“The country wants Congress to focus on jobs and the economy, not on pushing an extreme agenda against birth control,” – Dawn Laguens, EVP, Planned Parenthood Federation of America House Republicans have included a so-called “conscience clause” in the government funding bill in a plan they approved early Sunday. The House voted 231-192 on a… Continue reading GOP Targets Contraception, Again!
Category: ObamaCare
CNN’s Wolf Blitzer Battles With Michele Bachmann Over ObamaCare
The Minnesota Congresswoman went on CNN and had a rather heated discussion with host Wolf Blitzer over ObamaCare and the Republican push to shut down the government. SIDENOTE: My sympathies go out to Mr. Blitzer for thinking that he was going to get a straight answer from the robot-like-talking-points queen. In the clip below, Blitzer… Continue reading CNN’s Wolf Blitzer Battles With Michele Bachmann Over ObamaCare
Obamacare: 94 percent will pay below-forecast premiums.
Jonathan Chait writes: The Obama administration today released the final numbers on the premiums in the state health exchanges. This is the single most important piece of data we have to gauge the plausibility of the exchanges, which are the crucial mechanism of Obamacare. The premiums are not spin, they are the collective judgment of… Continue reading Obamacare: 94 percent will pay below-forecast premiums.
ObamaCare Explained – Even a Two-Year Old Will Understand – Video
Okay. So apparently some of you have complained that it was too complicated to understand Obamacare. Maybe you’ve listened to the Republicans talk about the 2000+ pages of the law and the government red tape it entails. Well complain no more (and while you’re at it, switch off the Republican commentators spewing non factual talking… Continue reading ObamaCare Explained – Even a Two-Year Old Will Understand – Video
Republicans Put Anti-ObamaCare Billboard In Heart of Time Square
Tucked up above 42nd Street in Times Square, situated next to advertisements for Ripley’s Believe It or Not and Madame Tussaud’s, is a new political message that feels out of place in a space touting the latest in fashion and entertainment. The billboard, sponsored by the Heritage Foundation, is shaped like a federal tobacco disclaimer and warns New Yorkers… Continue reading Republicans Put Anti-ObamaCare Billboard In Heart of Time Square
New Study Finds Obamacare Premiums “Lower Than Expected”
A new Kaiser Family Foundation study found “lower than expected” premiums for the new Obamacare health insurance exchanges. “While premiums will vary significantly across the country, they are generally lower than expected. For example, we estimate that the latest projections from the Congressional Budget Office imply that the premium for a 40-year-old in the second… Continue reading New Study Finds Obamacare Premiums “Lower Than Expected”
President’s Weekly Address – Implementing The Affordable Care Act
President Obama used his Weekly Address to address the eventual full implementation of ObamaCare or the Affordable Care Act – a law that will allow millions of Americans to be finally able to afford healthcare. And again, he pointed out the fact that there are still Republicans hell bent on making sure these Americans don’t… Continue reading President’s Weekly Address – Implementing The Affordable Care Act
Finally – ObamaCare Supporters at Republican Town Hall Meetings
Taking a page right out of the Tea party play book, Obamacare supporters have taken to the streets, showing up at Republican town halls and asking sensible questions. Supporters of the Affordable Care Act — also known as Obamacare — attended a town hall meeting held by five-term Republican congressman Rep. Patrick McHenry (NC) on… Continue reading Finally – ObamaCare Supporters at Republican Town Hall Meetings
Republicans Threaten Government Shutdown to stop Obamacare
The Supreme Court called it constitutional, republicans have failed to repeal it on 39 different occasions. But this time, Republicans are prepared to shut down the government to stop people from getting health care. ObamaCare is at the center of a rapidly escalating fight that threatens to shut the government down this fall. Senate Republicans,… Continue reading Republicans Threaten Government Shutdown to stop Obamacare
5 Things You Might Not Know About ObamaCare
1… Contrary to what 42 percent of Americans think, Obamacare really is happening. In fact, people can start signing up for state-run health insurance on October 1st. That’s when states and the federal government will open marketplaces, called exchanges, to offer subsidized benefits to the nation’s 50 million uninsured. 2… Another survey found that a majority of Americans think the law… Continue reading 5 Things You Might Not Know About ObamaCare
Another Republican Attempt to Deny You Health Care Coverage
Republicans are so intent on making sure Americans lose their health care and that heath insurance companies make as much profit as possible, that they are willing to anything to accomplish their goal. Besides wasting taxpayers money with fruitlessly attempting to repeal the law over 37 times and counting, Republicans have now come up with… Continue reading Another Republican Attempt to Deny You Health Care Coverage
Here’s Something New: Republicans Will Try To Repeal ObamaCare #NoJoke
This one cannot be filed under the Breaking News category: House Majority Leader, Eric Cantor is promising his House Republicans that they would soon get a chance to vote to repeal ObamaCare. “While we have not locked in the timing, I expect that the House will vote on full repeal of ObamaCare in the near… Continue reading Here’s Something New: Republicans Will Try To Repeal ObamaCare #NoJoke