In order to be a cabinet member in the Trump administration, it’s required that you do as the boss does and lie about everything. That was conclusively proven Sunday on Meet the Press when Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Tom Price had the gall to tell host Chuck Todd that even if the Affordable […]
Being a coal miner is one of the most difficult and dangerous jobs in the world. And now some coal miners are facing the loss of their health insurance unless the GOP-controlled Congress acts before April. During the CNN show The Messy Truth Thursday evening, a retired coal miner named John Leach confronted Trump economic […]
On Tuesday, Republicans released their long-awaited “replacement” for the Affordable Care Act (ACA), which is more often referred to as Obamacare. Based on the reaction from GOP members of Congress on the far right and several Republican senators who will be key to passing the bill, it would appear that the legislation is, to borrow […]
Iowa Republican Congressman Steve King is known for never missing an opportunity to stick his foot firmly in his mouth, no matter what subject he might be discussing. Tuesday morning on CNN, King was talking about the repeal of Obamacare, and he said the only way to make healthcare work again was to eliminate the […]
According to former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum, the GOP has every right to repeal Obamacare and not bother to replace it, because millions of us are already stealing our healthcare anyway. Appearing Sunday on CNN’s State of the Union, the frequently hyperbolic Santorum said there was no way Republicans could “repeal and replace” the Affordable […]
A Republican official in Florida is probably wishing he had stayed home instead of showing up at a town hall meeting on the Affordable Care Act in Pasco County. The town hall was sponsored by GOP Congressman Gus Bilirakis, but it was Bill Akins, secretary of the local Republican Party, who drew the crowds ire when […]
GOP Congressman John J. Duncan has served his district in Tennessee for nearly three decades, but is now refusing to hold a town hall meeting for his constituents–many of whom are worried about what Congressional Republicans will do to the Affordable Care Act–because he says he doesn’t want to hear from “extremists, kooks, and radicals.” […]
For years, Republicans have fantasized about eliminating the Affordable Care Act (ACA), also known as Obamacare. While President Obama was in office, the House of Representatives voted over 60 times to repeal the ACA. It is their holy grail of policy pronouncements, and it was also a key campaign issue for Donald Trump in 2016. […]
Donald Trump is again promising that every American will be “beautifully covered” under his proposed replacement for the Affordable Care Act (ACA), but again refused to provide even the slightest amount of specifics to back up his claims. Speaking to Robert Costa of the Washington Post, Trump commented: “The Congress can’t get cold feet because […]
If you thought only Democrats and progressives were opposed to repeal of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), then you may be surprised to learn that Republican governors in several states are asking Congress and Donald Trump not to do a full repeal of what has become known as Obamacare. In particular, some GOP governors are […]