President Trump’s plans to give a massive tax break to the rich but a polling shows that an overwhelming majority of Americans favor raising taxes on the wealthy. The disconnect could complicate Republican efforts to pass tax legislation this year.
“As progressives strategize for the tax fight coming this fall, they open the debate with a clear advantage: public opinion is on their side,” researchers from the Mellman Group, the Global Strategy Group, Hart Research ...
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McConnell: Path on healthcare ‘murky’
McConnell acknowledged that Congress's next steps on healthcare are unclear after ObamaCare repeal failed.
Paul Ryan statement on Charlottesville completely misrepresents grieving mom
House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) said in a statement Monday that he was “struck by the tone Heather Heyer’s parents took at her memorial service,” saying their call for “healing and forgiveness” was a powerful example.
“Here they are suddenly grieving and saying goodbye to their daughter, taken by an act of domestic terrorism,” Ryan said in a statement posted on Facebook Monday, more than a week after Heyer’s death and five days after her memorial service. “And instead of turning to a...
In Tennessee, Promoting Enrollment in Tenuous Health Care Plans
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Democrats prep for next round of healthcare fight
Democrats are heading toward a new phase in the battle over healthcare as they brace for a tough midterm.With the GOP ObamaCare repeal push largely on ice, Democrats are shifting their focus from defending the Affo...
Former health chiefs to Trump: Avoid new Obamacare crisis
Former health secretaries issued a warning to Trump regarding his next moves on health care
Kasich on proposal to end ObamaCare subsidies: ‘That would be a disaster’
Ohio Gov. John Kasich on Sunday slammed President Trump's proposal to end key payments to insurance companies participating in ObamaCare, saying it would only "create more chaos" for the healthcare system."That wou...
Mitt Romney criticizes Trump for Charlottesville comments, but his words ring hollow
Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney on Friday condemned President Trump’s response to the clashes in Charlottesville, publishing a lengthy Facebook post in which he said the president should apologize. Just how sincere he was in his rebuke is questionable.
“Whether he intended to or not, what he communicated caused racists to rejoice, minorities to weep, and the vast heart of America to mourn,” Romney wrote. After lamenting their lasting effect on minority childr...
Congressional Hispanic Caucus demands Secretary Price prioritize Obamacare Latino outreach
The Congressional Hispanic Caucus sent a letter to Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Tom Price Thursday, demanding he meet with members about Affordable Care Act (ACA) open enrollment. Members were prompted by recent reports that no one from the Trump administration had reached out to key members of the Latino ACA outreach coalition to begin preparing for the open enrollment session, which begins November 1.
Members of the coalition, like the League of United L...