BAC Rutland

As someone with a disability, I should be excited about President Obama’s health plan and motivated to fight for it to become law. But I’m not.

The proposal contains important elements that could improve the lives of many disabled Americans. But the thrust of the overall proposal seems so wrongheaded that passing it as is may do more harm than good in the long run.
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S. 150, the disabled parking bill, has, as expected, received final passage by the Senate, as amended by the Committee on Transportation. It has been messaged forthwith to the House. (The amendments strengthen the bill by increasing the fine for illegally parking in a space reserved for persons with disabilities to $200 and adding ADAAG conformity requirements.)