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June 23, 2017
Response to the Senate version of Trumpcare has been swift and harsh. Physicians, hospitals, seniors’ groups, patient groups, women’s health groups, consumer groups, faith leaders, and others have come out against the Senate Trumpcare bill.
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June 23, 2017
The Senate GOP version of Trumpcare, much like the one House Republicans passed, is nothing more than a massive tax cut for the wealthy at the expense of the health of hard-working American families. Both the House and Senate versions would pay for these tax cuts by eviscerating Medicaid – a program that nearly 1-in-5 hardworking Americans rely on, including children,
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June 22, 2017
On the day of his Inauguration, President Trump promised to create 25 million new jobs in the U.S.
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June 21, 2017
Here we go again with the hollow weekly themes. This time, it's the White House's ‘tech week,' and President Trump heads to Iowa to talk about agriculture and internet access in rural communities.
Oh, the irony. Reality is, Trump's budget would:
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June 20, 2017
As Speaker Ryan moves to the question and answer portion of his ‘major' tax reform speech, we have some questions: Where are President Trump's tax returns? What happened to ‘At some point I'll release it'?
By blatantly refusing to reveal his tax returns, the President fails to ful
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June 20, 2017
Speaker Ryan in his big tax reform speech: "Transformational tax reform can be done, and we are moving forward. Full speed ahead."
President Trump in the WH Rose Garden: "Our tax bill is moving along in Congress, and I believe it's doing very well … I think a lot of people will be very pleasantly surprised."
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June 20, 2017
Almost exactly a year to the day after Speaker Ryan's last ‘major' speech on tax reform that lacked details or any specifics, the Speaker is going for a repeat performance. In his remarks today, Speaker Ryan will offer few details:
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June 16, 2017
As Senate Republicans work secretly in back rooms on their version of Trumpcare, no one seems to know what's in it. It's being crafted with such secrecy, even HHS Secretary Tom Price has not seen the bill. And it turns out, we're not the o
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June 15, 2017
Today, Leader Pelosi joined Andrea Mitchell on MSNBC’s Andrea Mitchell Reports to discuss the need to come together in support of Whip Steve Scalise and the other victims of the shooting that took place at the Congressional baseball practice in Virginia. She highlighted the heroism of the Capitol Police, and said that everyone will be on Team Scalise during the Congressional Baseball game tonight.
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June 13, 2017
OVERVIEW OF THE OPEN, TRANSPARENT, LENGTHY PROCESS OF ENACTING THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT
"This is the most thoroughly debated piece of legislation in my memory in Washington." – Bill Kristol, Fox News Sunday, 3/7/10