LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Kody Fairfield There is no chance the House GOP’s plan to repeal and replace parts of the Affordable Care Act will leave the Senate the way it comes in, Sen. Bob Corker said Thursday, said the Washington Examiner. The ominous statement was made on MSNBC just mere hours before the…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Kody Fairfield The plays to emotion know no bounds and the number one human motivator is fear. No wonder they often find their way into today’s political grandstanding. On Wednesday, Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) gave an impassioned speech on MSNBC decrying a “cruel” and “craven” Republican health care bill….
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Robert Donachie Members of the House Freedom Caucus (HFC) are facing constituents for the first time since they opposed President Donald Trump’s first legislative effort to repeal and replace Obamacare. The majority of Republican voters in 2016 cast their ballots for candidates promising to upend former President Barack Obama’s…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Juliegrace Brufke Pennsylvania Rep. Charlie Dent, a chair of the moderate Tuesday Group, said conservatives in the House are largely responsible for the downfall of the Obamacare repeal bill Friday. According to Dent, too many concessions were given to the House Freedom Caucus, which led to the loss of moderate…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Kody Fairfield The New York Times is reporting that Speaker of the House Paul Ryan (R-WI) rushed to the White House to tell the President that he did not have the votes to pass legislation to repeal the Affordable Care Act and to decide whether to pull the bill from consideration. RELATED: GOP Rep:…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Kody Fairfield The media outlet which helped to take down conservative provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos is now reporting that the White House is ready to throw Speaker of the House and the face of the American Healthcare Act (AHCA), Paul Ryan (R-WI), under the bus over the bills looming failure, but there is a twist. The…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Kody Fairfield Cato Institute’s Director of Health Policy, and constant critic of Obamacare, Michael Cannon may have exposed some of the dirty politics coming out of Washington DC regarding the House Republicans debacle that is healthcare replacement. Cannon tweeted “Sources: House leadership threatens to pull bill to preserve #ObamaCare, and…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Kevin Daley Freedom Partners and Americans for Prosperity will put seven figures behind a political action committee supporting members of Congress who vote against the healthcare reform legislation backed by President Donald Trump and Speaker Paul Ryan, The Daily Caller News Foundation has learned. The news comes just hours…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Juliegrace Brufke Republican Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky said Wednesday that House leadership needs to push back the Obamacare repeal vote to allow for changes to the legislation. Paul — who met with members of the House Freedom Caucus, which remains unsold on the measure — has been highly…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By John Griffing House Freedom Caucus Chairman Mark Meadows said he’s more concerned with fighting to get an Obamacare repeal bill he believes will bring down premiums than retaining his House seat. Meadows, who has repeatedly blasted a number of provisions in the leadership-backed legislation, was singled out by President…