The Price of Politics (66 page)

medical care reform (Obamacare).
See
health care reform

medical malpractice reform,
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Medicare

Biden working group on,
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–24,
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and Boehner-Obama debt ceiling crisis negotiations (June-July 2011),
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–56,
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–63,
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and congressional plan on debt ceiling crisis (July 2011),
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eligibility age,
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237
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270
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361
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in George Washington University Speech (April 13, 2011),
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Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB),
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at joint congressional leadership meetings on debt ceiling crisis,
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202
–3,
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North Dakota provider care reimbursements,
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in Obama’s budget plan,
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Pelosi meeting with Obama on,
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–40,
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prescription drug benefits,
123
–24,
140
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148
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157
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177
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291
–92

and Ryan plan,
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–87,
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–56,
356
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379

and sequestration, as trigger mechanism,
326

Simpson-Bowles commission proposals regarding,
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67

and supercommittee negotiations,
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362

Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) formula (Doc Fix),
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and White House staff/Republican leadership negotiations on debt ceiling crisis (July 2011),
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Meet the Press
,
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Melancon, Charlie,
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Messina, Jim,
38

Microsoft,
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Mikulski, Barbara,
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Moody’s,
220
,
265

Motorola Solutions,
49
,
52

Moynihan, Daniel Patrick,
4

Murray, Patty,
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–63

Nabors, Rob,
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and Boehner,
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and Boehner-Obama debt ceiling crisis negotiations (June-July 2011),
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–56,
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–65,
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–76,
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and calculation of potential votes for debt ceiling deal (July 21, 2011),
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–75,
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–82,
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and collapse of White House staff/Republican leadership negotiations (July 22, 2011),
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and congressional plan on debt ceiling crisis (July 2011),
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congressional plan veto, at meeting on consequences of,
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–33,
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and continuing resolutions on the budget,
93

and default risk,
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and firewall placement,
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and Gang of Six,
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–57,
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and Jackson,
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and joint congressional leadership meetings with Obama on debt ceiling crisis (July 2011),
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and McConnell,
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and meeting of Obama with Pelosi and Reid on debt ceiling crisis,
283
–85,
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288

and Obama,
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249
–50,
290
–92

and payroll tax cut two-month extension (December 2011),
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at pre-briefing for July 13, 2011 joint congressional leadership meeting,
218

at Senate Democratic Policy lunch (July 21, 2011),
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–71,
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–74,
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and sequestration trigger,
339
,
340

on tax reform,
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and White House staff/Republican leadership negotiations on debt ceiling crisis (July 2011),
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National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform.
See
Simpson-Bowles commission

National Economic Council (NEC),
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81
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89
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111

National Journal,
70
,
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National Review,
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NEC (National Economic Council),
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81
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89
,
111

Nelson, Ben,
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New Deal,
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New York Daily News,
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New York Times,
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–56,
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–54,
166
,
180
,
181
,
272
–74,
320
,
363

news organizations and news conferences.
See
media

Newsweek,
3

No Child Left Behind Act,
200

Norquist, Grover, and tax pledge,
13
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66
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184
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212
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256
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Northrop Grumman,
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Nussle, Jim,
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Obama, Barack

and Afghanistan war,
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–48,
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appeals to high purpose of elective office by,
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author interview with,
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and Biden,
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and Biden working group,
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146
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as Blue Dog,
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and Boehner,
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–61,
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–36,
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–47,
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–51,
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budget proposals by,
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–42,
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–98

on Bush administration,
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–42

and Bush tax cut extension,
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and business community,
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–53,
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and Cantor,
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–14,
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–17,
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–78,
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chief economic advisors and,
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and Coburn,
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and Conrad,
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–29,
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–73

and continuing resolutions on the budget,
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debt ceiling crisis negotiations

Boehner-Obama negotiations (June-July 2011),
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–36,
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–47,
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–51,
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–60,
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–69,
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–78,
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–86,
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Boehner’s failure to return Obama’s phone calls,
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–94,
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–301,
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and congressional plan (July 2011),
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–13,
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–20,
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–28,
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–38,
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–55

constraints on president regarding,
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–89

and firewall placement,
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“global cascade,” concerns over,
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handling of,
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–80

joint congressional leadership meetings on.
See under
debt ceiling crisis

meeting with Pelosi and Reid on,
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–88

and Obama’s reputation,
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–58

phone conversation between Obama and Boehner (July 21, 2011),
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–80,
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–79

Plan B, lack of,
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and sequestration trigger,
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–42,
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short-term deal, unacceptability of,
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–27,
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veto of congressional plan, consequences of,
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and White House staff/Republican leadership negotiations (July 2011),
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–37,
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–46,
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–68,
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–92

and default risk,
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–28

on disability insurance,
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Dreams from My Father
(2004),
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and earmark reform,
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–27

and elections of 2010,
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–58,
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on estate tax cuts,
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“fat cat,” use of,
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,
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,
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on free trade agreement with South Korea,
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and Gang of Six,
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–54,
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,
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–82

and Geithner,
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–11,
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–76,
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–28

George Washington University Speech (April 13, 2011) on long-term debt resolution,
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–107,
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Golf Summit with Boehner,
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,
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and Graham,
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at Gridiron Club dinner (2006),
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–4

and health care reform,
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,
38
–40,
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and Iraq war,
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joint congressional leadership meetings with.
See
joint congressional leadership meetings with Obama

and Krone,
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–20

and Kyl,
194

and McConnell,
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,
208
,
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,
365

and Nabors,
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,
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–50,
290
–92

“one-term president” declarations,
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and Orszag,
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