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		<title>NorCal House Dems knock Obamacare repeal vote</title>
		<link>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2013/05/16/norcal-house-dems-knock-obamacare-repeal-vote/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 00:14:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Richman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Ami Bera]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Eric Swalwell]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The House voted 229-195 today to repeal the “Obamacare” federal health care reforms enacted in 2010 – the 37th time that Republicans have tried to repeal or eliminate funding for the law. The only two Democrats to vote for H.R. 45 were Jim Matheson of Utah and Mike McIntyre of North Carolina, both of whom [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lawmakers tout free birth control under new law</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Aug 2012 18:15:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Richman</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[healthcare reform]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jackie Speier]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Some Bay Area lawmakers are highlighting the fact that effective today, the Affordable Care Act requires insurers to provide free, guaranteed preventative health care for women including contraception, HPV and HIV testing, domestic violence screening, breastfeeding support and supplies and more. “Beginning today, 47 million women across the country, including five million women in California, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Reactions to the Affordable Care Act repeal vote</title>
		<link>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2012/07/11/reactions-to-the-affordable-care-act-repeal-vote/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2012/07/11/reactions-to-the-affordable-care-act-repeal-vote/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jul 2012 22:57:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Richman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Anna Eshoo]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Barbara Lee]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[George Miller]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[healthcare reform]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[John Garamendi]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mike Honda]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mike Thompson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[U.S. House]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Affordable Care Act]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Congress]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kim Vann]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ObamaCare]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here’s what some Northern California voices had to say about today’s symbolic, 244-185 House vote to repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. From Rep. John Garamendi, D-Walnut Grove: “I should be saying today that the House of Representatives voted for a good bipartisan jobs bill to get Americans back to work … but [...]]]></description>
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		<title>California state officials speak on SCOTUS ruling</title>
		<link>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2012/06/28/california-state-officials-speak-on-scotus-ruling/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2012/06/28/california-state-officials-speak-on-scotus-ruling/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jun 2012 19:16:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Richman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Assembly]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Darrell Steinberg]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dave Jones]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gavin Newsom]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gov. Jerry Brown]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[healthcare reform]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[California’s foremost elected officials are speaking out about the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling upholding the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act. From Gov. Jerry Brown: “Today&#8217;s dramatic Supreme Court ruling removes the last roadblock to fulfilling President Obama&#8217;s historic plan to bring health care to millions of uninsured citizens.” From Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom: “There [...]]]></description>
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		<title>McNerney, Garamendi &amp; foes on SCOTUS ruling</title>
		<link>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2012/06/28/mcnerney-garamendi-foes-on-scotus-ruling/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2012/06/28/mcnerney-garamendi-foes-on-scotus-ruling/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jun 2012 17:24:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Richman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[2012 Congressional Election]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[healthcare reform]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jerry McNerney]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[John Garamendi]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Supreme Court ruling upholding the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act ensures the health care reform law will be a top issue in this November’s battles for control of the House. In and near the Bay Area, the candidates have come out swinging today. From Rep. Jerry McNerney, D-Stockton, who’s seeking re-election in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Reactions to the SCOTUS health care reform ruling</title>
		<link>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2012/06/28/reactions-to-the-scotus-health-care-reform-ruling/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2012/06/28/reactions-to-the-scotus-health-care-reform-ruling/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jun 2012 16:01:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Richman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Anna Eshoo]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Barbara Boxer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Barbara Lee]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dianne Feinstein]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[George Miller]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[healthcare reform]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jackie Speier]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[John Boehner]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lynn Woolsey]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mike Honda]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mike Thompson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nancy Pelosi]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pete Stark]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Zoe Lofgren]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/?p=20198</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Your lawmakers are sounding off on the U.S. Supreme Court&#8217;s decision upholding the Affordable Care Act as constitutional. From U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif.: “The Supreme Court’s ruling is a victory for America’s families, who deserve affordable health care. “The decision is great news for the millions of Californians who have already seen the benefits [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Local Dems running hard with student-loan issue</title>
		<link>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2012/05/01/local-dems-running-hard-with-student-loan-issue/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2012/05/01/local-dems-running-hard-with-student-loan-issue/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2012 21:32:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Richman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Barbara Boxer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Barbara Lee]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Harry Reid]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Democrats are running hard with the student-loan issue, including some efforts here in the Bay Area. The interest rate on need-based student loans will double to 6.8 percent July 1 unless a law is passed. Both sides of the aisle appear to favor freezing the interest rate, yet each side is using the question of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>$122.3 mil in grants to California health centers</title>
		<link>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2012/05/01/122-3-mil-in-grants-to-california-health-centers/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2012/05/01/122-3-mil-in-grants-to-california-health-centers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2012 19:24:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Richman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[healthcare reform]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Affordable Care Act]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bay Area]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[California]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[community health centers]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/?p=19623</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services today announced almost $122.3 million in grants awarded to California community health centers – including about $24.9 million in the greater Bay Area – under the Affordable Care Act health care reform law. Grantees estimate these awards will help them serve approximately 166,504 new patients. But it’s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama 2012 defends, touts health care reform</title>
		<link>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2012/03/19/obama-2012-defends-touts-health-care-reform/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2012/03/19/obama-2012-defends-touts-health-care-reform/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Mar 2012 21:02:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Richman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[2012 presidential election]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[As the Affordable Care Act&#8216;s second anniversary looms this week, the war of words over its worth is becoming deafening. It&#8217;s a fascinating phenomenon, in that both sides truly seem to believe they have a winning issue here. Here in Oakland, Democratic activist Christine Pelosi of San Francisco – daughter of House Minority Leader Nancy [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chan plans hearing on health care reform impacts</title>
		<link>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2011/11/10/chan-plans-hearing-on-health-care-reform-impacts/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2011/11/10/chan-plans-hearing-on-health-care-reform-impacts/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Nov 2011 01:41:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Richman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Alameda County]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Alameda County Supervisor Wilma Chan – a former Assembly Health Committee chair who championed health insurance for kids – on Monday will host the first in a series of hearings on local implementation of national health care reforms. The hearing, from 9 to 10:30 a.m. in the Board of Supervisors’ chambers on the fifth floor [...]]]></description>
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