Harry Reid (D-NV) - Health

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The federal government should not tax employer-sponsored health benefits. several senators up for re-election in 2010, including the majority leader, Senator Harry Reid of Nevada, have said they oppose it.

The town hall protests against health care reform are not appropriate. "These are nothing more than destructive efforts to interrupt a debate that we should have, and are having,"

Medical providers should not have the right to refuse medical care they find morally objectionable. Discussion over how to reverse the regulation are under way

The use of birth control is not equivalent to abortion. Senators to Leavitt: Abandon Attempt to Undermine Women's Health

Contraceptives should be covered by health insurance plans. Proposed an amendment to require health plans to cover contraceptives

The FDA's drug approval process is not effective. Voted for S. 1082: Food and Drug Administration Revitalization Act

The use of antibiotics in food animals poses a risk to human health. He will introduce legislation to ban its use [baytril-antibiotic] in animals

The U.S. is not prepared for a flu pandemic. "Neither this Nation nor the world are prepared to deal with it"

The U.S. should expand the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP). Reid calls veto "heartless"

The government should negotiate drug prices with pharmaceutical companies. "Why In The World Can't Medicare Negotiate?"

People do have a right to affordable healthcare. Families and Small Businesses "Shouldering Dead Weight"

EVIDENCE: Should the FDA regulate tobacco products? Yes

EVIDENCE: Should healthcare reform include a government-sponsored health insurance option? Yes

UNKNOWN: Should the U.S. government provide universal healthcare?

UNKNOWN: Should the government regulate the cost of healthcare?

UNKNOWN: Is abstinence-only sex education effective?

UNKNOWN: Should the U.S. permit the import of prescription drugs from Canada?

UNKNOWN: Should the FDA regulate tobacco products?

UNKNOWN: Should the U.S. implement a single-payer health care system?

UNKNOWN: Should the U.S. do more to fight HIV/AIDS in Africa?

UNKNOWN: Do you use lip balm regularly?

UNKNOWN: Would a universal healthcare system require a tax increase?

UNKNOWN: Should physician-assisted suicide be legal?

UNKNOWN: Should health insurance pricing favor those who meet physical standards?

UNKNOWN: Should adults be required by law to purchase health insurance?

UNKNOWN: When does life begin?

UNKNOWN: Should the government impose smoking bans?

UNKNOWN: Should healthcare reform include a government-sponsored health insurance option?

UNKNOWN: Should employers be required to offer health insurance to full-time employees?

UNKNOWN: Should the government require labeling of genetically modified food?

UNKNOWN: Is "third-hand smoke" a viable concern?

UNKNOWN: Should a legal guardian be able to make life and death medical decisions for an individual in a persistant vegetative state if there is no living will?

UNKNOWN: Do humans have souls?

UNKNOWN: Should chain restaurants be required to display calorie counts on their menus?

UNKNOWN: Should employers offer health savings accounts?

UNKNOWN: Is Cuba's healthcare system effective?

UNKNOWN: Should insurance premiums be tax-deductible?

UNKNOWN: Should employer health care plans offer equivalent benefits for both mental health and physical conditions?

UNKNOWN: Is it necessary to grow food organically?

UNKNOWN: Will health care reform legislation be passed in 2009?