Month: July 2017

Faith leaders arrested on Capitol Hill for protesting GOP health care bill

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“Don’t tell me you are ‘pro-life.’”CREDIT: Facebook/Faith in Public Life

A group of prominent clergy were arrested Thursday on Capitol Hill while peacefully protesting the Republican health care bill, describing the legislation as “immoral” and “sinful.”

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) unveiled a tweaked version of the “Better Care Reconciliation Act” on Thursday, but it does not ap...

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Bill or no bill

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CEDIT: AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite

The new Senate health bill was released today, garnering such unfavorable reviews that it may actually be dead on arrival. This iteration includes a tax credit plan that is less than generous, provides $70 billion to insurance companies, and allows states to opt out of Obamacare’s essential benefits rule. Oh, and it will still strip millions of health care.

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The Senate’s new health care bill is already on life support

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Republicans can only lose one more vote on the motion to proceed.Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine is surrounded by reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, July 13, 2017, after a revised version of the Republican health care bill was announced by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky. The bill has faced opposition and challenges within the Republican ranks, including by Sen. Collins. CREDIT:...

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Republicans’ new revised healthcare bill fails to sway many key Senators

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The new bill to replace Obama’s signature healthcare law attempts to placate moderate and conservative critics, but still a protracted battle may be ahead

Senate Republicans unveiled a revised healthcare plan on Thursday, seeking to bridge an intra-party divide that has so far thwarted efforts to make good on a seven-year pledge to dismantle the Affordable Care Act (ACA), Barack Obama’s signature healthcare law.

Related: Mitch McConnell delays Senate recess to allow work on he...

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The Senate’s new health care bill is still a mess

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How many takes until we get a bill where millions of people don’t lose their health insurance?enate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky. arrives on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, July 13, 2017, where he is expected to present the GOP’s revised health care bill. CEDIT: AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite

The new Senate health bill was released on Thursday, but it still looks set to deprive millions o...

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The new Trumpcare bill keeps the single cruelest part of the old Trumpcare bill

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Say goodbye to Medicaid.CREDIT: AP Photo/Molly Riley

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) is fighting a two front war. At the right end of his caucus, hardliners want deep Medicaid cuts and weaker protections for people with preexisting conditions. More pragmatic conservatives, meanwhile, say they want to keep the legislation from working havoc on Medicaid.

If a new version of the Senat...

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