Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) revealed on Fox News on Thursday that Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin supports his new legislation to repeal and replace Obamacare through block grants.
Editor’s Note: This Op-Ed was submitted to Breitbart Texas by the Texas Public Policy Foundation and was written by Dr. Deane Waldman, MD, MBA. So many narratives about healthcare abound, it is hard to understand why no one seems able to
The new effort led by former Sen. Rick Santorum could revive the prospect of repealing and replacing Obamacare.
Obamacare continues to collapse into a “death spiral” by design, contrary to Democrats’ claim President Trump fostered “uncertainty” that led to skyrocketing premiums and health care costs.
On Wednesday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” Senator Claire McCaskill (D-MO) stated that when healthcare reform is done with one party, it turns into a “gotcha” game, which is what happened with Obamacare and the Republican healthcare bills. She also
Sen. John McCain’s war hero past and his recent illness should not stop people from pointing out that the politician is “making a Schmuck out of himself,” contended Jackie Mason during a radio interview broadcast last night.
On Monday’s broadcast of CNN’s “New Day,” Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee Chairman Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) argued that while Obamacare isn’t perfect, it isn’t hurting people. Van Hollen responded to President Trump’s tweet that Obamacare is “hurting people,” by stating,
During a press conference on Friday, Senate Minority Leader Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY) criticized President Trump’s tweet about letting Obamacare collapse by saying such an attitude will hurt people. Schumer said, “President Trump did a tweet last night and a tweet this
During a speech on the Senate floor after the Obamacare skinny repeal was voted down, Senate Majority Leader Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY) stated that “it’s time to move on.” McConnell stated that “most of” the Senate Republicans kept their promise to repeal
Efforts by Republican lawmakers to repeal the Affordable Care Act in recent months have repeatedly collapsed after the Congressional Budget Office scored the various bills using a closely guarded analytic process done entirely behind closed doors.
On Tuesday’s “MSNBC Live,” Obamacare architect and MIT Economics Professor Jonathan Gruber stated that it was ironic that Senator John McCain returned from surgery to vote to take away health insurance and that while McCain making the journey back to
On Monday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “All In,” Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) stated that all of the Republican healthcare bills would be humanitarian catastrophes for the United States. Murphy said, “There are three different versions of the bill that could possibly
During a statement on Monday, President Trump stated Senate Republicans haven’t done their job on Obamacare and that any senator who votes against starting debate on the Senate GOP’s healthcare bill is telling Americans that they’re fine with Obamacare. Trump
During Friday’s Democratic Weekly Address, Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) stated President Trump and Senate Majority Leader Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY) “don’t care about” Trumpcare causing premiums to “skyrocket” or about “the tens of millions of people who would be kicked
Speaking at a rally with the American Federation of Teachers and other left-wing activists who oppose the House’s plans to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act and the GOP-proposed budget, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) said the budget’s funding for the U.S. military leads to violence.
On Thursday’s “MSNBC Live,” host Stephanie Ruhle stated that the large amount of problems with Obamacare is one of the reasons why Republicans control both houses of Congress and the White House. Ruhle stated, “There are loads of Obamacare problems.
On Wednesday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Special Report,” columnist Charles Krauthammer argued that going ahead with a vote on Obamacare repeal next week would be suicide, and Republicans should move on to tax reform. Krauthammer said, “I think
On Wednesday’s “MTP Daily,” Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) argued that repealing Obamacare now and replacing it later is “cruel” and isn’t humane. Manchin said that he has to “respectfully disagree” with repeal now and replace later. He added that repeal
While speaking to reporters on Wednesday, Senator Lamar Alexander (R-TN) stated that he doesn’t think there are 40 votes for repeal Obamacare now and doing a replacement later. Alexander said, “[I]t’s obvious to me, number one, that the president favors
On Tuesday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Special Report,” columnist Charles Krauthammer criticized the failure of Republicans to pass Obamacare repeal and placed part of the blame on a lack of presidential leadership and nearly unbridgeable divides between Republican
On Tuesday’s broadcast of CNN’s “Situation Room,” Senator Chris Coons (D-DE) stated that President Trump’s statement that Republicans should “let Obamacare fail” shows no heart and is cruel. Coons said, “[T]hat’s just heartless. We’re talking about real people here, literally
On Tuesday’s “MSNBC Live,” MIT Economics Professor and Obamacare architect Jonathan Gruber argued that last year’s 22% premium increase “stabilized” the market and that there are 2-3 million Americans paying high health insurance rates. “Look, before Donald Trump got elected,
Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) came out against the plan to repeal Obamacare and replace it later, making her the third GOP vote against the plan and putting it below the number of votes it needs to pass.
On Monday’s “Mark Levin Show,” Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) elaborated on his decision to oppose moving forward on the Senate GOP healthcare bill by arguing Republicans should push for complete repeal and stated the party has walked away from numerous
Former Vice President Joe Biden came out swinging against Republican efforts to repeal ObamaCare Monday, accusing Republicans of wanting to “roll back” health care for all and saying their efforts should “make your blood boil.”
On Friday’s broadcast of PBS’ “Washington Week,” TIME Magazine Washington Bureau Chief Michael Scherer stated that without a bill to fix Obamacare, the individual market will collapse, which it is already doing in many states. Scherer said that while Obamacare
During Friday’s Weekly Address, President Trump touted the Senate’s healthcare legislation and said that we are “very, very close” to replacing Obamacare. Transcript as Follows: “My fellow Americans, Next week, the Senate is going to vote on legislation to save
On Friday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Hardball,” Governor John Hickenlooper (D-CO) stated Democrats were “spending way too much time” on Russia, and suggested that maybe the issue is an attempt to distract voters so they aren’t agitated about the Senate healthcare
A new Gallup/Sharecare poll shows that two million more Americans are without insurance this year, with the number of uninsured rising to 11.7 percent in the second quarter of 2017, up from 10.9 percent in the second quarter of 2016.
NEW YORK CITY — The New York Times was forced to issue a correction Wednesday to a story it published that initially claimed Sen. Rob Portman (R-OH) was one of a number of Republicans lying low during the Fourth of July — except that Portman was anything but.
On Friday’s broadcast of PBS’ “Washington Week,” New York Times reporter and NBC contributor Yamiche Alcindor argued that there will always be a “racial dynamic” to Obamacare. Alcindor began by saying that when she’s talked to people they love that pre-existing
On Friday’s “PBS NewsHour,” New York Times columnist David Brooks argued that repealing Obamacare now without a replacement and doing replacement later isn’t realistic. Brooks said President Trump saying that if Republicans can’t agree on a replacement, they should repeal Obamacare now and
As the GOP’s Senate healthcare reform bill struggles to gain momentum, with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) punting a vote beyond his previously stated July 4 deadline due to a lack of support, it seems the public is even less enthused than Republican lawmakers.
On Wednesday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) argued that health insurance companies are pulling out of markets and raising rates because of the Trump administration. Murphy said, “[W]e’ve been very clear that we would love nothing more
On Tuesday’s “Rachel Maddow Show,” Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) stated that the Senate GOP healthcare bill had a “sinister cravenness” and is “an injustice” that people must fight against because evil triumphs when good people do nothing. While discussing protests
While speaking at a meeting of Republican Senators on Tuesday, President Trump stated that Obamacare can’t be the American healthcare system, but “if we don’t get it done, it’s just going to be something that we’re not going to like,
On Monday’s “CNN Newsroom,” Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) criticized the Senate GOP’s healthcare bill for keeping too many Obamacare regulations and possibly making the Obamacare death spiral worse. Rand said, “[W]e keep 10 of 12 of the Obamacare regulations, we still
On Friday’s “PBS NewsHour,” New York Times columnist David Brooks slammed the Senate GOP healthcare bill. Brooks said, “First, it’s sort of Obamacare-lite. It’s not going to work. It’s functionally non-operational, because it’ll encourage people, when they’re healthy, to exit the system
During Friday’s Democratic Weekly Address, Senator Mazie Hirono (D-HI) stated the Senate’s healthcare bill doesn’t have heart and sends the message that “If you’re poorer, older, or sicker? Well, you’re screwed.” Transcript as Follows: “Aloha, this is Senator Mazie Hirono.
During Friday’s Weekly Address, President Trump said his administration is working with Congress to get a bill to his desk to rescue people from the problems of Obamacare. Transcript as Follows: “My fellow Americans, Millions of families across our nation
