Health and Human Services Sec. Tom Price Sunday vowed no Americans would suffer financially as a result of the healthcare replacement bill House Republicans have rolled out and hope to pass soon. “I firmly believe that nobody will be worse off financially in the process that we’re going through,” Price told NBC’s “Meet the Press” host Chuck Todd.
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Poll: Alpharetta democrat leading in conservative district
Georgia’s 6th district seat, which is traditionally Republican dominated, was held by Tom Price before he was sworn in as Secretary of Health and Human Services for the Trump administration in February. Ossoff has never held an elected position, but his online campaign titled “Make Trump Furious,” led to nearly $3 million in donations.
Ryan: ‘We Will Have 218 Votes’ to Pass Our Repeal-and-Replace Plan
House Speaker Paul Ryan talks about the Republican leadership’s repeal and replace plan at a news conference on Capitol Hill on Tuesday, March 7, 2017. House committees will begin marking up the Republican leadership’s repeal-and-replace plan on Wednesday, and then it will head to the Budget and Rules Committees next week.
Trump praises health care bill, but conservatives skeptical
President Donald Trump and his top health official praised the new House Republican health care legislation Tuesday, even as surging conservative opposition complicated party leaders’ drive to sell the proposal to rank-and-file lawmakers and the public. Trump’s morning tweet lauding “our wonderful new Healthcare Bill” kicked off the day.
Black’s Balancing Act: The Budget Gavel and a Possible Governor Run
Just three weeks into her new job as House Budget Committee chair-and 20 months before an election that could be pivotal to her political future-Diane Black already faces a tricky balancing act. The Tennessee Republican, whose foray into leadership came unexpectedly when Tom Price was tapped for the Cabinet last January, will now oversee the budget reconciliation process expected to serve as a vehicle for both Obamacare repeal and tax reform this year.
Reuters: GOP repeal plan will emerge this week
The Republican Party’s long-awaited plan to undo ObamaCare will finally emerge this week, according to Reuters . Two months into the new session of Congress and their first real opportunity to make good on promises to repeal the Affordable Care Act, the legislative language will get published for debate in the House and Senate.
Republicans Expected to Unveil Healthcare Bill This Week
Republican U.S. lawmakers expect to unveil this week the text of long-awaited legislation to repeal and replace the Obamacare healthcare law, one of President Donald Trump’s top legislative priorities, a senior Republican congressional aide said on Sunday. Since taking office in January, Trump has pressed his fellow Republicans who control Congress to act quickly to dismantle former Democratic President Barack Obama’s Affordable Care Act and pass a plan to replace it, but lawmakers in the party have differed on the specifics.
Can Democrats Turn Activism Into Votes? Special Elections Might Be A Clue
Democrats have a long way to go to rebuild their party after brutal losses across the board last November. But they’re seeing glimmers of hope in recent and upcoming special elections where they argue the backlash to President Trump is resulting in change at the ballot box.
Can the Democrats find something to build on in Georgia?
Patricia Murphy, pens stories for The Daily Beast as well as Roll Call, she is a very gifted and entertaining writer who we are happy to have as a guest on The Politically Incorrect Podcast. We talk about the rebuilding of the Democratic Party, the crazy happening on Capitol Hill and if starting with the Repealing and Replacing of Obamacare could be a hill the GOP might just die on.
Rep. Fred Upton supports Russia probe, Obamacare repeal in phone forum
U.S. Rep. Fred Upton supported investigations into Russia’s alleged influence on the 2016 election, replacing the Affordable Care Act and immigration reform in a conversation with constituents this week. Upton, R-St.
GOPa s Obamacare replacement plans provide less financial help, analyses show
As congressional Republicans move to solidify their Obamacare repeal-and-replace legislation, concern is mounting that their strategies will leave millions of Americans with less financial assistance and more expensive coverage. A new analysis on Wednesday from the Kaiser Family Foundation projects that the HealthCare.gov insurance marketplace’s average premium subsidy – which people use to help purchase coverage – would shrink by at least 36 percent in 2020 under GOP proposals being considered.
Remember James Carville? Democrats Should
It was a gloomy weekend for Democrats hoping to unify in opposition to President Donald Trump. Fresh from a divisive power struggle at the Democratic National Committee meeting in Atlanta, party leaders found themselves asked to choose between embracing their anti-establishment wing and empowering the moderates those insurgents want to purge.
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Tosher, like countless other Americans, likes the subsidized healt… . In this Thursday, Feb. 23, 2017, photograph, Vicki Tosher, a breast cancer patient, is shown outside her home in the south Denver suburb of Englewood, Colo.
A special election in conservative Georgia is shaping up to be a referendum on Trump
The scramble to succeed Health Secretary Tom Price as Georgia congressman may quickly become a referendum on the popularity and agenda of Price’s new boss, President Donald Trump, while offering a preview of 2018’s midterm elections. Democrats are looking for an upset in the GOP-leaning district where Trump underperformed among the affluent, well-educated residents of the northern Atlanta suburbs.
Trump: Obamacare Replacement ‘Moving Fast’
The morning after telling America that the Republican plan to repeal and replace Obamacare is “in the final stages,” President Donald Trump insisted that it is “moving fast” despite the Democrats’ delay in confirming his health secretary. Despite the long delays by the Democrats in finally approving Dr. Tom Price, the repeal and replacement of ObamaCare is moving fast! In a long and often contentious news conference Thursday, the president said the plan would be submitted “sometime in early March, mid-March.”
Emerging GOP plan would replace parts of Obamacare as it’s repealed
Developing House Republican legislation to repeal the 2010 health care law would also include replacement provisions that are controversial among GOP rank and file, like a refundable tax credit to help individuals purchase insurance and a plan for dealing with Medicaid expansion. Speaker Paul D. Ryan, Energy and Commerce Chairman Greg Walden, and Ways and Means Chairman Kevin Brady on Thursday presented to the Republican Conference their vision for a “repeal plus” health care bill that would undo most of the Affordable Care Act and set up some pieces of a yet undeveloped Republican replacement.
The strange tale of how a false 2009 Obamacare claim ended up in a viral 2017 video
Bill Akins, the secretary of the Republican executive committee in Florida’s Pasco County, spoke at a town hall led by Rep. Gus Bilirakis in New Port Richey, Fla. “Here’s the problem I have with the Affordable Health Care Act.
Tom Price: Everything You Need to Know About the New Health Secretary
The Senate confirmed Tom Price as the next secretary of Health and Human Services early Friday in a late-night session. The former Georgia Republican congressman is a strong critic of the Affordable Care Act and will help the Trump administration with its efforts to repeal and replace the healthcare bill.
The Health Care Uprising Is Just Beginning
In the dead of night, the Senate voted to confirm Rep. Tom Price as Secretary of Health and Human Services. The vote was 52 to 47, along party lines, with Democratic Senators unanimously opposing Price, a drug corporation insider who has pushed legislation that would benefit corporations in which he has investments.
Sharply divided Senate approves Trump’s pick to be…
Rep. Tom Price , President Trump’s pick to be Health and Human Services secretary, testifies last month before a Senate committee. Rep. Tom Price , President Trump’s pick to be Health and Human Services secretary, testifies last month before a Senate committee.
Inside Trump’s Relationship with Japanese Prime Minister Abe
Baron the Rottweiler was given a second chance at life thanks to a team of surgeons in Michigan. On Jan. 17, the Michigan Human Society received an anonymou… – President Donald Trump is set to welcome his second foreign leader to the White House as Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe arrives in Washington, D.C., S… Tyson Foods said this week it recently received a subpoena from federal investigators, likely tied to an investigation in which Tyson and other companies are alleged to have c… Lexington- A big 3rd quarter helped Lexington knock off Gering on Thursday night 60-55.
Trump playing catch-up to fill top government posts
With Senate confirmation of Attorney General Jeff Sessions, President Donald Trump filled another important post in his new government. Only 685 to go.
Senate confirms Jeff Sessions for attorney general
The Senate on Wednesday confirmed Sen. Jeff Sessions to be attorney general in the Trump administration despite fierce Democratic opposition to the Alabama Republican over his record on civil rights and immigration. The 52-47 nearly party-line vote capped weeks of divisive battles over Sessions, an early supporter of President Donald Trump and one of the Senate’s most conservative lawmakers.
Jeff Sessions confirmed as attorney general
The Senate on Wednesday confirmed Sen. Jeff Sessions to be attorney general in the Trump administration despite fierce Democratic opposition to the Alabama Republican over his record on civil rights and immigration. The 52-47 nearly party-line vote capped weeks of divisive battles over Sessions, an early supporter of President Donald Trump and one of the Senate’s most conservative lawmakers.
Sen. Sessions on track for confirmation as attorney general
The Senate is working overtime toward confirming President Donald Trump’s close ally, Sen. Jeff Sessions, to become the nation’s top law enforcement officer as attorney general. The Alabama Republican appears headed toward confirmation on Wednesday evening by a nearly party-line vote.
House Speaker Ryan Says Obamacare Replacement Bill to Pass This Year
The U.S. House of Representatives’ Republican leader said on Tuesday that legislation to replace former President Barack Obama’s signature healthcare law will be completed this year, trying to assuage concerns that the party is retreating from its campaign promise to dismantle Obamacare. “We are going to be done legislating with respect to healthcare and Obamacare this year,” House Speaker Paul Ryan told a news briefing.
Senate in round-the-clock session to confirm Trump Cabinet
Democrats announced plans Monday to hold the Senate floor around the clock to protest Republicans’ push to confirm President Donald Trump’s Cabinet picks. Democrats’ effort got under way as the Senate headed toward a showdown vote Tuesday on Education Secretary nominee Betsy DeVos, a wealthy GOP donor who has advocated for alternatives to public education.
Employers Fear GOP Health Overhaul Could Damage Job-Based Insurance
Speaker of the House Paul Ryan has long promoted what he calls his “Better Way Plan” to replace the Affordable Care Act. But Republicans in Congress have yet to coalesce around any of several approaches to replacement.
Speaker of the House Paul Ryan has long promoted what he calls his…
Through years of acrimony over the relative merits of Obamacare, one kind of health insurance has remained steady, widespread and relatively affordable: Employer-sponsored plans. Job-based medical plans still cover more Americans than any other type, typically with greater benefits and lower out-of-pocket expense.
The skinny on block grants – the heart of the GOP’s Medicaid plan
President Donald Trump’s administration has made explicit its commitment to an old GOP strategy for managing Medicaid – turning control of the program that covers low-income people to the states and capping what the federal government spends on it each year. It’s called “block granting.”
GOP pushes 2 top Cabinet picks through to full Senate
In this Jan. 19, 2017 file photo, Treasury Secretary-designate Steven Mnuchin testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington at his confirmation hearing before the Senate Finance Committee. Republicans on Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2017, muscled through President Donald Trump’s nominees for Treasury and Health after the majority GOP suspended committee rules, a power grab in the latest escalation of partisan tensions in Congress.
GOP Pushes 2 Top Cabinet Picks Through to Full Senate
Republicans jammed two of President Donald Trump’s top Cabinet picks through the Senate Finance Committee with no Democrats in the room Wednesday after suspending a rule that would have otherwise barred them from taking the vote. The tactic seemed a warning shot that they might deploy brute political muscle in the upcoming fight over the Supreme Court vacancy.
GOP suspends Senate rule, muscles Trump picks through panel
In this Jan. 24, 2017 file photo, Health and Human Services Secretary-designate, Rep. Tom Price, R-Ga., arrives on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2017, to testify at his confirmation hearing before the Senate Finance Committee. Republicans on Wednesday muscled through President Donald Trump’s nominees for Treasury and Health after the majority GOP suspended committee rules, a power grab in the latest escalation of partisan tensions in Congress.
GOP changes the rules to back Price, Mnuchin
A Senate committee has approved President Donald Trump’s picks for Health and Treasury secretaries after majority Republicans suspended the panel’s rules. The rule they suspended requires at least one Democrat to be present for votes.
The Latest: Panel vote on budget director delayed
The top Democrat on a Senate panel responsible for advancing President Donald Trump’s pick to head the White House budget office says she needs time to examine the results of a routine FBI investigation before she can vote on Rep. Mick Mulvaney’s nomination. Missouri Sen. Claire McCaskill says she gained access to Mulvaney’s FBI file just a half-hour before the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee vote Wednesday morning.
To sidestep boycott, Senate committee changes rules to approve Mnuchin, Price
Republicans on a Senate committee have approved Steve Mnunchin, Trump’s nominee for treasury secretary, and Tom Price, the nominee for health secretary. To sidestep a Democratic boycott of the committee, the GOP members on the Senate Finance Committee changed the rules to allow the confirmation to proceed to the Senate floor.
Senate panel backs Price, Mnuchin despite Democrat boycott
In this Jan. 24, 2017, file photo, Tom Price testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington at his confirmation hearing. In this Jan. 24, 2017, file photo, Tom Price testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington at his confirmation hearing.
GOP suspends Senate rule, muscles Trump picks through panel
Republicans muscled through committee approval of President Donald Trump’s nominees for Treasury and Health on Wednesday, suspending a key Senate rule in the latest escalation of partisan tensions in Congress. Democrats boycotted a Finance Committee meeting and Republicans responded by temporarily scuttling a rule requiring at least one Democrat to be present for votes.
Democrats running Tea Party playbook against Trump
Senate Democrats are dispensing with talk of cooperation and preparing to fight President Trump across the board, delaying his nominees where possible and filibustering his Supreme Court pick if necessary. Despite their minority status in the Senate, Democrats are under increasing pressure from their progressive base to stand up to a president they consider authoritarian and illegitimate.
Tensions erupt in Senate over Trump nominees
Tensions erupted in the Senate Tuesday as Democrats stalled several of President Donald Trump’s Cabinet picks, frustrating Republicans who accused Democrats of playing politics to try to hurt Trump and make Senate Republicans look ineffective. Party leaders squared off after a fast-paced and chaotic morning when Democrats on one committee abruptly boycotted a hearing where two top administration officials were expected to clear votes to advance to the floor.