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Schwarzenegger: California Needs a 'Sweetheart Deal,' Too
New York Times - 1/6/10 - Congressional Democratic leaders, including the House speaker, Nancy Pelosi, who represents San Francisco, are taking issue with Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s criticism of the major health care legislation.
In State of the State address, Arnold Schwarzenegger unveils an ambitious wish list
Los Angeles Times - 1/7/10 - Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Wednesday exhorted lawmakers to overhaul the funding system for state prisons and higher education, approve a jobs creation package and seek more money from Washington, even as he attacked the national healthcare plan.
Health-care reform bill's proposed tax on high-cost plans raises questions
Washington Post - 1/7/10 - With Congress on the verge of imposing a new tax on high-cost health insurance plans, skeptics continue to raise questions about who would be hit hardest and whether health-care spending would be limited as much as proponents say.
Obama favors 'Cadillac tax' for healthcare
Los Angeles Times - 1/7/10 - President Obama told top Democratic House members on Wednesday that he favored a tax on insurance companies offering more expensive healthcare plans as a means of extending insurance to millions of people who are not covered, according to a person familiar with the meeting.
How interest groups behind health-care legislation are financed is often unclear
Washington Post - 1/7/10 - Many of the Washington interest groups that are seeking to shape final health-care legislation in the coming weeks operate with opaque financing, often receiving hidden support from insurers, drugmakers or unions.
More Health Aid Gets Backing
Wall Street Journal - 1/7/10 - The White House supports an effort to tweak the health bill so it makes insurance more affordable for the lowest earners. But the change would drive up the cost of the overhaul, an area where lawmakers have little room to maneuver.
