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Last Obamacare exchange in one Iowa county set to fold
Yet another of the health-insurance exchanges set up in the wake of Obamacare’s passage will likely fold in the days ahead as it struggles to meet its bottom line. The Washington Examiner has the details: The Des Moines Register reports that after the exit of Aetna and Wellmark Blue Cross & Blue Shield from Iowa’s…
Read MoreTea Party Patriots Weekly Report from Washington for 4/30/17
CALENDAR: The House will return on Monday, with no votes scheduled before 6:30, and will stay in session through Thursday, with the last vote scheduled no later than 3 PM. The Senate will return on Monday, and will stay in session through Friday. LAST WEEK ON THE HOUSE FLOOR: The House returned on Tuesday and…
Read MoreReport: More than 345 VA employees draw federal salary even when they’re not working for the fed
About 346 Department of Veterans Affairs employees spend their working hours not in service to the federal government but in service to their union — all this while still receiving a federal salary — a widespread practice known as “official time,” according to a new report. The Washington Examiner has the story: That’s according to a report by the nonpartisan…
Read MoreTrump administration announces ‘once-in-a-generation opportunity’ to overhaul tax code
The White House Wednesday unveiled long-anticipated plans for an overhaul of our tax system that would simplify the tax code and cuts rates for people and businesses. The Washington Times has the story: “This is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to do something really big,” said Gary Cohn, director of the president’s National Economic Council, who presented the plan to reporters…
Read MoreRep. Lamar Smith demanding DOJ prosecute Hillary Clinton’s private server team over stonewalling
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…
Read MoreJenny Beth Martin: Trump administration takes ‘its boldest step yet’ with tax-cut plan
Tea Party Patriots Co-Founder Jenny Beth Martin in her latest column says President Donald J. Trump’s recently released tax-cut plan is his administration’s ‘boldest step yet’ as it will grease the wheels on what has for years been an otherwise sluggish economy. The Hill has the commentary: Wednesday, the Trump administration delivered a two-fer: On…
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