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Republican Congress has its sights set on Obamacare
Repealing Obamacare will sit atop the agenda come January, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on the heels of President-elect Donald J. Trump’s victory. Newsweek has the story: “It’s a pretty high item on our agenda,” Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell told reporters at a press conference in the Capitol Wednesday afternoon. “And I would…
Read MoreLegal expert thanks senators for ‘giving the American people a voice in filling the vacancy left by Justice Scalia’
Judicial Crisis Network Chief Counsel Carrie Severino today expressed her gratitude for those senators who refused to consider President Obama’s liberal Supreme Court nominee Merrick Garland in the hopes of confirming a nominee more suited to fill Justice Antonin’s Scalia’s vacant seat on the bench. The Washington Examiner has the story: The power to fill…
Read MorePolicy expert: American middle class in ‘deep trouble’ over Obamacare premium increases
Americans enrolled in Obamacare will ring in the new year with Obamacare premium hikes whose deductibles under the silver plan – on average – are nearly $3,600 for singles nearly $7,500 for families. And, while those who make up to $47,080 will have help with their premiums, those who make more than $47,080 will have…
Read MoreDaily Signal: Projected 2017 Obamacare deductibles ‘breathtaking’
Those who make slightly more than $47,000 a year aren’t eligible for a subsidy that would decrease one’s Obamacare premiums and, considering the shockingly high deductibles Obamacare enrollees face in 2017, it’s no wonder participants are avoiding the doctor’s office as recent reports allege. The Daily Signal has the details: For people enrolled in the…
Read MoreBill Clinton denies calling Obamacare ‘the craziest thing’ but check out this video
Former President Bill Clinton – after he was questioned by an audience member at a recent event – apparently denied an earlier statement in which he said out-of-control Obamacare premiums and diminishing coverage for those working overtime are “the craziest” thing. “That is not at all what I said. No? Oh, really? Go read it,”…
Read MorePolicy expert: National debt ‘highly problematic’
Romina Boccia, economic-policy-studies research fellow for the Heritage Foundation, in a recent commentary piece warns that our $20 trillion national debt puts our nation in a volatile position. LifeZette has the commentary: Soon the national debt will top $20 trillion. Three-fourths of that has been borrowed from domestic and foreign investors. The rest is money…
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