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A Message from Congress: No One Questions Our Authority
CNSNews.com asked members of Congress where the Constitution gave them the authority to mandate that individuals buy health insurance. They had a variety of answers.
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Sen. Hatch: 'We Can Do Without A Number of Federal Agencies' or 'Programs'
Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) said there are "a number of federal agencies, or at least federal programs" that could be scaled back or ended to help trim federal spending.
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Axelrod: Will Republicans 'Sit on the Sidelines' and 'Hope the Country Fails'
Senior White House adviser David Axelrod told CNSNews.com Republicans must decide if they are going to sit on the sidelines and hope Obama fails and the country fails
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McCain Calls for Massive Spending Cuts
Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) said he would support cutting federal spending enough to counter-balance the $6 trillion in new debt the CBO now predicts the government will take on over the next decade.
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Counterterror Boss: U.S. Permits Entry by Some Terrorists
Michael Leiter, director of the National Counterterrorism Center, told the Senate last week that some on terrorist watchlist are allowed to enter the U.S.
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Pence: Abortion Language in Senate Health Bill 'Critical' to Its Demise
At the "March for Life," Rep. Mike Pence (R-Ind.) said language in the Senate health care bill to allow tax dollars to go to health plans that cover abortion played a “critical role” in the bill’s current demise.
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Gabrielle Union: 'I Don't Need To Watch' 'Boring' Health Care Negotiations on TV
Actress Gabrielle Union, host of the Black Entertainment Television Honoros ceremony, said she didn't need to watch Congress' health care negotiations on TV because "it's boring" and "tedious."
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Less Than 1% of 'Known, Suspected Terrorists' Were Put on 'No Fly' List
Terrorist Screening Center Director Timothy Healy testified Dec. 9 before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee that only 3,400 people out of 400,000 on the Terrorist Watchlist were put on the "No Fly" list, which the Dept. of Homeland Security uses to screen air travelers.
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Boxer Supports 'Hyde Idea'
Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) said she supports the "idea" of barring federal funds from going to pay for abortions, but voted against an amendment that would place that ban in the Senate health-care bill.
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Landrieu: Let 'Constitutional Lawyers' Explain Congress' Power To Make People Buy Health Insurance
Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-La.) said that she would leave it to "constitutional lawyers" to explain where Congress gets the constitutional power to require that Americans buy health insurance.
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Bring Gitmo Terrorists to USA Is Dems' Jobs Program, Says Rep. Franks
Rep. Trent Franks (R-Ariz.) said that Democrats' "jobs program" is to bring terrorists from Guantanamo Bay to prisons and civilian courts in the United States.
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Stevie Wonder: 'I Can't Handle' New Michael Jackson Film, 'This Is It'
Award-winning singer Stevie Wonder said he has not seen the Michael Jackson movie "This Is It" and "can't really handle going to see it now."
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Sen. Warner: Congress Mandating Purchase of Health Insurance Like Medicaid and Driver's License
Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) said that Congress' constitutional authority to require individuals to buy health insurance is like Medicaid, Medicare and states requiring driver's licenses.