Susan Ferrechio, A member of the Senate Republican healthcare working group is working to build support for an alternative to the House-passed Obamacare repeal bill, one that allows for cross-state insurance purchases, and includes medical malpractice reform, health savings accounts and the expansion of association health plans. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, also wants to pass
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Entitlement Reform At Last
Stephen Moore, Almost every promise made eight years ago about Obamacare turned out to be a falsehood. That is first and foremost why the law must be repealed. No, you couldn’t keep your insurance plan, doctor or provider in many cases. No, it didn’t save $2,500 per family (more like cost $2,500 more per family).
For Fussy Liberals, It’s Always Apocalypse Right Now
Kurt Schlichter, Liberals are upset – they’re always upset – that the evil GOP of Hate has condemned America to a return to a marginally more progressive version of the nightmarish hellscape that was our country before Obamacare passed on March 21, 2010. Once again, the lifeless bodies of those who fail to buy themselves
AHCA: Republican health care bill headed for overhaul in Senate
Judson Berger, While President Trump took a victory lap with House Republicans after their health care bill passed its first big test Thursday, the hard work is just beginning for the majority party whose mission these past seven years has been ObamaCare’s demise. Senate approval will be a much higher bar to clear: There’s no
Pat Buchanan: How Berkeley Birthed the Right
Pat Buchanan, In December 1964, a Silver Age of American liberalism, to rival the Golden Age of FDR and the New Deal, seemed to be upon us. Barry Goldwater had been crushed in a 44-state landslide and the GOP reduced to half the size of the Democratic Party, with but 140 seats in the House
Sanders mocks Trump’s praise for Australian healthcare
Sen. Bernie Sanders on Thursday took aim at President Trump’s praise for Australia’s universal healthcare shortly after the GOP-controlled House passed a bill to replace ObamaCare. “Thank you Mr. Trump for admitting that universal health care is the better way to go. I’ll be sure to quote you on the floor of the Senate,” he
Health care bill passes in House, Trump and GOP finally come together
Liz Peek, GOP members of the House finally climbed aboard the Trump Train. It’s about time. Putting aside their posturing and pontificating, Republicans at long last produced a win for the Trump White House and for Americans, passing a bill to replace ObamaCare. This was a central promise of the past several years; they needed
Rep. DeSantis: Five Key Facts About the Obamacare Replacement Bill
John Hayward, Rep. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) joined SiriusXM host Alex Marlow to highlight five key facts about the GOP’s Obamacare replacement bill on Thursday’s Breitbart News Daily. The new plan is closer to full repeal than the old GOP bill was. “The original Ryan bill left the architecture of Obamacare in place, which is responsible
ObamaCare replacement bill approved in House
House Republicans on Thursday narrowly approved a sweeping health care bill aimed at fulfilling their campaign promise to upend ObamaCare, after bringing out the legislative defibrillators to resuscitate a package that had flatlined on the floor not six weeks earlier. The revised American Health Care Act passed on a 217-213 vote. It heads next to
New Health Care Bill Shows Trump Bringing ‘Art of the Deal’ to D.C.
A bill to replace ObamaCare is expected to be voted on in the House of Representatives later today. Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-GA) reacted on “Fox & Friends,” saying the passage of this bill will be an “extraordinary moment” and an example of President Trump’s negotiating prowess. “If this does work, it’s a tribute
It’s Time to Get Rid of the Legislative Filibuster
Terry Schilling, Congress passed a Omnibus spending bill that will fund the government through the rest of fiscal year 2017. Democrats love the bill because it fully funds Planned Parenthood and specifically omits many of President Trump’s legislative priorities, such as funding for his proposed border wall with Mexico. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi undoubtedly spoke
House Republicans set Thursday vote on health care bill
House Republican leaders have set a Thursday vote on a bill that would repeal and replace ObamaCare, they announced Wednesday. The vote announcement indicates that the GOP has enough votes to pass the so-called American Health Care Act (AHCA) and send the measure to the Senate for consideration. Republican leaders had spent several days scrambling to