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Category Archives: Health

Senator Dick Durbin On Why We Need Government

From yesterday’s New York Times “Senators Urge More Stringent Rules for Toy Safety” - links mine:
Senator Richard J. Durbin, Democrat of Illinois, praised the toy industry for acknowledging that hazardous toys are a real problem.
‘There is no corporate denial here,’ he said. ‘There is no defensive crouch.’
But Mr. Durbin said he was disappointed with … […]

Posted 14 September 2007 † Hiram Wurf § Bush Administration § Democratic Party § Economy § Foreign Policy § Illinois Politics § Political Communication § Security Platform § Youth ‡ Comments (0) °

Biggert, Kirk, Roskam Vote Against Childrens Health And Medicare Protection Act Of 2007

[Thanks to Gloria Andersen for pointing out the votes.]
Paul Krugman summarizes the legislation, which involves expanding health care to financially qualified children through increased tobacco taxes and reductions in private insurance subsidies to Medicare. The bill does not cut any funds to the lower cost, more efficient, traditional government Medicare plan that the vast […]

Posted 10 August 2007 † Hiram Wurf § Bush Administration § Dollars and Social Sense § DuPage Politics § Healthcare § IL - 10th Congressional District § IL - 13th Congressional District § IL - 6th Congressional District § Illinois Politics § Medicine § Political Communication § Republican Party § Security Platform § Youth ‡ Comments (4) °

Leaving The World A Better Place…

I just found out that a Dean volunteer I knew has end-stage cancer. I didn’t know her well - but she struck me as sincere and dedicated about making the world a better place - it was a lifelong dedication that went far beyond the Dean Campaign and “politics.” She isn’t particularly old, […]

Posted 20 July 2007 † Hiram Wurf § Howard Dean § Illinois Political Campaigns § Illinois Politics § Presidential Election 04 ‡ Comments (0) °

The State Of American Manufacturing - Where’s The Commercial

You would think Chinese manufacturing is in crisis. News of imported Chinese contaminated food of various types, including various types of meat, and other products like toothpaste, seems to come every month. Toy recalls, including those for highly visible, upper-end products, often involving lead paint, keep chugging along. Between food poisoning, lead […]

Posted 17 July 2007 † Hiram Wurf § Economic Development § Economy § Environment § Foreign Policy § Political Communication § Union ‡ Comments (2) °

Durbin Seeks To Streamline Food Safety - Monitoring Shouldn’t Depend On Pizza Toppings

Food safety regulation in the U.S. is fragmented among 12 federal agencies with no overarching logic. Providing safe cheese pizza is the responsibility of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) - but if you put pepperoni on it, the Department of Agriculture is responsible. That makes no sense. The results from spinach […]

Posted 17 May 2007 † Hiram Wurf § Illinois Politics § Political Communication ‡ Comments (1) °