Suppose you were interested in learning about an issue, in this case a major issue. Where would you find good information? You can track down the official legislative documents at the THOMAS website and the Congressional Budget Office, which is charged with estimating the financial impact of all bills. As noted in class, however, a lot happens behind the scenes. So you can also draw on for specialized and general media coverage of the issue And you can go to where the action is taking place: House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Henry Waxman
(D-Calif.) House Ways and Means Committee Chair Charles Rangel (D-N.Y.) House Education and Labor Committee Chair George Miller (D-Calif.) Senate Majority Leader Senate Minority Leader Senate Finance Committee Chair Max Baucus (D-Mont.) Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee Chair Edward Kennedy (D-Mass.) Senate Budget Committee Chair Kent Conrad (D-N.D.) Then of course, you can start to investigate the issue on your own: what the experts think: Health care Priorities what the public thinks:How Obama care differs from the Clinton plan What do we really know about health care costs? the facts about health and health care coverage although facts can support different viewpoints! |
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