Harkin Likes Public Option In Senate HELP Committee Healthcare Bill

Senator Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) believes that the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions committee's version of health care reform legislation, which includes a public option, is right. (0:29)
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Sen. Mikulski: Affordable Health Services Act Ends Gender Discrimination In Health Coverage

"This legislation ends gender rating in insurance," said Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-Md), praising the Affordable Health Services Act that passed through the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Wednesday for ending the apparent presence of gender discrimination in health care. (0:34)
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Princeton Economics Prof. Alan Krueger says 600,000 jobs lost in 8 month period

Princeton University professor of Economics Alan Krueger spoke to The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pension Committee at a hearing today to discuss “Unemployment in a Volatile Economy: How to Secure Families and Build Opportunity.” He revealed a rise in the unemployment rate from 4.4% in March 2007 to 4.9% as of January 2008 totalling a loss of about 600,000 jobs.
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