Monthly Archives: June 2017

Zeldin’s Approval of Senate Healthcare Bill Reveals His Lack of Concern for Veterans

Posted on June 30, 2017 by David Posnett

Tester and Senate Veterans Affairs’ Committee Members Highlight Impact of Senate Health Care Plan on Veterans Approximately 7 Million Veterans’ Health Care at Risk Tuesday, June 27, 2017 (U.S. Senate) – Ranking Member of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee Jon … Continue reading →

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New County-Level Map Compares Premiums and Tax Credits Under Senate Health Bill and ACA

Posted on June 30, 2017 by David Posnett

KAISER HEALTH NEWS Jun 23, 2017 A new interactive map from the Kaiser Family Foundation compares county-level estimates of premiums that consumers would pay under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in 2020 with what they’d pay under the Senate’s discussion … Continue reading →

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CBO: No, seriously, the Senate bill cuts Medicaid spending

Posted on June 30, 2017 by David Posnett

Donald Trump and his Republican cohorts are trying to convince their voter base that the Senate healthcare bill does not cut Medicaid spending.  Nothing could be further from the truth, as The Washington Post explains. By Philip Bump June 29 … Continue reading →

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Cyberbullying opponent Melania Trump defends president’s Brzezinski tweets

Posted on June 29, 2017 by David Posnett

Christopher Wilson 7 hours ago After President Trump spent part of his Thursday morning attacking MSNBC host Mika Brzezinski, his wife, Melania, defended the actions despite stating during the campaign that she would make the fight against cyberbullying her priority … Continue reading →

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The Continued Tale of Mika and Joe

Posted on June 29, 2017 by David Posnett

Hey GOP, Trump’s Misogyny and Obsession With Revenge Are Nothing New Republicans who looked past his earlier behavior shouldn’t complain now. DAVID CORN  JUN. 29, 2017 1:24 PM Chuck Burden/ZUMA   It was no shock that Donald Trump set the … Continue reading →

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Presidential Commission Demands Massive Amounts of State Voter Data

Posted on June 29, 2017 by David Posnett

nb.  This data will be made public, including Social Security numbers, if state databases contain it.  Privacy?  Who cares in the face of .000004% voter fraud?  Identity theft?  Not Kris Kobach’s problem.  Where is the leadership in this administration? A commission … Continue reading →

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Politically Correct? You’re Damned Straight I Am!

Posted on June 29, 2017 by David Posnett

Here’s the thing about folks who rail against the “Politically Correct.” Being politically correct is exactly that: being correct, or on the right side of a fact-based, or morally superior argument. It is politically correct to be against racism and … Continue reading →

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Trump Just Did A Big Favor For Employers, Including His Own Family Business

Posted on June 28, 2017 by David Posnett

HUFFINGTON POST The president’s conservative nominees for the National Labor Relations Board could reverse a progressive era at the agency. By Dave Jamieson YURI GRIPAS / REUTERS   WASHINGTON ― When it comes to the power balance between workers and … Continue reading →

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Analysis: Mitch McConnell Plans To Hide Trumpcare’s Pain Until After Midterms

Posted on June 28, 2017 by David Posnett

KAISER HEALTH NEWS — REPEAL & REPLACE WATCH By Michael McAuliff June 27, 2017 Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) speaks following a closed-door Senate GOP conference meeting on Capitol Hill on June 27, 2017. Senate Republicans announced they will … Continue reading →

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A Cruel Joke — 13 men are in charge of healthcare for all American women.

Posted on June 28, 2017 by David Posnett

POSTED IN THE GUARDIAN Lucia Graves Wednesday 28 June 2017  11.34 EDT   Regressive gender politics are resurgent in 2017, as demonstrated by a Republican bill that would be devastating to women’s health John Barrasso, Mitch McConnell, and John Cornyn: three … Continue reading →

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