They say that they're treated like ‘stupid animals,’ made to feel like they were ‘nothing,’ and ‘looked down upon’ for needing help.
Month: August 2017
White House says Obamacare payments will be made for August
These payments are made to health insurers to help low-income people enrolled under the health care law with out-of-pocket expenses
Federal Appeals Court Says Arkansas Can Block Medicaid Payments To Planned Parenthood
It reversed earlier injunctions that forbade the state from suspending payments to the medical provider over a controversial leaked video of Planned Parenthood staff.
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Pauline Hanson wears black burqa in Senate chamber – politics live
Greens Senator Sarah Hanson-Young suggests Barnaby Joyce unfit for office as government introduces bill to raise Medicare levy to fund NDIS. Follow the day live …
Brandis gets a standing ovation from Labor and the Greens.
Strangely, he doesn’t get the standing ovation from his own side.
George Brandis says:
No we will not be banning the burqa.
I am not going to ignore the stunt of arriving in this chamber...
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Alabama senator says he can’t criticize Trump’s press conference because he was too busy to watch it
Appointed Sen. Luther Strange (R-AL), who came in second in Tuesday’s GOP primary, went on Fox News Wednesday to explain how he plans to win next month’s primary runoff against opponent and former state Supreme Court Justice Roy Moore. But if he was expecting an easy interview from host Trish Regan, he was mistaken; Regan grilled him about his response to the president’s botched comments on the violent Charlottesville white nationalist protests, causing Strange to stumble...
Trump agrees to pay key Obamacare subsidies, extending its lifeline
Everyone and their doctor has asked President Donald Trump to continue funding Obamacare cost-sharing reduction (CSR) payments. After flirting with eliminating these payments to insurance companies, he finally agreed to pay them for the month of August. A White House spokesman told multiple news sources on Wednesday that the Trump administration will make the payment.
CONFIRMED: Trump administration will make the August CSR Obamacare payments, a WH spokesman tel...
White House to pressure McConnell on ObamaCare
White House officials are exploring ways to pressure Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) to return to the controversial issue of ObamaCare repeal when the Senate returns to work in September.President Tr...
Report: Cutting key Obamacare subsidies could hike some premiums
Trump's threat to end Obamacare subsidies could increase premiums.