May 10th, 2012 
Administrator 
Remember the debt ceiling debate last summer? Yes, the one that was solved only after both parties agreed to automatic across-the-board cuts, known as “sequester” should a deal not be reached to cut $1.2 trillion from our federal deficit over the next 10 years? The programs on the block are defense and domestic programs that [...]
Posted in Budget, Community, Congress, Economy, Education, Employment, Features, Federal Aid, Healthcare, Legislature, News, President Obama, Women 
No Comments » April 1st, 2012 Administrator 
Wondering what happens next? The Washington Post ran a great article recently detailing the next steps. While the Justices likely know the ruling already, the world will have to wait until this summer to hear the ruling. “It starts with a conference on Friday, where the justices— and only the justices —likely will discuss [...]
March 27th, 2012 Administrator 
Are you following the journey the Patient Protective Care Act has taken from Congressional passing to this week’s Supreme Court hearings? This week the Supreme Court began three days of oral arguments over President Obama’s health-care overhaul, pitting the Obama administration against 26 states that say Congress exceeded its authority by requiring Americans to obtain [...]
Posted in Community, Congress, Features, Healthcare, Legislature, President Obama, Supreme Court No Comments » December 17th, 2011 Administrator 
Would the world be in better shape if more women were in charge? Recently, Gloria Steinem and Tiffany Dufu, President of the White House Project, sat down with Bloomberg News and discussed this idea. Their talk covered women, politics, and sex and they asserted the world would in fact be in a better condition if [...]
Posted in Community, Economy, Education, Elections, Employment, Energy, Features, Healthcare, Video, Women 
Tags: Gloria Steinem, If Woman Ran the World, Tiffany Dufu, White House Project No Comments » May 2nd, 2011 Administrator 
This week on the Anita Estell Show: With returning veterans, aging baby boomers, child welfare, demands placed families, hospitals and schools, there is a growing need for social workers. Please join me for a conversation with Dr. Elizabeth Clark, the Executive Director of the National Association of Social Workers. Extraordinary work is underway in communities across the [...]
December 23rd, 2010 Administrator What bills did you support this year? Were they passed or did they did on the congressional floor, victims of the increasingly partisan Congress? 2010 saw a flurry of legislative activity and some pretty monumental bills have been passed this year despite the bitter partisanship that marked the 110th Congress. This just goes to show [...]
Posted in Budget, Congress, Economy, Education, Employment, Energy, Features, Federal Aid, Healthcare, Legislative Calendar, Legislature, News, President Obama Tags: 111th congress, anita estell blog, Deficit, economic recovery, Economy, federal budget cuts, Federal Debt, government funding, House of Representatives, jobless recovery, Policy, Politics, The Peoples Place, US House of Representatives, www.anitaestellblog.com No Comments » June 22nd, 2010 Administrator Interested in learning more about how health reform benefits you and others across America or learning more about the programs for which you may be eligible? On March 23, 2010, President Obama signed into law the comprehensive health reform legislation, the Patient Protection and Affordability Act. One week later he signed the Health Care and [...]
August 17th, 2009 Administrator The Energy and Commerce Committee approved H.R. 3200, “America’s Affordable Health Choices Act,” by a vote of 31 to 28 before the August recess. Across America, citizens are speaking out and weighing in at town hall meetings. When lawmakers return, congress will be that much closer to a full House vote. This legislation will be [...]
July 12th, 2009 Administrator The Center for American Progress released a report entitled the Two Trillion Dollar Solution, that offers a solution of fundamental health system reform involving just three strategies that will lead to federal savings of about $550 billion over the next decade.
Posted in Economy, Healthcare Tags: 111th congress, Anita Estell, anita estell blog, Capitol Hill, Center for American Progress, Congress, Economy, government funding, Healthcare, House of Representatives, Legislature, Policy, Politics, president barack obama, President Obama, The Peoples Place, US House of Representatives, US Senate, white house, www.anitaestellblog.com No Comments » February 10th, 2009 Administrator Many Senate offices have received numerous calls concerning some of the health provisions contained in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.
This information has been developed by the Senate to answer frequently asked questions.
