Nan­cy Pelosi (D‑CA) and House Speak­er John Boehn­er (R‑OH) took a bow when the House passed a $141 bil­lion health care bill. But Hen­ry Wax­man deserves the cred­it. [Cred­it: Politico]

“What a way to cel­e­brate a birth­day!”  – House Minor­i­ty Leader Nan­cy Pelosi (D‑CA) after the House passed bipar­ti­san health care legislation

Sor­ry, Nan­cy.  It’s not about you.

The $141 bil­lion health care bill that cleared the House last month and that is expect­ed to win Sen­ate approval next week is a trib­ute from the GOP-con­trolled Con­gress to for­mer Con­gress­man Hen­ry Wax­man, a man who worked tire­less­ly – and with great suc­cess – to expand health care-relat­ed wel­fare spend­ing. Con­tin­ue read­ing →