Update on the total mess known as the repeal of Obamacare: the straight-up repeal has been rejected by the Republicans (and by Rob Portman- maybe he has finally found his spine)? Republicans are now trying to pass what they call a “skinny repeal,” which basically consists of any amendment that the Republicans can find 50 […]
It’s quiet. Too quiet. Unfortunately, the quiet suits Mitch McConnell well. As we have seen with the House Obamacare repeal bill, it is in the quiet that the deals get made that will let a deeply unpopular bill pass. It’s time to break this quiet, and make sure Rob Portman and the other senators hear […]
Welcome back! I hope you had a relaxing and wonderful Fourth of July weekend! If you got out there and marched or protested, we salute you! We are facing many of the same problems that we did before the holiday. First, Trumpcare is not dead. Mitch McConnell has submitted two different versions of the health […]
You have been doing a lot of calling to Rob Portman. Good. Keep it up. But did you know that Obamacare and Medicaid are under attack at the state level as well? Ohio Republicans are trying to freeze the Medicaid expansion in Ohio, stopping new enrollees from signing up and adding additional restrictions. Not only […]
Monday, June 26th: One moderate Republican in a swing state with a Republican governor has stood up to Mitch McConnell and Donald Trump. He has pointed out that Trumpcare does nothing to actually reduce premiums. He noted, rightly, that it takes away health insurance from 10 million Americans. This senator was not Rob Portman. It […]
Federal: Our calls are working. The Republican senator Richard Burr has said that he does not see “comprehensive” health care reform happening this year. But we can’t stop now; we have already seen how Trumpcare was revived from the dead in the House. There is no reason that it can’t happen again. It is important […]
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