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	<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:29:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Transparency means allowing for opposing views (Sen. John Thune)</title>
		<link>http://blog.thehill.com/2009/07/02/transparency-means-allowing-for-opposing-views-sen-john-thune/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.thehill.com/2009/07/02/transparency-means-allowing-for-opposing-views-sen-john-thune/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:29:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>S.D. GOP Sen. John Thune</dc:creator>
		
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.thehill.com/?p=13032</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Last week the House of Representatives barely passed a “cap and trade” bill, and the Senate may take up similar legislation later this year. Should a cap and trade program similar to the one passed by the House become law, it would have a significant impact on all sectors of our economy, so it is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Reducing medical liability insurance rates (Rep. Michael Burgess)</title>
		<link>http://blog.thehill.com/2009/07/02/reducing-medical-liability-insurance-rates-rep-michael-burgess/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.thehill.com/2009/07/02/reducing-medical-liability-insurance-rates-rep-michael-burgess/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:31:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Texas GOP Rep. Michael Burgess</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Healthcare]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.thehill.com/?p=13027</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I was pleased that the question on medical justice reform I submitted via YouTube for the White House town hall on health care was selected to be asked of President Obama.
Even more so, I was pleased to hear that President Obama and I share the common goal of reducing medical liability insurance rates and the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Government gives private contractors bonuses they don&#8217;t deserve (Sen. Tom Carper)</title>
		<link>http://blog.thehill.com/2009/07/02/government-gives-private-contractors-bonuses-they-dont-deserve-sen-tom-carper/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.thehill.com/2009/07/02/government-gives-private-contractors-bonuses-they-dont-deserve-sen-tom-carper/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 13:43:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Del. Dem. Sen. Tom Carper</dc:creator>
		
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.thehill.com/?p=13025</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Recently, the American people woke up to the news that the CEOs of many large financial institutions are receiving bonuses that are way out of touch with the rest of the working world.
It’s one thing to pay executives well if their company performs well, but it’s another to provide astronomical bonuses when they perform poorly.
Unfortunately, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Big Question, July 1: Will Franken&#8217;s victory make a substantial impact on the Senate, or is 60 seats more of a symbolic threshold?</title>
		<link>http://blog.thehill.com/2009/07/01/big-question-july-1-will-frankens-victory-make-a-substantial-impact-on-the-senate-or-is-60-seats-more-of-a-symbolic-threshold/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.thehill.com/2009/07/01/big-question-july-1-will-frankens-victory-make-a-substantial-impact-on-the-senate-or-is-60-seats-more-of-a-symbolic-threshold/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 20:46:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael O'Brien</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[Franken]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Senate]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[the big question]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.thehill.com/?p=13019</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Ron Bonjean, President of The Bonjean Company, said:
“Most Americans don’t understand the arcane rules of the United States Senate. What they do understand are bipartisan accomplishments reached by Congress on issues like the economy, health care and climate change. Therefore, the 60 seat threshold might only serve the Democrats well on procedural votes.”
Lanny J. Davis, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A responsible regulatory framework needed (Rep. Michele Bachmann)</title>
		<link>http://blog.thehill.com/2009/07/01/a-responsible-regulatory-framework-needed-rep-michele-bachmann/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.thehill.com/2009/07/01/a-responsible-regulatory-framework-needed-rep-michele-bachmann/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:35:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Minn. GOP Rep. Michele Bachmann</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Economy/Budget]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.thehill.com/?p=12992</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Moving forward, it&#8217;s vital that we make the necessary reforms to our financial regulatory framework, but the President&#8217;s proposals miss the mark.
First of all, he proposes expanding the role of the Federal Reserve – the big spender that has pumped about $8 trillion of your money into Wall Street’s bailout with just about no accountability, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New benefits make student loan repayment more manageable and affordable for millions (Rep. George Miller)</title>
		<link>http://blog.thehill.com/2009/07/01/new-benefits-make-student-loan-repayment-more-manageable-and-affordable-for-millions-rep-george-miller/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.thehill.com/2009/07/01/new-benefits-make-student-loan-repayment-more-manageable-and-affordable-for-millions-rep-george-miller/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:34:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Calif. Dem. Rep. George Miller</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Education]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Today new benefits go into effect that will make monthly student loan payments more manageable and affordable for millions of students and borrowers struggling to stay afloat in this tough economic climate.
These benefits were enacted as part of the College Cost Reduction and Access Act, a law I sponsored in 2007 that made historic investments [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Preserving Medicare&#8217;s success, 43 years later (Rep. Steny Hoyer and Rep. John Dingell)</title>
		<link>http://blog.thehill.com/2009/07/01/preserving-medicares-success-43-years-later-rep-steny-hoyer-and-rep-john-dingell/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.thehill.com/2009/07/01/preserving-medicares-success-43-years-later-rep-steny-hoyer-and-rep-john-dingell/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 14:58:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rep. Steny Hoyer and Rep. John Dingell</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Healthcare]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.thehill.com/?p=12984</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[As popular as Medicare is now, it is hard to believe that it was once bitterly opposed. Medicare came into existence 43 years ago today, in the face of many who doubted that it could cover millions of people, provide them with excellent care, and keep costs low.
By now, though, Medicare has proven to be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Close vote spells doom for cap-and-tax in the Senate (Sen. James Inhofe)</title>
		<link>http://blog.thehill.com/2009/07/01/close-vote-spells-doom-for-cap-and-tax-in-the-senate-sen-james-inhofe/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.thehill.com/2009/07/01/close-vote-spells-doom-for-cap-and-tax-in-the-senate-sen-james-inhofe/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 14:45:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Okla. GOP Sen. James Inhofe</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Energy/Environment]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.thehill.com/?p=12982</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[America&#8217;s Clean Energy and Security Act&#8221; (Waxman-Markey bill) passed by a vote of 219 to 212. Even with a large Democratic majority, the Democratic leadership and President Obama were forced to do everything possible to get this bill passed. Arms were twisted and chits were traded.
Al Gore was called in, then waved off.  Despite the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Energy tax would move manufacturing overseas (Rep. Don Manzullo)</title>
		<link>http://blog.thehill.com/2009/06/30/energy-tax-would-move-manufacturing-overseas-rep-don-manzullo/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.thehill.com/2009/06/30/energy-tax-would-move-manufacturing-overseas-rep-don-manzullo/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 18:13:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ill. GOP Rep. Don Manzullo</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Energy/Environment]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.thehill.com/?p=12978</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I opposed the “national energy tax” bill because it will only encourage the movement of more manufacturing overseas and increase global pollution to areas of the world that will not be encumbered by similar regulations.  There were numerous problems with the bill.  As a Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, I wanted to have [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Supreme Court reversal of Sotomayor raises more questions than it answers (Sen. John Cornyn)</title>
		<link>http://blog.thehill.com/2009/06/30/supreme-court-reversal-of-sotomayor-raises-more-questions-than-it-answers-sen-john-cornyn/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.thehill.com/2009/06/30/supreme-court-reversal-of-sotomayor-raises-more-questions-than-it-answers-sen-john-cornyn/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 15:18:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Texas GOP Sen. John Cornyn</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.thehill.com/?p=12976</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Supreme Court has now decided Ricci v. DeStefano, commonly known as the New Haven firefighter case. The Supreme Court reversed the lower court decision that was joined by Judge Sotomayor. The Second Circuit saw the case as an easy victory of for the city of New Haven because the city&#8217;s refusal to follow the [...]]]></description>
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