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
Senate Republicans released their bill to replace the Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare, on Thursday, but even Republicans are complaining about what they say is the secrecy surrounding the crafting of the GOP health care plan, including Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK).
On Thursday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Your World with Neil Cavuto,” Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) argued that the Senate’s healthcare bill may provide more subsidies than Obamacare does. Rand said, “[W]hen we look at the bill, we actually
On Thursday’s broadcast of CNN’s “The Lead with Jake Tapper,” Senator Al Franken (D-MN) put part of the blame for the Affordable Care Act’s problems with exchanges and costs on “sabotage” by President Donald Trump Trump and Republicans eliminating the
Four Republican lawmakers issued a statement on Thursday saying they are “not ready” to vote for the Senate legislation to replace the Affordable Care Act or Obamacare.
On Wednesday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “America’s Newsroom,” House Freedom Caucus Chairman Representative Mark Meadows (R-NC) stated that Congress will put Obamacare repeal and replace on the president’s desk in the next seven weeks. Meadows stated, “In the next
In a Facebook video Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) said that even though he’s a part of the Senate’s healthcare working group, he hasn’t seen the healthcare bill the Senate is working on, and it has become clear that the bill
Medica will remain the last Iowa Obamacare exchange insurer, although it will sell its health plans at much higher premiums.
During a press gaggle on Tuesday, Senator John McCain (R-AZ) stated that the Republicans are doing the same thing with the American Health Care Act that Democrats did in ramming through the Affordable Care Act. McCain said, “We used to
The conservative Republican Study Committee (RSC) drafted a letter to send to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) demanding that the Senate adopt the House’s more conservative health care reforms.
I have been experimenting with an obscure Obamacare alternative that I believe holds an answer to declining health and, more importantly, is something that Congress should protect as it considers overhauling the nation’s healthcare law.
During Friday’s Democratic Weekly Address, Assistant Democratic Leader Representative James Clyburn (D-SC) argued the Republican healthcare bill “would turn the clock back on civil rights and humaneness.” Transcript as Follows: “Hello. I’m Congressman Jim Clyburn. I proudly represent the 6th
While Obamacare repeal stalls in the Senate, Iowa hopes to implement a plan that could save individual health insurance in the state.
The executive director of the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS) observes that any Obamacare health care replacement plan that attempts to implement “universal coverage” will suffer the same outcome as the Affordable Care Act (ACA), since the more
The nationwide effort to disrupt town hall meetings of members of Congress continued earlier this week when Rep. Tim Walberg (R-MI) attempted to conduct a Q and A with his constituents in Jackson, Mich.
During Friday’s Democratic Weekly Address, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) characterized the AHCA as “cruel” and argued, “Nobody should be penalized just because they got sick. Or for being a woman. Or because they were born with a rare condition.” Transcript as
On Tuesday’s broadcast of CNN’s “The Lead,” Senate Minority Leader Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY) argued that the Obamacare exchanges are having problems “because of what the Trump administration and the Republicans are doing.” Schumer said, “Look, the reason that the
On Monday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Special Report,” columnist Charles Krauthammer argued President Obama’s statement on health care over the weekend was a reminder “of why we should be grateful as a nation that he is gone.” Krauthammer
Former president Barack Obama has claimed that lawmakers will need to exercise “political courage” in order to save his landmark health care act, commonly known as Obamacare.
