Sam Brodey at The Daily Beast has another great piece about U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R. NC) trying to run away from his record trying to kill the Affordable Care Act. But there’s something else that Tillis is trying to do: Tillis is taking it a bit farther. The North Carolina Republican, who is facing…
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Today's the day Trump announces his executively ordered Obamacare replacement! Get excited!
At least that’s what he promised two weeks ago when challenged by Fox News’ Chris Wallace over his attempts to scuttle the Affordable Care Act. And, as we all know, Trump always follows through and never, ever lies. This interview aired two weeks ago. Turns out Trump was lying about that health care plan. He’s…
GA-Sen A: Jon Ossoff (D) Rips David Perdue (R) A New One Over GOP Lawsuit To Kill Obamacare
Received this e-mail yesterday from Jon Ossoff’s (D. GA) U.S. Senate campaign: In the midst of an out-of-control pandemic, insurance industry-backed GOP officials just filed legal briefs asking the Supreme Court to DISMANTLE the Affordable Care Act. This would END health care protections for women, young people, and tens of millions of us with pre-existing…
CO-Sen: GOP Lawsuit To Kill Obamacare Comes Back To Bite Cory Gardner (R) On The Ass
He is so fucked: With Colorado Sen. Cory Gardner on record as saying nothing about Obamacare since well before the pandemic hit America–and Republicans in Washington pressing their case in the U.S. Supreme Court to have the national health care law overturned–activists stood outside of Gardner’s office in downtown Denver today and asked, “Where’s Gardner…
TX-Sen: The Daily Beast, “John Cornyn (R) Promotes Obamacare as He Keeps Trying to Kill It”
I know I touched upon this in a diary last week but I’m happy that Eleanor Clift at The Daily Beast brought this up today: Texas Senator John Cornyn voted 20 times to do away with Obamacare, but says that the “good news” for the millions of people who lost their jobs, and with them…
TX-Sen: Obamacare Repeal's Top Salesman Is Now Telling People To Sign Up For Obamacare
Wow: After voting more than a dozen times to repeal the Affordable Care Act and leading Senate Republican efforts to dismantle it, Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) said Monday that the “good news” is that people can sign up for President Barack Obama’s signature health care law if they’ve lost their jobs and need health insurance…
ME, IA & AZ-Sen: These GOPers Brag About Defending Obamacare But Vote For Judges To Kill It
The Daily Beast has been on a roll with terrific pieces about the upcoming U.S. Senate races and Eleanor Clifft’s latest piece highlights three Senate GOPers hypocrisy on their claims to their constituents that they are protecting and defending the Affordable Care Act: With the election looking iffy for the president, McConnell has dropped all…
Joe Biden Reminds Us The Trump Is Still Trying To Kill Obamacare During A Pandemic
Received this e-mail today from Joe Biden’s presidential campaign: Even in the face of the worst global health crisis of our lifetimes, Trump is still waging his war on Americans’ health care. On Wednesday, he doubled down on his support of a U.S. Supreme Court case that could strip away health care protections for the…
Trump doubles down on push to murder Obamacare despite coronavirus pandemic
Despite calls from Attorney General Bill Barr to reconsider the administration’s position, Donald Trump today reiterated his belief that the Supreme Court should strike down the Affordable Care Act in its entirety in response to a lawsuit brought by a group of Republican-controlled states. CNN: “We're not doing anything. In other words, we're staying with the…
Trump and Republicans want SCOTUS to delay death of Obamacare until after election
The background: The Trump administration and several red states have backed a — ridiculous, mind you — challenge to the Affordable Care Act arguing that Congress’ removal of the tax penalty connected to Obamacare’s individual mandate has made the entire law unconstitutional. Republicans hate Obamacare so much — because you can’t spell “Obamacare” without “Obama,”…
Clearing away the bullshit: Study finds that Obamacare had no effect on the labor market
The Wall Street Journal, reporting on a study by Stanford University, debunks a favorite Republican talking point and reports that “Fears Obamacare Would Be A Job Killer Were Wrong.” As Michael Derby at the WSJ explains: Projections that the Obama administration’s signature health-care legislation would drive workers out of the labor force have proved wrong, according…
