'What are you going to do?' CNN host presses Dem on how they'll stop Trump's agenda
3 months, 1 week ago

'What are you going to do?' CNN host presses Dem on how they'll stop Trump's agenda

Raw Story  

Rep. Jamie Raskin warned CNN's Jim Sciutto that Republicans could very well slash critical programs like Social Security and Medicare in the next Congress — but Sciutto wanted to know what exactly Democrats plan to do about it. "So let's talk about what comes next, because Republicans in their private meeting, they made a handshake agreement to cut $2.5 trillion in spending next year when they presumably hope to raise the debt limit to get to that figure," said Sciutto. "The Democrats view this as a first assault on Social Security and Medicare of the 119th Congress," said Raskin. "And remember, after three Republicans leave right at the beginning of the new Congress, including Matt Gaetz and Elise Stefanik, there's going to be a one-vote majority.

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'You're doing it again!' GOP lawmaker dismisses CNN anchor's question on Medicare cuts
1 week, 3 days ago

'You're doing it again!' GOP lawmaker dismisses CNN anchor's question on Medicare cuts

Raw Story  

Republican Majority Whip Rep. Tom Emmer took issue Wednesday with the way CNN anchor Pamela Brown repeatedly asked about possible cuts to Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security. Brown continued, "President Trump, we should emphasize, says Medicare will not be touched," while still promising to cut "waste, fraud, and abuse" via Elon Musk's DOGE. "What do you say to critics who …

If Trump cuts Medicaid, this California Republican’s House seat would be imperiled
2 weeks, 4 days ago

If Trump cuts Medicaid, this California Republican’s House seat would be imperiled

LA Times  

Rep. David Valadao, shown at a dairy farm in 2022, faces the difficult task of reassuring constituents in his Central Valley district that he will stave off cuts to Medi-Cal, California’s Medicaid program. Rep. David Valadao faced a no-win decision last month: Fall into line behind President Trump and vote for a budget resolution that would almost certainly cut into …

'A lie!' Speaker slams Dems as he claims 'zero' plan to cut Social Security and Medicaid
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2 weeks, 4 days ago

'A lie!' Speaker slams Dems as he claims 'zero' plan to cut Social Security and Medicaid

Raw Story  

House Speaker Mike Johnson slammed Democrats for "lying" about the House Republicans' funding bill that he claimed will pass the House on Tuesday. In a press conference from Capitol Hill Tuesday morning, Johnson declared "we'll have the votes" to pass the funding bill and avert a government shutdown. "They either have an issue with reading comprehension, or they are attempting …

Moderate Republicans Who Complained About Medicaid Cuts Voted To Advance Them Anyway
1 month ago

Moderate Republicans Who Complained About Medicaid Cuts Voted To Advance Them Anyway

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON — All of the moderate House Republicans who complained last week about Medicaid cuts in the House Republican budget voted for the budget anyway on Tuesday. “I’ve heard from countless constituents who tell me the only way they can afford health care is through programs like Medicaid, and I will not support a final reconciliation bill …

House GOP pushes 'big' budget resolution to passage, crucial step toward delivering Trump's agenda
1 month ago

House GOP pushes 'big' budget resolution to passage, crucial step toward delivering Trump's agenda

Deccan Chronicle  

Washington: With a push from President Donald Trump, House Republicans sent a GOP budget blueprint to passage Tuesday, a step toward delivering his “big, beautiful bill” with $4.5 trillion in tax breaks and $2 trillion in spending cuts despite a wall of opposition from Democrats and discomfort among Republicans. Trump had invited several dozen Republicans to the White House, including …

House GOP pushes ’big’ budget resolution to passage, a crucial step toward delivering Trump’s agenda
1 month ago

House GOP pushes ’big’ budget resolution to passage, a crucial step toward delivering Trump’s agenda

The Hindu  

With a push from President Donald Trump, House Republicans sent a Grand Old Party budget blueprint to passage Tuesday, a step toward delivering his “big, beautiful bill” with $4.5 trillion in tax breaks and $2 trillion in spending cuts despite a wall of Opposition from Democrats and discomfort among Republicans. Editorial: Self-inflicted injury: On Trump tariffs and the U.S. economy …

Will Trump and Republicans cut Medicaid? Reconciliation has House GOP representatives in a bind.
1 month ago

Will Trump and Republicans cut Medicaid? Reconciliation has House GOP representatives in a bind.

Slate  

Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. After a chaotic, grinding effort Tuesday to corral the necessary votes, House Republicans barely passed a blueprint for their “one big, beautiful bill” containing much of Trump’s legislative agenda. A group of eight GOP members of Congress representing significant …

Johnson insists Republicans won’t cut entitlements to pay for Trump’s agenda
1 month ago

Johnson insists Republicans won’t cut entitlements to pay for Trump’s agenda

CNN  

CNN — House Speaker Mike Johnson vowed Wednesday that Republicans will not make cuts to Medicaid, Medicare or Social Security as they work to pass – and pay for – President Donald Trump’s sweeping legislative agenda. Now that said, what we are going to do is go into those programs and carve out the fraud, waste and abuse, and find …

Medicaid not just for 'lazy welfare people': GOP lawmaker
1 month ago

Medicaid not just for 'lazy welfare people': GOP lawmaker

Raw Story  

House Republicans' plan to take an ax to Medicaid appears to be in real trouble as several Republicans from swing districts are voicing fear that it could harm their own constituents. One such Republican is Rep. Jeff Van Drew, who made his case for not cutting Medicaid on the grounds that such cuts won't just hurt "lazy" people. “Don’t touch …

Mike Johnson's "prayer request": A GOP budget that slashes Medicaid to pay for Trump's tax cuts
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1 month ago

Mike Johnson's "prayer request": A GOP budget that slashes Medicaid to pay for Trump's tax cuts

Salon  

With House Republicans discussing major reductions in Medicaid spending, Democrats — who have been largely cut out of the budget process — are bracing to fight against the anticipated cuts in committees and on the floor of Congress, potentially aided by cracks forming in the GOP caucus over how far to go to pay for President Donald Trump's mass deportations …

House GOP struggles over budget blueprint signal bigger problems for Trump agenda
Top News
1 month ago

House GOP struggles over budget blueprint signal bigger problems for Trump agenda

CNN  

CNN — President Donald Trump’s ambitious agenda may be on the brink of a stinging setback in the House before it even gets started, offering a flashing warning sign about Speaker Mike Johnson’s ability to deliver other key White House priorities this year. “This is a motley crew.” Hours before the scheduled vote, hardline conservatives insist there aren’t enough spending …

House GOP struggles over budget blueprint signal bigger problems for Trump agenda
Top News
1 month ago

House GOP struggles over budget blueprint signal bigger problems for Trump agenda

CNN  

CNN — President Donald Trump’s ambitious agenda may be on the brink of a stinging setback in the House before it even gets started, offering a flashing warning sign about Speaker Mike Johnson’s ability to deliver other key White House priorities this year. Stay tuned,” Johnson said at a news conference on Capitol Hill Tuesday morning, the first sign that …

House Republicans split over Medicaid changes to pay for Trump tax cuts
1 month, 1 week ago

House Republicans split over Medicaid changes to pay for Trump tax cuts

NPR  

House Republicans split over Medicaid changes to pay for Trump tax cuts The House GOP budget resolution relies on significant cuts to Medicaid. ADRIAN FLORIDO, HOST: House Republicans are crafting a budget package that includes President Trump's top agenda items - boosting border security and extending his tax cuts. WALSH: So the House Republican budget calls for up to $2 …

Republican proposals to cut Medicaid could be politically fraught
1 month, 1 week ago

Republican proposals to cut Medicaid could be politically fraught

NPR  

Republican proposals to cut Medicaid could be politically fraught toggle caption J. Scott Applewhite/AP Medicaid is under threat — again. Medicaid, which turns 60 this summer, was created as part of President Lyndon B. Johnson's "Great Society" strategy to attack poverty along with Medicare, the federal health insurance program for people 65 and older. But while most Republican-controlled states accepted …

Senate Dems issue warning on ‘massive cuts’ to Medicaid predicted in GOP budget
1 month, 1 week ago

Senate Dems issue warning on ‘massive cuts’ to Medicaid predicted in GOP budget

Raw Story  

by Jennifer Shutt, Nevada Current February 19, 2025 WASHINGTON — U.S. Senate Democrats on Wednesday urged Americans throughout the country who rely on Medicaid for their or a family member’s health care to call up GOP members of Congress and urge them not to cut benefits. The senators’ comments came less than a day after President Donald Trump said during …

Republicans consider cuts and work requirements for Medicaid, jeopardizing care for millions
1 month, 1 week ago

Republicans consider cuts and work requirements for Medicaid, jeopardizing care for millions

LA Times  

Republicans are weighing billions of dollars in cuts to Medicaid, threatening healthcare coverage for some of the 80 million U.S. adults and children enrolled in the safety net program. Weeks before Congress began debating those changes, Republican governors in Arkansas, Ohio and South Dakota were making moves to implement Medicaid work rules of their own, likely to be approved by …

GOP got an 'alarming glimpse at the future' as it eyes massive cut: report
1 month, 2 weeks ago

GOP got an 'alarming glimpse at the future' as it eyes massive cut: report

Raw Story  

House Republicans have made slashing hundreds of billions of dollars from Medicaid, the federal-state partnership of public health insurance for lower-income people, a core part of their plan to pay for new tax cuts for the rich — but making such cuts could be much harder than they anticipate, health reporter Joanne Kenen wrote for Politico on Thursday. "Amid the …

House Republicans Eye Big Cuts To Medicaid And Food Assistance
1 month, 2 weeks ago

House Republicans Eye Big Cuts To Medicaid And Food Assistance

Huff Post  

WASHINGTON — House Republicans on Wednesday unveiled a broad outline of their plans for the federal budget, using cuts to social programs to help pay for trillions of dollars in tax cuts. What we’re doing is the right thing by the people.” But the cuts the new budget document envisions would likely require savings well beyond what adding work requirements …

GOP mulls 'politically difficult' plan to take massive ax to Medicaid: report
1 month, 2 weeks ago

GOP mulls 'politically difficult' plan to take massive ax to Medicaid: report

Raw Story  

Republicans in the House of Representatives are reportedly plotting drastic cuts to Medicaid that Punchbowl News describes as a "politically difficult" plan to enact with their thin majority. While Republicans had previously pitched a block grant scheme that would cap Medicaid spending to save money to fund tax cuts, Punchbowl reported that "House GOP negotiators now believe they will have …

Republican plans to cut Medicaid could cost 22 million Americans their health care
2 months ago

Republican plans to cut Medicaid could cost 22 million Americans their health care

Salon  

The Republican Party is eyeing sweeping cuts to Medicaid, a program that the poorest Americans rely on for health care, to finance President Donald Trump’s tax cuts and plans for mass deportation. Democrats say those plans could cost some 22 million people their health care, which they argue would betray Trump's promises on the campaign trail to lower costs for …

Republicans Discussing Big Cuts To Health Care, Food And Clean Energy Programs: Report
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Republicans Discussing Big Cuts To Health Care, Food And Clean Energy Programs: Report

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Cuts to Medicaid that could cause millions of Americans to lose health insurance are on a list of budget options now circulating among House Republicans, according to a new report from Politico. One of those elements is a call to “Equalize Medicaid Payments for Able Bodied Adults.” This is the kind of language many conservatives now use …

Trump’s Medicare pick Dr. Oz once said uninsured have no ‘right to health’
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Trump’s Medicare pick Dr. Oz once said uninsured have no ‘right to health’

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Mehmet Oz, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Centers …

'Nothing is sacrosanct': GOP floats Social Security cuts after Musk Capitol Hill visit
3 months, 3 weeks ago

'Nothing is sacrosanct': GOP floats Social Security cuts after Musk Capitol Hill visit

Raw Story  

Republican lawmakers on Thursday signaled a willingness to target Social Security and other mandatory programs after meeting with Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, the billionaire pair President-elect Donald Trump chose to lead a new commission tasked with slashing federal spending and regulations. After airing Norman's remarks, Fox Business reported that Musk and Ramaswamy told lawmakers that no federal program is …

'Chomping at the bit': Analyst claims Republican just showed rush to slash Social Security
3 months, 3 weeks ago

'Chomping at the bit': Analyst claims Republican just showed rush to slash Social Security

Raw Story  

Republicans are already revealing their eagerness to cut earned benefits for millions of Americans, if one House Republican is to be believed. In a recent interview with Fox Business host Maria Bartiromo, Rep. Richard McCormick said that he aims to convince his fellow lawmakers that "hard decisions" need to be made about Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid if his party …

'Have the stomach': Republican claims Dems need to back Social Security and Medicare cuts
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3 months, 3 weeks ago

'Have the stomach': Republican claims Dems need to back Social Security and Medicare cuts

Raw Story  

Rep. Richard McCormick told Fox Business that Republicans will desperately need help from Democrats if they intend to cut Social Security and Medicare — both of which are programs Democrats have historically supported. So, Trump's tax cuts and his mass deportation plan will result in adding almost as much as the entire government functioning for a year. "We're gonna have …

"No mistake on who they're serving": Republicans eye Medicaid, SNAP cuts to pay for Trump tax plan
Top News
4 months, 1 week ago

"No mistake on who they're serving": Republicans eye Medicaid, SNAP cuts to pay for Trump tax plan

Salon  

President-elect Donald Trump and his advisers are eyeing major cuts to federal safety net programs like Medicaid and food stamps to balance the cost of their massive tax agenda, The Washington Post reported Monday. “To pay for tax cuts for their billionaire donors, the GOP wants to make food and health care unaffordable and inaccessible for the most vulnerable people …

Democrats’ Surprisingly Simple Closing Message Against Donald Trump: The Issues
5 months ago

Democrats’ Surprisingly Simple Closing Message Against Donald Trump: The Issues

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING It’s one of the most-aired ads of the 2024 election: Buddy, a Black man from Allentown, Pennsylvania, watches on a tablet as former President Donald Trump tells a crowd at a fundraiser: “I know about 20 of you, and you’re rich as hell. Kamala Harris is gonna make billionaires pay their fair share.” While rhetoric from Harris, …

Medicare and Social Security go-broke dates are pushed back in a ‘measure of good news’
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Medicare and Social Security go-broke dates are pushed back in a ‘measure of good news’

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The go-broke dates for Medicare and Social Security have been pushed back as an improving economy has contributed to changed projected depletion dates, according to the annual Social Security and Medicare trustees report Monday. Meanwhile, Social Security’s trust funds — which cover old age and disability recipients — will be unable to pay full benefits beginning in 2035, …

Social Security, Medicare, and 2024: House Republicans proposed wildly unpopular cuts to entitlement programs—and President Biden pounced.
55 years, 2 months ago

Social Security, Medicare, and 2024: House Republicans proposed wildly unpopular cuts to entitlement programs—and President Biden pounced.

Slate  

Does Joe Biden have a little momentum? Recently, both Trump and Republican members of Congress have generously taken to making Biden’s case for him—grabbing the third rail of American politics with both hands by pledging to cut beloved entitlement programs like Social Security and Medicare. It calls for raising the eligibility age for Social Security, a major benefit cut; overhauling …

Renowned economist predicts Trump will 'wreck' Social Security if he wins
1 year ago

Renowned economist predicts Trump will 'wreck' Social Security if he wins

Raw Story  

During his 2016 campaign, Donald Trump vowed not to cut Social Security if he won the election. Krugman continued, "It clearly signaled Democrats' vision for the future — in particular, their belief that we can preserve the solvency of Social Security and Medicare by raising taxes on high incomes rather than by cutting benefits. President George W. Bush proposed privatizing …

'Social Security is on the ballot,' say advocates as Trump threatens cuts
1 year ago

'Social Security is on the ballot,' say advocates as Trump threatens cuts

Raw Story  

With U.S. President Joe Biden's proposed 2025 budget released by the White House Monday just after former President Donald Trump issued his latest threat to slash Social Security and other safety net programs, economic justice groups said the choice between the two 2024 candidates could not be clearer. While Trump's answer was "largely gibberish," according to former National Economic Council …

Biden Has 4 Terse Words For Republicans Who Want To Cut Medicare
1 year ago

Biden Has 4 Terse Words For Republicans Who Want To Cut Medicare

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING President Joe Biden took aim at any Republicans seeking to roll back social services, including Medicare and the protections under the Affordable Care Act, during a fervent State of the Union address on Thursday evening. In an impassioned moment of his speech, Biden vowed to protect Social Security and health care benefits for seniors, adding that the …

Healthcare coverage for millions in U.S. will turn on a debate emerging in Washington
2 years ago

Healthcare coverage for millions in U.S. will turn on a debate emerging in Washington

LA Times  

President Biden used his State of the Union speech to bait Republicans into a fight over Medicare. Biden’s plan will “ask the wealthiest to pay a little more to ensure that this program is around for at least 25 more years for our seniors who need it,” White House budget director Shalanda Young told reporters in unveiling the spending plan …

Biden says his budget plan would extend Medicare to 2050 without adding to the deficit
2 years ago

Biden says his budget plan would extend Medicare to 2050 without adding to the deficit

NPR  

Biden says his budget plan would extend Medicare to 2050 without adding to the deficit Enlarge this image toggle caption Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images President Biden is proposing a tax increase for people who make more than $400,000 to extend the life of Medicare for another 25 years, highlighting a major element of his …

GOP taking budget advice from Trump official who wants to cut $2 trillion from Medicaid
2 years, 1 month ago

GOP taking budget advice from Trump official who wants to cut $2 trillion from Medicaid

Salon  

This article originally appeared at Common Dreams. The right-wing official who served as budget director for the Trump administration is reportedly playing a significant advisory role for House Republicans as they seek to leverage a fast-approaching debt ceiling crisis to enact spending cuts that would disproportionately impact low-income households. According toThe Washington Post, former Office of Management and Budget chief …

Column: Who’s lying about the GOP’s plans to cut Social Security? The GOP, of course
2 years, 1 month ago

Column: Who’s lying about the GOP’s plans to cut Social Security? The GOP, of course

LA Times  

From left, GOP Sens. Rick Scott of Florida and Mike Lee of Utah jeer during the State of the Union address when President Biden accused Republicans of wanting to cut Social Security. Let’s examine the fiscal 2023 budget proposal issued by the Republican Study Committee, a key policy body, last June under the title “Blueprint to Save America.” This plan …

Republicans Could Target Medicaid Benefits If They Don't Touch Medicare And Social Security
2 years, 1 month ago

Republicans Could Target Medicaid Benefits If They Don't Touch Medicare And Social Security

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING This article is part of HuffPost’s biweekly politics newsletter. “The assumption that there is lots of easy money to save is wrong, something I learned running a state Medicaid program.” - Drew Altman, KFF There’s a saying in politics that poor programs remain poor, and there’s a lot of truth to that. KFF “The assumption that there …

Kevin McCarthy's Medicare faceplant
2 years, 1 month ago

Kevin McCarthy's Medicare faceplant

Raw Story  

As I explained in the Standing Room Only newsletter, McCarthy's strategy seems to be to threaten to force the U.S. into debt default and simply let Biden intuit the ransom McCarthy would like paid, i.e. Axios described Biden as "baiting Republicans to agree with his push to protect Medicare and Social Security." As Tara Golshan at Vanity Fair pointed out …

Republicans are raging against Biden for exposing their radical agenda
2 years, 1 month ago

Republicans are raging against Biden for exposing their radical agenda

Salon  

As elected officials gear up for hotly contested elections in 2024, congressional Democrats are reacting with glee as Pres. "It's not difficult to find statements and proposals from prominent Republicans, including Senator Scott, that would cut or sunset entirely Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid," Rochester told TYT. "A lot of Republicans — their dream is to cut Social Security and …

CNN host smacks down Republican's claim that no one wants to cut Social Security
2 years, 1 month ago

CNN host smacks down Republican's claim that no one wants to cut Social Security

Raw Story  

Rep. Byron Donalds tried to claim that no Republicans wanted to cut Social Security during an appearance on CNN Wednesday, but he was quickly called out by host Kaitlan Collins. While discussing President Joe Biden's State of the Union speech, Donalds accused Biden of creating a "fallacy" that the GOP had plans to cut Social Security and Medicare. she said, …

AOC and Sanders call McCarthy’s bluff on Social Security and Medicare cuts
2 years, 1 month ago

AOC and Sanders call McCarthy’s bluff on Social Security and Medicare cuts

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Senator Bernie Sanders both called House …

CNN host fact-checks GOP claim that no one wants to cut Social Security: "Rick Scott said that!"
2 years, 1 month ago

CNN host fact-checks GOP claim that no one wants to cut Social Security: "Rick Scott said that!"

Salon  

Rep. Byron Donalds, R-Fla., tried to claim that no Republicans wanted to cut Social Security during an appearance on CNN Wednesday, but he was quickly called out by host Kaitlan Collins. While discussing President Joe Biden's State of the Union speech, Donalds accused Biden of creating a "fallacy" that the GOP had plans to cut Social Security and Medicare. she …

Trump vows not to cut healthcare for vulnerable in 2021 – but he is slashing billions in 2020
5 years, 1 month ago

Trump vows not to cut healthcare for vulnerable in 2021 – but he is slashing billions in 2020

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Donald Trump has said …

Trump now says he’ll save Social Security from his own plans to gut it
5 years, 2 months ago

Trump now says he’ll save Social Security from his own plans to gut it

Salon  

It used to be said that cutting Social Security was politics' third rail, a fatal taking of positions. For sure, we voters should be aware that Legislative Trump is definitely putting Medicare and Social Security cuts on the auction block. More seniors receiving benefits For years, we've recognized that declining numbers of working adults and increasing longevity would stress Social …

Trump tells Republicans he may begin cutting social security and Medicare if he wins in 2020
5 years, 7 months ago

Trump tells Republicans he may begin cutting social security and Medicare if he wins in 2020

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Republicans on Capitol Hill say Donald Trump may be willing …

Dems turn attention to defending Obamacare as Congress waits for Mueller report
6 years ago

Dems turn attention to defending Obamacare as Congress waits for Mueller report

CNN  

Washington CNN — Fallout from special counsel Robert Mueller’s report is far from over, but House Democratic leaders showed on Tuesday that they want to focus attention on defending the Affordable Care Act after the Trump administration said that the entire health care law should be struck down. “And we should – it’s exactly what we campaigned on.” Talking points …

After Mueller Report Memo, Democrats Turn To Health Care — For Now
6 years ago

After Mueller Report Memo, Democrats Turn To Health Care — For Now

NPR  

After Mueller Report Memo, Democrats Turn To Health Care — For Now Enlarge this image toggle caption J. Scott Applewhite/AP J. Scott Applewhite/AP Updated at 1:40 p.m. The Trump administration's efforts to overturn the law, including the expansion of Medicare, would jeopardize health care for millions of Americans, Democrats say, and could drive voters away from Trump and Republicans in …

House Republicans push Medicare for all hearings while Democrats stall
6 years, 1 month ago

House Republicans push Medicare for all hearings while Democrats stall

CNN  

CNN — Republicans are pushing leaders of a key House committee to hold a hearing on Medicare for all, but the Democrats aren’t taking the bait. Seeking to deflect criticism that they won’t protect Americans’ health care, Republicans are trying to bring attention to the growing popularity of – and divide over – Medicare for all among Democrats. “Given the …

DNC head can’t say how Dems plan to pay for universal healthcare: ‘I don’t think we’re there yet’
6 years, 4 months ago

DNC head can’t say how Dems plan to pay for universal healthcare: ‘I don’t think we’re there yet’

Associated Press  

Seema Nanda, CEO of the Democratic National Committee, couldn’t give an answer Tuesday about how Democrats planned to pay for a single-payer health care system many of them campaigned on known as “Medicare for All.” “I don’t think we’re there yet,” Ms. Nanda told Yahoo Finance at its “All Markets Summit: America’s Financial Future” in Washington. Dodging a question on …

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