The piece of evil legislation known as Trumpcare is being brought to the floor today.
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That comes out to $62 per person with a pre-existing condition. Those who run the numbers say that the high risk pools need at least TWO HUNDRED BILLION….NOT EIGHT
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According to Raw Story, the bill’s recently added MacArthur Meadows Amendment would ditch the ACA’s protections for preexisting conditions — sexual assault being one of them.
Under the amendment, states would have the all-clear to waive the ban preventing insurance companies from denying coverage to patients based on preexisting conditions. That means companies can also deny preventive health care services, like mammograms and gynecological exams, to these patients, which sexual assault survivors in particular rely on following an attack.
In 2010, before the ACA became law, the Huffington Post reported the story of Christina Turner, a 45-year-old woman who had been turned away by her insurance company because she’d been raped.
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* Lauren Dobson-Hughes
@ldobsonhughes
1/3 of US women giving birth have c-sections. Any of their subsequent pregnancies or births would be uncovered. 1.2m women every year
If you didn’t leave your abuser immediately, any subsequent medical care likely wouldn’t be covered. Pregnancy, violence, assault
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If you need surgery after a sexual assault, or therapy, or STI treatment, or pregnancy care, good luck cause it’s not covered
* Potentially, if you had postpartum depression, you could be denied coverage for a subsequent pregnancy and birth, regardless of PPD If you had a c-section, any subsequent pregnancy or birth wouldn’t be covered. And uninsured vbacs or c-sections aren’t cheap
A woman who needed Plan B or prophylactic ARVs after a sexual assault would be denied them under the new bill
Weird how all the new pre-existing conditions overwhelmingly affect women. Must be coincidence
Under this amendment, here are est hikes in premiums for ppl w/:
Asthma: $4k
Diabetes: $5.5k
Pregnancy: $17k
Arthritis: $26k
Cancer: $140k! pic.twitter.com/doGukuaNCc— Steven Rattner (@SteveRattner) May 2, 2017
PLEASE CALL
The bill cuts about a trillion dollars in funding for healthcare while cutting taxes for the top 2% by about the same amount.
— Chris Hayes (@chrislhayes) May 3, 2017
THIS IS A TAX CUT BILL MASQUERADING AS A HEALTHCARE BILL. THIS IS ABOUT TAKING HEALTHCARE AWAY FROM THE MIDDLE CLASS AND THE POOR TO GIVE RICH PEOPLE A TAX CUT.
Tears…
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Very moving.
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Excerpt from article linked in tweet:
AARP ATTACK AD ON TRUMPCARE
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Your MSM at work propping up the mediocre orange POS as being victorious, when he & GOP are celebrating the fact that they DON’T GIVE A FLYING FUCK about anyone but themselves.
They propped up his campaign giving him endless free coverage. They are the reason he won, IMO.
YEP, NONSTOP COVERAGE OF TRUMP KLAN RALLIES
You know what?
I despise those ‘ I voted for Trump, but I didn’t think he would do THAT’ articles.
But, it’s time.
It’s time to revisit those muthaphuckas – ON CAMERA – and pound it into them that their dear Dolt45 has signed some of their death warrants.
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I put this comment in the wrong place.
From the Liberal Librarian:
I am in a state of rage right now.
Yeah, me too. It’s hard.
Wrong, Nancy.
Democrats have to take this stand I’m afraid.
The GOP has defined their position which is back to 50+ million uninsured.
The Democrats can’t say, “Well, we’ll reduce that to 25 million”. They have to say that healthcare is a right and not a privilege. They have to guarantee healthcare. At this point, anything else falls short and voters will just shrug.
Also, Nancy is referring back to 2009. We’re talking about 2020, the soonest the Democrats can take over the government. That’s 11 years. The electorate is different.
Question for media & print media: HOW IS THIS A FUCKING VICTORY FOR #45????
STRIPPING MILLIONS OF AMERICANS HEALTHCARE?
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I suspect that Rep John Lewis must be really tired. I know I am.
So much hate in this country. Greed and hatred.
People need to protest in the streets in massive numbers until #Trumpcare is DEAD. This beast must die.
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So they’re planning to dance on folks graves?
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SG2, all they will understand is losing their jobs in 2018. Other than that, they don’t live in the real world.
This really should be the MOTHER OF ALL WAKE UP calls. If anyone ever doubted what these people are capable of, then this should leave no doubt.
That bitch still has to get pass the SENATE
The Senate will come up with something just as bad. It will be a tax cut for the wealthy, just like this POS.
https://twitter.com/ajjaffe/status/860189985856770048
F*ck them up, down, sideways and through and through.
And f*ck the Trump voters who let the Devil himself in the Oval Office.
Maybe #Trumpcare would have stayed dead from the first failed attempt if the media hadn’t been pushing the orange mop head & GOP to not give up.
They are always on the wrong side it seems.
https://twitter.com/kaitlancollins/status/860186283762749440
We know we are engulfed by evil.
But what these people are doing is surreal. Evildoers have their limitations, usually, unless they absolutely do not care about the consequences.
I’m sick over this. It is either their lowest point that wakes up a nation or it is the beginning of some really bad sh!t.
https://twitter.com/SethAbramson/status/860173712909381632
This Devil Woman represents my congressional district.
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The thing to get done was the ACA repeal, of course.
McSally just posted this on Facebook. She thinks everyone in AZ CD2 is as dumb as a box of hammers and will fall for this after she voted to repeal the ACA. Horrible woman, not only devoid of humanity but believes she can manipulate voters by pissing on their heads and telling them it’s rain. Wretched, horrible woman. I think she wants McCain’s job but now I wonder if she’s trying to get into the Trump Administration.
Rep. Martha McSally
21 mins ·
The House unanimously passed my bill to prevent Members of Congress from exempting themselves from the American Health Care Act. Lawmakers must abide by the very same options for coverage as their constituents. Congress must live by the rules it creates. Anything short of that is hypocrisy.
Final vote: 429-0.
Reminiscing…
Back in the 1970s I lived in Houston for about three years. I was represented by Barbara Jordan.
TRUE & YA’LL BUILT THAT
Millions denied care so millionaires can get a tax cut. Revolting.And if Democrats can’t prosecute that case in 2018, we deserve to lose. https://t.co/1DUJpZwNHa— Jon Favreau (@jonfavs) May 4, 2017
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Saw this at BJ, and I realize that I hadn’t thought of that angle:
The Far Left Is Still Out Of Touch With Black Voters
Marcus H. Johnson
Freelance Writer and Political Scientist
Apr 27·
This week, the internet was set ablaze with hot takes relating to former President Obama’s decision to get paid to speak at a health-care conference. The conference was organized by Cantor Fitzgerald, a bond firm, which apparently makes it an enemy of state to the far left. The consensus among the far left is that Obama’s decision to get paid to speak is evidence of political corruption.
On its face, this is just an absurd statement with no basis in fact: Obama is legally barred from running for President again, and his wife, Michelle Obama, has repeatedly indicated she has no interest in politics. How can the money be a bribe for the Obamas if they have no future in public office?
But when you dig deeper to the root of the criticism, you start to see some ugly truths about the far left and race in America. You start to see why Sanders’ movement was overwhelmingly white and struggled mightily to get the support of the people of color they needed to have any chance at winning the primary. There is a major disconnect between Sanders and his followers and the majority of Black voters in this country, and the latest spat with Obama is just the most recent indication of that.
Bernie Lost The Primary Because He Couldn’t Connect With People of Color
In order to properly talk about the disconnect between people of color and the far left, we have to talk a bit about why Sanders lost in the primary. His message primarily targeted the white working class and focused on “economic” issues versus “racial” ones. He rejected identity politics and had virtually no political capital with minorities even after decades in Congress. As a result, he lost Black voters 75–25 and Latino voters 65–35. His backers will point to Sanders winning the youngest overall cohort of people of color, but his turnout rate with this demographic was so poor that it was ultimately irrelevant. The far left uses Clinton’s turnout rates in the general as evidence of her being a “poor” candidate. Why are Bernie’s horrible turnout rates among young people of color not used as evidence of him being a poor candidate that couldn’t connect with Black and Brown voters?
https://theestablishment.co/the-far-left-is-still-out-of-touch-with-black-voters-90194cfddba6
THIS:
“STOP ALLING IT IDENTITY POLITICS—IT’S CIVIL RIGHTS
Asking marginalized people to renounce their identity is WHITE SUPREMACY.”
Neither Hillary Clinton or Martin O’Malley or Bernie Sanders could say these words: “Police are wrongfully killing black people and other people of color and something has got to be done about it.”
All I ever heard was body cams blah blah training blah blah blah. Bernie did say at one point that every police killing should trigger a DOJ investigation. But no one ever said that the DOJ would ramp up prosecution of cops for civil rights violations. No one (that I’m aware of) ever said what would actually be done with information obtained from DOJ investigations. Do we ever get past reports, consent decrees, etc? Do any of these offenders ever get locked up? I’m not saying body cams and training and investigations are not needed, but as long as the perpetrators walk away then they are allowed to kill and maim and assault POC with IMPUNITY. And THIS is the problem and it is so damn obvious that I can’t believe we have to keep saying it.
Democrats have got to take this stand. Period.
This reminds me of something else I’ve been thinking about.
These candidates in 2016 were just too damn old. I’m not counting O’Malley or anyone in the GOP clown car because they were bit players.
The median age in this country is around 37 years old and we’re running presidential candidates who are 69 and 70. Bernie was 74 at the time. And look at the Senate.
I think about myself and I know that I’m disconnected, that I have entered that phase of life where you really do not know much about young people anymore. They are just too far removed from life as you know it.
It’s time to pass the torch.
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I ignore most non#natsec issues. But AHCA vote looks like Hill GOP deciding 2 undertake ritual political suicide b4 #KremlinGate dooms them.
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Just want to remind that there is nothing “conservative” about subjecting the life & death of fellow citizens to the unfettered marketplace.
John SchindlerVerified account @20committee 11h11 hours ago
State-backed medical care was invented by Bismarck, that raging socialist. If US “conservatives” actually knew any history they’d know this.
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MOUTH OPENED
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GOP/#45= THIEVES
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David Frum Retweeted Wendy Long
Dinesh D’Souza went to prison for the woman who wrote this tweet
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The best hope for civilization as the West has known it is for a Trump-Le Pen era equivalent to Reagan-Thatcher x 10.
How O’Care Repeal’s Weakening Of Protections Could Affect Employer Plans
By TIERNEY SNEED
Published MAY 4, 2017 8:49 AM
This post has been updated.
Beyond reshaping the individual health insurance market, the version of the Obamacare repeal plan that House Republicans intend to vote on Thursday could have major implications on employer plans and may even make consumers in the large group market vulnerable to a weakening of the current law’s consumer protections, health care experts have suggested.
The argument is an open question, according to health law specialists, and likely hinges on how the Trump administration interprets previous Obama-era guidance for the Affordable Care Act.
Nonetheless, as House Republicans rush to vote on their bill, the American Health Care Act, they may reap an unintended consequence that has barely been addressed and stands to amp up the political risks of the GOP repeal effort. About half of all Americans receive health insurance through their employers, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation. Eighty-six percent of those enrollees – or 110 million Americans – receive coverage through a large employer plan, the Brookings Institution’s estimates.
The logic is a complicated but rests on the argument that by allowing some states to opt out of certain ACA insurer mandates, the GOP bill would put cracks in the floor of protections for everyone, including those on large employer plans.
I used the AARP line and got through. The regular lines never seemed to work right.
FYI for anyone who needs it: the AARP line to call is: 844-259-9352. Call that and they connect you through to your Congressperson when you enter your zip code. People are reporting they are picking up AARP calls. Maybe it comes through as an AARP call and they can see that?
For all the comfortable people with Employer Based Insurance, sitting back, and thinking that Trumpcare has nothing to do with you..
YOU.ARE.WRONG.
They snuck into it where YOUR coverage can be gutted TOO.
https://twitter.com/Lynda_Tran/status/860131623462940672
Republican health plan undermines special education, too
05/04/17 10:15 AM
By Steve Benen
At first blush, it may seem counter-intuitive to think the Republicans’ regressive health care plan would affect education policy. It’s bad enough to realize GOP lawmakers are prepared to take away health care coverage for tens of millions of Americans, but if they’re going to target schools, they’ll have to do so in a different bill, right?
Wrong. The New York Times reports:
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Trump believes Middle East peace process may not be ‘difficult’
05/04/17 08:40 AM
By Steve Benen
Last week, Donald Trump told Reuters, “I want to see peace with Israel and the Palestinians. There is no reason there’s not peace between Israel and the Palestinians – none whatsoever.” There are, of course, all kinds of reasons standing in the way of peace between Israelis and Palestinians. It’s one of the most difficult diplomatic challenges on the planet.
The comment, however, was apparently a reflection of the amateur president’s genuine beliefs. In fact, he reiterated the sentiment yesterday during a White House appearance with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas.
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Brother of Teen Killed by Police Was Handcuffed and Held Overnight: Lawyer
by SAFIA SAMEE ALI
An older teen who was in the car when his 15-year-old brother was fatally shot by a Texas officer was himself then handcuffed and hauled off to a jail cell overnight — “for no apparent reason,” an attorney who represents the boys’ family said on Tuesday.
The 16-year-old brother of high school freshman Jordan Edwards was sitting in the same car with him the night a Balch Springs police officer fired multiple rifle rounds at their vehicle.
One of the bullets hit Jordan in the head and he later died from the injury.
“After seeing his brother get shot, Jordan’s older brother was handcuffed and taken by police for no particular reason,” said Lee Merritt, the family’s lawyer. He was not a suspect and there were no charges against him, he said.
Although police later said they took the brother and kept him in order to question him as a witness, none of the other teens in the car were taken, he said.
The teen spent the night in jail and was released the next morning — and it was only then that he found out about his brother’s death, he said.
“Although police later said they took the brother and kept him in order to question him as a witness, none of the other teens in the car were taken, he said.”
Since when are witnesses handcuffed? They did it to scare him while they fabricated their false narrative aka cop lies.
Here’s What Republicans Are Voting For on Thursday
KEVIN DRUM
MAY 4, 2017 12:54 AM
With that in mind, let’s do a quick wrap-up of the bill:
This is a depraved piece of legislation. It’s a windfall for the rich and promises nothing but misery for the poor. How is it possible that 90 percent of House Republicans are happily voting in favor of this moral abomination?
How can House vote on a bill tomorrow when GOP’s “Pledge to America” promised all bills would be public for 3 days before a vote? pic.twitter.com/uN5yb98Dka
— Ryan Lizza (@RyanLizza) May 3, 2017
Republicans rush Trumpcare vote to happen Thursday without CBO score
The Senate up to their own evil
https://mobile.twitter.com/thehill/status/860090649038778368?
Have employer based healthcare and think Trumpcare doesn’t apply to you?
Think again.
https://www.statnews.com/2017/05/04/ahca-employer-insurance-plans/
Please call call call!
Good Morning, Everyone 😄😄😄