
The revolting $1.1 trillion omnibus spending bill Republicans dumped on their astonished voters has one – possibly only one – bright spot: the bailout corridors for ObamaCare remain blocked. If Democrats were able to soak taxpayers to keep Obama’s health care disaster floating, they’d do it in a hot second.
by John Hayward17 Dec 2015, 7:58 AM PST0

Congressional leaders have averted a government shutdown and have set new policies, such as strengthening the visa waiver program, according to Reuters.
by Michelle Fields15 Dec 2015, 9:42 PM PST0

No “fixes” to ObamaCare should be permitted – full repeal is the only answer, and Democrats must be forced to accept it. Until then, they and their union allies should be made to feel every second of the agony they deserve, without release or reprieve. It is sheer political madness for any Republican to intervene on their behalf, especially when so many of the GOP’s constituents are suffering from lost insurance plans, soaring premiums, exploding out-of-pocket costs, and lost access to their doctors.
by John Hayward15 Dec 2015, 12:48 PM PST0

The Cadillac tax was made famous last year by Obamacare architect Jonathan Gruber who said it was a ploy designed to fool “stupid” American voters. Now the tax is facing a 2-year delay as part of a congressional budget deal, with leading Democrats helping push the deal forward.
by John Sexton9 Dec 2015, 6:40 PM PST0

The Senate passed legislation Thursday to repeal key parts of Obamacare.
by Michelle Fields3 Dec 2015, 7:12 PM PST0

The Writer’s Guild of America, East (WGAE) filed comments Thursday with the IRS and the Treasury Department, calling for an exemption from a hefty excise tax on health plans that the union is mandated to pay by the Affordable Care Act.
by Daniel Nussbaum27 Aug 2015, 8:34 PM PST0

California government entities and their unions are panicking because Obamacare’s punitive 40% “Cadillac Tax” beginning in 2018 will directly hit the low-deductible and broad-provider network type of “platinum” healthcare coverage that public employees have enjoyed under the California Public Employee Retirement System (CalPERS).
by Chriss W. Street31 Mar 2015, 5:45 AM PST0