GOP 'Amplifies' Healthcare Bill Rhetoric

By Andrew Noyes

November 3, 2009

House Republicans have launched an online offensive geared to take down the Democratic healthcare reform package. Minority Leader John Boehner announced the Web crusade Tuesday morning, which employs Amplify.com to start a section-by-section dialogue with the American public. As members review the 1,990 page bill and uncover what they believe are harmful provisions, Amplify allows them to clip specific portions and explain what they mean in plain English, according to Nick Schaper, Boehner's new media director.

Additionally, when visitors arrive at healthcaretruth.amplify.com they will be able to easily leave their own comments on any portion, or share the content using Twitter, Facebook, Digg and other popular social tools.

Juliana Gruenwald

Tech Writer

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Juliana Gruenwald has been covering tech and telecom issues for more than a decade for National Journal, Interactive Week, BNA and Congressional Quarterly. This is her second stint with National Journal. She was recruited by NJ in 1998 to help launch its first tech policy publication, Technology Daily. She left in 2000 to cover international tech and telecom issues for Ziff Davis Media's Interactive Week magazine. She started her career at United Press International as the wire service's first Helen Thomas Intern. She has a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Minnesota. A Minneapolis native, she misses the lakes but not the cold.

Josh Smith

Tech Reporter

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Josh Smith covers technology policy as a staff reporter for National Journal. He previously interned at National Journal Daily, a Senate press office, and the Deseret News in Salt Lake City where he covered the state legislature, courts, and crime. In 2009 he graduated with honors from Southern Utah University after managing an award-winning student newspaper as editor-in-chief. Josh has received state, regional and national awards for his political and policy reporting, including first place in CapitolBeat’s 2009 Best of Statehouse Reporting college competition. A native of drop-dead-gorgeous Utah, Josh lives in Virginia with his wife, Amber.

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