Rep. Lamar Smith demanding DOJ prosecute Hillary Clinton’s private server team over stonewalling

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Lawmakers are crying “Foul!” — and rightfully so — over the internet company Hillary Clinton hired to run her private, off-the-books email server, as the company has been giving congressional investigators the runaround for more than a year — something prompting leading lawmakers to take the case to President Trump’s Justice Department for prosecution. The Washington Free Beacon has…

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Understanding the Role of the Senate Parliamentarian in the Reconciliation Process

KEY ISSUES American Health Care Act | Insurance Company Mandates | Medicaid Expansion | Tax Credits | Senate Parliamentarian | F.A.Q. Congressional Republicans have chosen to use the Reconciliation Process as the means to pass their “American Health Care Act.” The Reconciliation Process allows a bill to pass the Senate on a simple 51-vote majority, because it cannot be filibustered in the Senate. But there’s…Read More

Understanding the Tax Credits in the American Health Care Act

KEY ISSUES American Health Care Act | Insurance Company Mandates | Medicaid Expansion | Tax Credits | Senate Parliamentarian | F.A.Q. The American Health Care Act creates a new entitlement program in the form of advanceable, refundable tax credits. Just as with Obamacare, the American Health Care Act relies on government use of its coercive power to transfer wealth from one group of people to…Read More

Understanding Medicaid Expansion

KEY ISSUES American Health Care Act | Insurance Company Mandates | Medicaid Expansion | Tax Credits | Senate Parliamentarian | F.A.Q. Medicaid is a federal government program designed to help lower-income citizens get health care. It now serves more than 70 million Americans. But costs are high – $532 billion in 2015 – and care is poor. Obamacare drastically expanded Medicaid coverage, pushing able-bodied Americans…Read More

Understanding the Mandates on the Insurance Industry in the American Health Care Act

KEY ISSUES American Health Care Act | Insurance Company Mandates | Medicaid Expansion | Tax Credits | Senate Parliamentarian | F.A.Q. The American Health Care Act requires that insurance companies abide by several regulations, which have had the effect of either driving up insurance costs for everyone or forcing companies out of the market. Obamacare contains two related mandates: 1) the mandate on insurance companies…Read More

‘Other’ spending is expanding the national debt by trillions

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Think you understand the size and scope of the national debt? It’s growing much more quickly than you think thanks to the many ways the government borrows money, according to an analysis from the Washington Examiner. While most people assume the national debt grows each year because of the budget deficit, that’s not the only way…

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