Obamacare Insurers Depart from Exchanges in Senate Battleground States
Eight battleground states for the Senate are likely to see a reduction in the number of insurers participating in the Obamacare exchanges.
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GOP Senator: Obama’s ‘Regulatory Rampage’ Will Cost Economy $680 Billion
Saturday in the GOP weekly address, Senate Republican Policy Committee chairman Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY) told the story of Wyoming residents Andy and Katie Johnson who built a state-government approved pond in their front yard that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) then
A New Ethical Dominion for Healthcare, from Scarcity to Abundance: Metcalfe’s Law + Moore’s Law + Pragmatism = A New Cure Strategy for GOP
I. A New Ethical Dominion: Maximizing Health in the Information Age. In the wake of two Supreme Court decisions ratifying the Affordable Care Act, aka Obamacare, there’s a new reality in American health, made possible by new technologies: It’s actually
Senators Won’t Force Obama To Certify Iran Has Refrained From Terrorist Acts
An amendment requiring President Obama to guarantee Iran hasn’t committed terrorist acts against the U.S. or U.S. citizens was removed before the Senate Foreign Relation Committee voted on an agreement to require Congressional approval of any Iran nuclear deal.
Sen. Barrasso Plans Amendments To Combat Democrat Opposition on Corker Bill
Sen. John Barrasso plans to introduce amendments if necessary to strengthen the Iran sanctions measure the Senate Foreign Relations Committee will consider this week.
Oil and Gas Exports—One Policy Change, Many Benefits
“Businesses that sell to foreign markets put more people to work in high-quality jobs, offering more Americans the chance to earn a decent wage,” claimed the Obama administration’s Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker in a March 18 Wall Street Journal
GOP Sen: At Lawmakers Lunch Obama Would Only Talk About Executive Amnesty
On “Fox News Sunday With Chris Wallace,” Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY) said last week when the leadership from both parties had a meeting with President Barack Obama at the White House, the president refused to discuss common ground issues and
Barrasso: Obama Letting Political Correctness Dictate Ebola Policies
President Obama is taking his cues from the United Nation’s World Health Organization when he should be looking to protect Americans first, Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY) argued Wednesday. “The President has said, ‘Well I’ll follow the guidelines of the World
New Bill Would Make States Pay Back Funds for Busted Obamacare Exchanges
Sens. Orrin Hatch (R-UT) and John Barrasso (R-WY) introduced a bill on Wednesday that would require states who ditch their busted Obamacare exchanges and join the federal HealthCare.gov to pay back the money they wasted. The bill, known as the
CA Obamacare Exchange Extends Deadline, Enrollees Frustrated
California extended the enrollment deadline for the state healthcare exchange, Covered California, until April 15. The website went down periodically on Monday according to the Los Angeles Times, creating havoc for those who were scurrying to meet the original March
GOP Senator: White House 'Cooking The Books' on ObamaCare Enrollee Numbers
Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY) on Fox News Sunday answered moderator Chris Wallace’s question about the White House claim that 6 million people have signed up for ObamaCare:
Wyoming Farmer Taking on the EPA
One Wyoming farmer is refusing to be intimidated by the Environmental Protection Agency into demolishing a stock pond he and his wife built in 2012 on his eight-acre Wyoming farm. Andy Johnson and his wife Katie used pure water to
Shock: EPA Head Unable to Defend President's Warming Claims While Imposing Job-Crushing Climate Regs (Video)
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Gina McCarthy testified before the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Thursday morning at a hearing to discuss the president’s climate change policies. During the hearing, she was asked about a Washington Free Beacon
Barasso: Hagel 'Wrong' on Everything
Sen. John Barrasso said on CNN’s “State Sunday on Chuck Hagel “wrong about Iran, wrong about Israel, wrong in Iraq, wrong with nuclear weapons.”
Runaway Spending and Deficits–Plus Runaway Regulation
Today, the House Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Courts, Commercial and Administrative Law will conduct a hearing on “Cost-Justifying Regulations: Protecting Jobs and the Economy by Presidential and Judicial Review of Costs and Benefits.” These hearings are long overdue. Runaway regulation
Note To Republicans: Don't Just Rein in the EPA, Abolish It
When the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was launched in 1970, its stated mission was to “conduct environmental research, provide assistance…[in] combating environmental pollution, and assist the Council on Environmental Quality in developing and recommending…new policies for environmental protection…to the President.”
The Breath Tax
The rationale for the “Waxman-Markey American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009,” otherwise known as Cap and Trade, is that environmental catastrophe awaits us if we do not control the amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) flowing into the atmosphere.