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Posts in category "health care"

President Obama more popular with Latinos than whites

A recent poll administered by Latino Decisions found President Obama has a 74 percent approval rating among Latino voters. This is startling especially when you consider a recent Gallup poll found the president only has a 39 percent approval rating among whites. Also the new Latino Decisions poll found that Latino voters rank health care... Read more »
By Teresa Puente,
December 3, 2009 at 1:24 pm
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Tea party protesters and Joe Wilson are wrong on health care

Have you seen any of the coverage of these so-called tea party rallies? There was a massive march in Washington, D.C. over the weekend. It was organized by the FreedomWorks Foundation led by former House leader Dick Armey. Watching the coverage on CNN this weekend was nothing short of disturbing. One guy carried a gun... Read more »
By Teresa Puente,
September 13, 2009 at 4:58 pm
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Joe Wilson's lie is Carmen Velasquez's truth

The health care debate continues and we heard President Obama speak to the nation about his plan Wednesday night.  Indeed the president’s speech was grossly interrupted by Congresssman Joe Wilson, a Republican from South Carolina. Wilson screamed, “You lie!” when Obama said that undocumented immigrants would NOT be covered by health care reform. His emotional... Read more »
By Teresa Puente,
September 10, 2009 at 8:28 am
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Should the undocumented get health care?

The health care debate is raging across the country and some have falsely claimed that proposed legislation would cover undocumented immigrants. It won’t. President Obama made that clear in a recent interview below with Spanish-language journalist Maria Elena Salinas. But I think it should. I’m not saying the undocumented should get free health care. But... Read more »
By Teresa Puente,
August 20, 2009 at 12:05 pm
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