As lawmakers begin to debate a GOP bill to replace Obamacare, both Republicans and Democrats say they worry that Americans who gained insurance under the health care law will lose the coverage once Congress repeals it. For many, that worry stems from potential changes to Medicaid proposed by Republicans in their plan to replace the … Continue reading Debate on Obamacare Repeal Centers on Medicaid. Here’s How States That Expanded It Are Doing.
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Pro-life leaders are voicing concerns over elements of the Obamacare replacement plan unveiled Monday evening by House Republicans. Tony Perkins, president of the Family Research Council, a conservative policy organization, issued a statement Tuesday noting that money from refundable tax credits provided by the plan could be used to pay for abortions. House Speaker Paul … Continue reading Pro-Life Groups Sound Caution on Obamacare Replacement Bill
The current partisan war over the Dodd-Frank Act is just one dispute in a broader ideological divide about the government’s role in industry. This dispute, which has deep historical roots, includes a similar battle over Obamacare. The common disagreement at issue with both laws — now in the cross hairs of a GOP-controlled Washington — … Continue reading Obamacare and Dodd-Frank Have the Same Fatal Flaw
At a talk I attended when Obamacare was being debated, health economist John C. Goodman asked, "Would you want to be a patron of a restaurant that didn't want you as a customer?" He was getting at the fact that Obamacare would set up incentives for health insurers to avoid the sickest people because they … Continue reading Why Pre-Existing Conditions Should Be Left to the Market
Conservatives in the House and Senate are forging their own path ahead on Obamacare’s repeal and replacement, with plans to introduce legislation unwinding the health care law that Congress passed in 2015. In a press conference Tuesday, just hours after two House committees released the GOP’s replacement for the health care law, Rep. Jim Jordan, … Continue reading Conservative Lawmakers to Use Their ‘Enormous Power’ to Fight Obamacare Replacement Bill
Executive Order Protecting The Nation From Foreign Terrorist Entry Into The United States EXECUTIVE ORDER - - - - - - - PROTECTING THE NATION FROM FOREIGN TERRORIST ENTRY INTO THE UNITED STATES By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, … Continue reading Full text of Trump Executive Order travel ban
WASHINGTON, D.C. – (Mar. 6) In a joint op-ed at FoxNews.com, U.S. Senator Rand Paul and U.S. House Freedom Caucus chairman Mark Meadows called on congressional leadership to pass a clean repeal of Obamacare right away and ensure a fair, open replacement process so all voices are heard. “If anyone tells you there isn’t a plan … Continue reading Rand Paul, Mark Meadows: Let’s fully repeal ObamaCare, and then have an open debate on how to replace it.
For the last five years, conservative lawmakers have rallied behind efforts to close the Export-Import Bank, and were successful in 2015, albeit briefly, when the bank’s charter lapsed for the first time in its history. But now, with President Donald Trump in the White House, conservative lawmakers may have a chance to shutter the bank … Continue reading Trump’s Mixed Signals on Export-Import Bank Leave Door Open for Conservatives
By Stephen Lam and Tim Branfalt BERKELEY, Calif./LANSING, Mich. (Reuters) - Supporters of Donald Trump clashed with counter-protesters at a rally in the famously left-leaning city of Berkeley, California, on a day of mostly peaceful gatherings in support of the U.S. president across the country. At a park in Berkeley, across the bay from San … Continue reading PHOTOS: In day of pro Trump rallies, California march turns violent
For at least one conservative lawmaker, the current process for repealing and replacing Obamacare is beginning to look very similar to that of 2009, when Republicans accused Democrats of writing the Affordable Care Act behind closed doors. Armed with a portable copy machine, Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., went on a crusade through the U.S. Capitol … Continue reading For Rand Paul 2017 Looks Like 2009 Obamacare Debate
