describes their conversation about elections laws, the Strategic Framework Agreement, and troop reductions. President Talabani thanks the US for liberating their country saying that there is very little terrorism activity left, and now it is time for reconstruction. He also spoke of better relationships with Arab neighbors. (4:57)
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“The Senate really is a family”

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) says that the Senate is concerned for Senator Ted Kennedy (D-Mass.) and his health. He says anyone who knows Kennedy knows he is a fighter, and has risen to every challenge he has faced, and that “we’re confident he will rise to this one as well.” (0:32)
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Difficult aid operations on the border of Darfur

Ellen Ratner reports on the infrastructure of southern Sudan and aid operations there. (1:23)
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Desperate living conditions for Darfur refugees

Reporting from the border of Darfur, Ellen Ratner speaks about the living conditions in southern Sudan. (1:42)
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Large differences between Sudan and Europe; some good, some bad

Dan Patterson reports from southern Sudan on the poverty there and the contrast between Sudan and Europe. (1:30)
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Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) Discusses Veterans Affairs Spending Cuts in President's 2009 Budget Proposal

At a Senate Budget Committtee Hearing, Sen. Murray says that under the budget proposal presented by OMB director Jim Nussle, Veterans earning more than $27,000 annually would have to pay for their health care.
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