The economy is growing, revenues are growing, unemployment is low, and yet the U.S. government’s budget deficit is exploding. According to the Department of Treasury, nine months into the beginning of the fiscal year, the U.S. budget gap has increased to $747 billion. Since there are another three months to go, it will very likely reach…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Juliegrace Brufke House Committee on Ways and Means Chairman Kevin Brady’s suggestion Republicans opt for a five-year phase in for the border adjustment tax did not sweeten the House GOP’s tax blueprint for House Freedom Caucus Chairman Mark Meadows. The BAT — a key revenue-raising component of the leadership-backed…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Kody Fairfield The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday cast enough votes to pass a Republican-sponsored bill that would repeal key parts of the Affordable Care Act, and replace them with new provisions, explains CNBC. The American Health Care Act (AHCA) narrowly survived its second bout through the House, passing…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Robert Donachie House lawmakers gear up to vote on the American Health Care Act (AHCA) Thursday afternoon, Emergency room physicians are voicing their concerns to members of Congress, urging them to vote “no” on the Republican plan to repeal and replace Obamacare. E.R. doctors say the AHCA strips features…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Juliegrace Brufke The lower chamber is slated to make its second attempt Thursday at repealing and replacing Obamacare after weeks of negotiations following leadership pulling the bill off the floor in March due to a lack of consensus among GOP lawmakers. House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy confirmed they have enough…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Juliegrace Brufke Tuesday Group Co-Chairman Tom MacArthur could soon be forced out of his position in the powerful group of moderates, due to pushback over an amendment to the Obamacare repeal bill he brokered with the House Freedom Caucus. Some speculate MacArthur’s compromise with conservatives will lead to resentment…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Juliegrace Brufke The White House is hoping the House Republicans’ Obamacare repeal bill will be brought to the floor for a vote the next week, shortly after they return from their Easter recess. The administration is hoping to get repeal passed before President Donald Trump’s 100th day in office….
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Juliegrace Brufke House Speaker Paul Ryan asserted House Republicans are “very close” to coming together on a deal to repeal and replace Obamacare during a question-and-answer session following a Wednesday address to the U.K. think tank Policy Exchange in London. Ryan said GOP lawmakers prevailed in the 2016 election largely…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Phillip Stucky A pro-Trump nonprofit announced plans to spend up to $3 million in ads for 12 congressional Republicans who supported President Donald Trump’s health care plan, according to a Sunday report in The Washington Post. America First Policies plans to spend the $3 million in advertising towards 12…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Juliegrace Brufke Just weeks after President Donald Trump called on Congress to table repealing and replacing Obamacare and instead move forward on tax reform, he has reversed course, saying health care reform should once again be GOP lawmakers top priority. The comments came after the administration rebooted its efforts to…