Category Archives: Affordable Care Act

Latest Version of the Legislative Evil Known as Trumpcare – RED ALERT!!!

Posted on September 19, 2017 by rikyrah

JUST OUT: Here's a summary of the Graham-Cassidy repeal. Yes, it's that bad. Spread far and wide if useful. pic.twitter.com/Z0bbj0qaPd — Andy Slavitt 🇮🇱 🇺🇦 (@ASlavitt) September 13, 2017 1/ GOP will try to schedule a hearing thru Homeland Security … Continue reading →

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Update on the latest form of Trumpcare…still as evil as the previous versions

Posted on September 13, 2017 by rikyrah

Here’s the summary from the wonderful Andy Slavitt JUST OUT: Here's a summary of the Graham-Cassidy repeal. Yes, it's that bad. Spread far and wide if useful. pic.twitter.com/Z0bbj0qaPd — Andy Slavitt 🇮🇱 🇺🇦 (@ASlavitt) September 13, 2017 Please spread this … Continue reading →

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Thursday Open Thread | Trumpcare Demons are Back…Time to pick up the phone

Posted on September 7, 2017 by rikyrah

From Balloon Juice: Time to call the Senate again by David Anderson at 2:12 pm on September 6, 2017 MCCAIN says he supports Graham Cassidy healthcare bill. Would vote for it — Peter Sullivan (@PeterSullivan4) September 6, 2017 Graham-Cassidy would … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Open Thread | Ok, the Month From Hell Begins….

Posted on September 5, 2017 by rikyrah

From Martin Longman: The Month From Hell Has Arrived by Martin Longman September 1, 2017 It’s happened. The Republicans’ month-from-hell has arrived. It’s the month I coined a meat-grinder. And it’s going to get off to the slowest of starts … Continue reading →

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Friday Open Thread | Update on the Legislative Evil Known as Trumpcare

Posted on July 28, 2017 by rikyrah

From Andy Slavitt: Andy Slavitt‏Verified account @ASlavitt My tweets soon summing up what is happening on Trumpcare tonight and what it means. Follow if interested. 2- Senate will vote on a bill tonight. There is still no text, no CBO … Continue reading →

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Thursday Open Thread | Some in the GOP want to downsize the Congressional Budget Office (CBO)

Posted on July 27, 2017 by rikyrah

Meadows: CBO should downsize, aggregate think tank reports By Niv Elis – 07/24/17 02:20 PM EDT House Freedom Caucus Chairman Mark Meadows (R-N.C.) is trying to eliminate 89 positions from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office’s staff and require the office … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Open Thread | Where We Are Now On Trumpcare

Posted on July 26, 2017 by rikyrah

I know today is a rotten day. I know that you are probably sad, disheartened, pissed off, and just absolutely disgusted. Disgusted that those SOB’s voted to take away healthcare from at least 23 million people…so that the Koch Brothers … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Open Thread | Trumpcare Kills and They Want to Start with Senator John McCain

Posted on July 25, 2017 by rikyrah

The lengths of their evil just know no bounds: Senate GOP: McCain may return for ObamaCare vote Tuesday By Alexander Bolton – 07/24/17 05:31 PM EDT Senate Republican Whip John Cornyn (Texas) told reporters Monday that McCain was trying to … Continue reading →

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Monday Open Thread | Sound the Alarm -Update on Trumpcare : CALL CALL CALL

Posted on July 24, 2017 by rikyrah

We are going to check in with my go to folks on Trumpcare: Andy Slavitt and Topher Spiro. They are as up to date on the GOP’s attempts to pass the Legislative Evil known as Trumpcare as anyone.   From … Continue reading →

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Another Explanation of the Legislative Evil Known As Trumpcare

Posted on July 17, 2017 by rikyrah

Another Twitter explanation from Andy Slavitt: Andy Slavitt ‏Verified account @ASlavitt 6h6 hours ago 1. Having a lot of conversations today with people on all sides of the Senate health bill jockeying. Some tweets coming up. 2. I need one … Continue reading →

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