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Harkin feels heat from progressives over reconciliation

By Jason Hancock 3/1/10

U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, is catching flak from progressive organizations for not coming out in support of passing a public insurance option through reconciliation.
The Progressive Change Campaign Committee (PCCC) is urging its members to contact Harkin and demand he sign on to a plan to use reconciliation, a procedural move that bypasses the filibuster [...]

Poll: Majority of Iowans favor use of reconciliation

By Jason Hancock 2/26/10

The latest Research 2000 poll of Iowa voters found that 66 percent would favor using reconciliation to pass a health care reform bill that they felt benefited their family.
The poll was commissioned by the Progressive Change Campaign Committee (PCCC), Democracy for Action and Credo Action, three groups pushing for passage of a public insurance option [...]

Groups slam Grassley in new health reform TV ad

By Jason Hancock 8/31/09

The Progressive Change Campaign Committee and Democracy for America are running a television ad in Iowa demanding U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley support a public option in health care reform legislation.

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