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Bernie Sanders Or Mitch McConnell., Who Do You Believe? Part II. A James Pence Video

As promised this is the second in our series of videos concerning Health Care Reform. This video focuses on the insurance companies. You tell us. Who do you believe, Bernie Sanders or the Republican Senate leader Mitch McConnell? Stay tuned for Part III

Mitch, You Can't Have It Both Ways. A James Pence Video

Signers Of The Declaration Of Independence Video

A James Pence video, music "America" by Harry Pickens

Healthcare Blues. A James Pence Video

 

Congressman John Conyers Tells It Like It is At Indiana University Southeast.

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Congressman John Yarmuth co-sponsor of HR 676, single payer healthcare, introduced Congressman John Conyers , click here to view the video, and Congressman Conyers let it all hang out and with his soft unassuming voice and mannerisms exposing the maneuvering by the Whitehouse, Nancy Pelosi and members of Congress to kill HR 676, single payer healthcare. Click here to view the video. Click here to view photos of the event.
Conyers had this to say to the the folks attending the event:
"What kind of Healthcare are we going to get?" I'm here to predict you get the kind of healthcare you deserve, not the kind you ought to have, not the kind that you want, but it's all going to depend on you."
Conyers had this to say about Barack Obama:
" We seem to be getting an inordinate amount of reverse advice giving."
"Well, listen to Amy Goodman." She's got the tapes of him making some of the most brilliant remarks in Support of HR 676 that anybody has ever made, but he ain't making them now."

Single Payer Healthcare Rally In Louisville, Kentucky. James Pence Videos

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Paul Whiteley, thanks for the music.
The supporters of Single Payer Healthcare (HR 676) may have not a seat at the table like Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina, but I can tell you they are not going away. Click here to view photos of the rally.
When folks take off from their jobs to participate in a rally, in deep Red Kentucky, for Single Payer the you can be assured this is an issue that's not going to die no matter how many Rick Scott's there are fighting for the insurance Companies.
Click here to view Bill Londrigan, President of the Kentucky AFL-CIO, speaking at the rally. Click here to view Rocky Comito President of UAW Local 862 speaking at the rally.

Health insurers bulk up 1Q spending on lobbying
The five largest private insurers and the trade group America's Health Insurance Plans spent a total of $6.4 million in the first quarter, an increase of more than $1 million from the same quarter last year. The industry is working to counter proposals endorsed by the White House that would offer a government insurance option for millions of Americans.
Indianapolis-based WellPoint Inc. and Louisville, Ky.-based Humana Inc. both saw first-quarter spending rise 16 percent to $1.2 million and $370,000, respectively. Spending for Philadelphia-based Cigna Corp. nearly doubled to $450,000 in the first quarter from a year ago.

Reckon the CEO's don't want to give up their big salaries?

Forbes
David B Snow Jr  CEO Medco Health, $21.76 million, 5-Year Compensation Total $36.29 million.
Dale B Wolf CEO Coventry Health Care, $20.86 million, 5-Year Compensation Total $61.91 million. 
Michael B McCallister CEO Humana, $20.06 million, 5-Year Compensation Total $60.64 million. 
Ronald A Williams CEO Aetna $8.88 million.
Trevor Fetter CEO Tenet Healthcare $5.80 million, 5-Year Compensation Total $19.08 million. 
Stephen J Hemsley CEO UnitedHealth $4.00 million.
John H Hammergren CEO McKesson $44.91 million, 5-Year Compensation Total $94.59 million.
Miles D White CEO  Abbott Laboratories $44.76 million, 5-Year Compensation Total $76.47 million. 
William C Weldon CEO Johnson & Johnson $15.41 million, 5-Year Compensation Total $49.15 million.  
Jeffrey B Kindler CEO Pfizer $5.76 million.
John C Lechleiter CEO Eli Lilly & Co $5.13 million.
James M Cornelius CEO Bristol-Myers Squibb $5.06 million.

Jim Anderson Stivers Speaks About His Ethics Complaint. A James Pence Video

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May 26, 2009
I went to Frankfort, Ky. today hoping to get an interview with Jim Anderson Stivers concerning his recent ethics complaint. Jim agreed and the video is below.
I have also contacted the the blogger Mr. Stivers' mentioned in the interview, by email, and offered him the same type of interview.