Reps. Debbie Dingell (D-Mich.) and Beth Van Duyne (R-Texas) agreed Wednesday that the government shutdown — whoever is to blame — is halting their potential progress on a bipartisan bill seeking to bridge financial gaps around breast cancer detection.
"We're not doing work on bills that should be getting done," Dingell told Kathleen Koch on Wednesday at The Hill's event "Screening Saves Lives — Closing the Gap in Breast Cancer Care" sponsored by the Alliance for Breast Can...
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Fetterman believes Thune ‘sincere’ about ACA talks after shutdown
Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) said Wednesday he thinks Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) would engage in “sincere” talks about extending the enhanced Affordable Care Act (ACA) tax credits once the government reopens.
Fetterman — who came out on Tuesday in favor of the GOP “nuking” the Senate filibuster to pass a bill to reopen the government — said it’s important for senators simultaneously to prioritize funding the government while pushing for the health care subsid...
Watch live: Screening Saves Lives — Closing the Gap in Breast Cancer Care
Despite remarkable progress in the fight against breast cancer over the past four decades, the disease continues to take a devastating toll. This year alone, Susan G. Komen estimates more than 300,000 women in the United States are expected to be diagnosed with invasive breast cancer, and over 43,000 women and men will lose their lives to it.
While early detection is proven to save lives and lower the cost of treatment, many patients face financial barriers that keep them...
GOP seeks to make Democrats sweat over pay during shutdown
Senate Republicans are looking to turn the heat up on Democrats with a planned vote to pay military members and essential workers, a move they hope will drive a wedge within the minority and lead to an end to the government shutdown.
Although few believe the measure will pass, Republicans hope it exposes further cracks in the Democratic opposition.
“It’s a hard vote for them,” said Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.), a top ally to Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R...
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Vulnerable Republicans call for ACA enhanced subsidy extension
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GOP leaders eye new stopgap spending measure to end shutdown
Republican leaders are making plans for a new, longer continuing resolution (CR) to fund the government at current levels as the government shutdown drags into its fourth week.
Consensus is growing that the GOP-crafted “clean” CR to fund the government through Nov. 21 — which passed the House in September but has been voted down 11 times in the Senate as Democrats make demands on health care — will no longer allow enough time to work out regular full-year appropriations.
Vulnerable House Republicans urge Johnson to address ObamaCare subsidies
A group of front-line House Republicans on Tuesday called on Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) to “immediately” address the expiring enhanced ObamaCare tax credits once the government shutdown ends.
Led by Reps. Jeff Van Drew (R-N.J.) and Jen Kiggans (R-Va.), 13 lawmakers told Johnson that millions of their constituents would face a massive spike in health premiums without an extension of the subsidies before their expiration at the end o...
Pardoned Jan. 6 rioter arrested over alleged Jeffries threat; White House demolition sparks controversy
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• White House demolition work sparks controversy
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• Top prosecutor sends dozen...
6 in 10 concerned about higher health costs: Survey
A majority of U.S. adults express a high level of concern about their health care costs increasing over the next year, according to a survey released Tuesday.
The Associated Press-NORC poll, conducted in mid-October, shows nearly 6 in 10 respondents are “extremely” or “very” concerned about rising health care costs this coming year — at 32 percent and 25 percent, respectively.
Another 26 percent said they’re “somewhat” concerned, 8 percent said they’re “not too co...