Business Owners On Hiring Freeze Because Of Unpredictable Health Care Bill, Says Lawmaker

Rep. Dan Lungren (D-Calif.) says that business owners are afraid to hire new employees because of the unpredictability of the health care bill. (0:14)

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New Organization Aimed At Implementing Health Care Provision, Says Official

Jay Angoff, Director of the Office of Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight (CIIO), says his office was created by Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius to assist in implementing the provisions of the health care overhaul bill. (0:47)

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GOP Might Not Be Able To Challenge Abortion During Reconciliation, Says Expert

Cheryl D. Block, J.D., a law professor at Washington University in St. Louis, says that the issue of abortion in the health care bill is a policy issue, and may not be subject to Republican points of order during the reconciliation process. (0:30)
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MOS: Senate Health Care Bill Limits Choice

A Capitol Hill woman who requested anonymity tells TRNS on Monday that she thinks the Senate's bill will take away health care choices from Americans. (0:32)
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Democrat Pleads With Fellow Senators To Pass Health Reform Bill

Sen. Ted Kaufman (D-Del.) says that if the Senate does not pass a health care bill, the Senate will most likely not re-visit the issue for a "very long time." He says before voting against a health care bill, one must think about the consequences of keeping the present system intact. (0:25)
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House Republican Accuses Congress Of Rushing Health Care Bill

Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI.) accuses Congress of rushing through the health care bill and not allowing public debate. (0:45)
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"There Is No Republican Health Care Plan," Says House Democrat

“There is no Republican health care plan out there,” says Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) in response to what he described as the Republican “misinformation campaign” that is slowing health care reform efforts. He says Republicans are satisfied with the status quo and “don’t want to show the American people where they stand on these issues.” (0:33)
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Health Reform Bill Will Aid Nurses, Says California Democrat

Rep. Lois Capps (D-Calif.), a former nurse, says the health reform bill making its way through Congress recognizes the role nurses play in our nation's health care system by providing more funding and education to nursing programs. (:19)
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Casey Says Summer Session Will Be Crucial For Health Care Legislation

Senator Bob Casey (D-Pa) speaks about having a health care bill ready for the President to look at by the fall. Sen. Casey says Congress has a lot of work to do over the Summer to meet that deadline. (:59)
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