SANTA MONICA — Left-wing organizers refused a request to recite the Pledge of Allegiance during a “Resist Trump” meeting on Sunday sponsored by MoveOn.org to plan protests against the President-elect.
SANTA MONICA — Over one hundred “progressives” vowed to “resist” President-elect Donald Trump on Sunday as they gathered at the Mt. Olive Lutheran Church in this well-to-do coastal California city to organize efforts to combat the incoming administration.
Thousands of Democrats turned out in the state of Michigan to hear Sen. Bernie Sanders speak at a rally to protect Obamacare, as Democrats step up their efforts to defend President Barack Obama’s main domestic accomplishment.
Rep. John Lewis (D-GA) is a civil rights hero. He is also one of the most partisan members of the Democratic Party, and frequently accuses his political opponents, falsely, of racism.
The House of Representatives voted Friday to approve Senate Concurrent Resolution 3, which sets in motion the repeal of President Barack Obama’s healthcare reform legislation, Obamacare, by a vote of 227-to-198, with nine Republicans voting against the repeal bill.
Friday on MSNBC, Rep. Tim Ryan (D-OH) said Republicans plan to first repeal the Affordable Care Act and then work with Democrats to replace it is “insanity” because he said Republicans refused to help Democrats just fix the problems. Ryan
The Santa Fe City Council narrowly failed to pass a controversial resolution that denounced many of the policies of the incoming presidential administration and would have defiantly resolved that the City would “continue to be a sanctuary city.” The resolution also expressly rejected the idea of building a wall at the U.S.-Mexico Border, and mentioned President-Elect Donald Trump by name. The vote was 4-4 with one abstention.
President-elect Donald Trump took to Twitter on Thursday to praise the United States Senate for voting to begin the repeal process on Obamacare, also known as the Affordable Care Act. Trump also put pressure on the United States House of Representatives to follow through with the same.
“We’re going to do repeal and replace,” Donald Trump says about Obamacare. “Very complicated stuff. And we’re going to get a health bill passed; we’re going to get health care taken care of in this country.” He adds, “We’re going to have a health care that is far less expensive and far better.”
Wednesday on Hugh Hewitt’s radio show, House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) verified remarks made by his House colleague Rep. Kevin Brady (R-CA) that an Obamacare repeal and replace will be sent to the president by the end of February. McCarthy
Republicans should create a “rescue crew” for people who rely on Obamacare before Congress repeals President Obama’s signature legislation, says the chairman of the Senate committee which oversees health care.
Top House Democrats are prepared to sit out any process to replace Obamacare, putting the onus on Republicans to find a replacement if the law gets repealed.
Senate Democrats held a late-night talkathon Monday to protest Republican lawmakers’ push to repeal the 2010 Affordable Care Act (Obamacare).
An organization of physicians that promotes a return to individualized, patient-centered medicine says if Republicans decide to “tweak” or alter Obamacare, incoming President Donald Trump should use his executive authority to starve the law’s financial mechanisms.
Monday on CNN’s “Wolf,” Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) said there was “growing momentum” for replacing the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, the same day of its repeal. Paul said, “There is a consensus position on the vast majority of
Rep. Dave Brat (R-VA) discussed repealing Obamacare with Breitbart News Daily SiriusXM host Raheem Kassam on Monday, as well as alternate plans, including one he recently introduced in the House.
According to the Congressional Budget Office, the federal government will spend $1.34 trillion on ObamaCare over the next decade, if it’s not repealed. 2016’s ObamaCare spending was estimated at $110 billion.
Jerry Seinfeld, Samuel L. Jackson, Michael Jordan, and Leonardo DiCaprio are among the many celebrities who have issued an emotional farewell video for President Barack Obama.
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Friday on a live webcast for Vox, President Barack Obama said the Republicans were “afraid” to show their plan to replace the Affordable Care Act. Obama said,”The strategy of repeal first and replace later is just a huge disservice to the
Republicans plan to use reconciliation as a procedural tool that permits legislation pertaining to fiscal policy to pass with a simple majority and without filibuster by Democrats in the Senate.
Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) told Breitbart News Daily Thursday that there was “a lot of excitement” in the new 115th Congress.
“The Democrats, lead [sic] by head clown Chuck Schumer, know how bad ObamaCare is and what a mess they are in,” Donald Trump wrote on Twitter. “Instead of working to fix it, they do the typical political thing and BLAME.”
Republican senators put in motion the repeal of President Barack Obama’s landmark health care reform, Obamacare, Wednesday — successfully voting to open debate on the budget resolution, 51-to-48, with only Sen. Rand Paul (R.-Ky.) breaking ranks.
Wednesday on MSNBC, Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) said if Republicans repeal the Affordable Care Act without replacing it, they will own any problems, and warned Republicans “shouldn’t bet” on getting any Democratic votes to rebuild iy. Murphy said, “Republicans right now,
Wednesday on Fox News Channel’s “America’s News HQ,” Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) said while he supports repealing the Affordable Care Act, it must be replaced immediately or “within months of repealing it, you will lead to further bankruptcies in the
Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) announced he would skip President Obama’s Capitol Hill meeting with Democrats on defending Obamacare.
The Democratic National Committee (DNC) is reportedly adding several of Hillary Clinton’s former campaign staffers to their planned political “war room” against President-elect Donald Trump.
Wednesday on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) scoffed at the notion that the new Republican-led Congress will make progress fixing the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare. Manchin, who skipped a meeting later that day congressional Democrats
Wednesday at Capitol Hill in Washington D.C., during a press conference on the Democrats response to Republicans promising to repeal the Affordable Care Act, Minority Leader Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) said, “You want grandma living in the guest room? You
Vice President-elect Mike Pence declared that the first order of business for the new Trump administration will be repealing and replacing the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare.
Donald Trump’s tweeting comes after Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer blasted Republicans for planning to repeal and replace ObamaCare.
Rep. Steve King (R-IA) has introduced a bill that would fully repeal President Barack Obama’s signature healthcare law.
The Senate introduced a resolution Tuesday that represents congressional Republicans’ first step toward the repeal of Obamacare.
Vice President-elect Mike Pence is planning to meet with House Republicans on Wednesday to discuss Obamacare repeal and replacement plans. Eager to save the signature piece of legislation of his presidency, President Barack Obama plans to meet with Democrats on the same day to strategize on how to fend off the GOP’s attacks.
Tuesday on “CBS This Morning,” network congressional correspondent Nancy Cordes said a pending repeal of the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare had a “very high likelihood,” given Congress was under Republican control and a Republican will soon occupy
Monday during a Democratic conference call, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) said if the Republicans repeal the Affordable Care Act and delay replacing the law dubbed Obamacare, it would be an “act of cowardice.” Pelosi said, “The repeal and
The Texas Attorney General won a nationwide preliminary injunction to block a new Obamacare mandate requiring taxpayers to fund transgender reassignment surgeries and abortions. The new rule which defines “sex” as a state of mind was scheduled to take effect January 1, 2017.
Barack Obama is set to meet with top Democrats next week to discuss plans to block the incoming Trump administration’s plans to repeal the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, POLITICO has revealed.
Doctor Cosgrove, a Vietnam veteran and a heart surgeon, has been a supporter of Obamacare. His multibillion-dollar clinic system, in fact, was visited and cited by President Barack Obama in 2009 as one that should be a model for the nation.
