Congressional Delay Threatens Obamacare Repeal

Jan. 27, 2017
Good morning from Washington, where Republican lawmakers can't figure out how to repeal and replace Obamacare. Conservatives know they don't want states to be able to keep it, Melissa Quinn reports, but indecision threatens repeal itself, as James Wallner argues. In a video report, Kelsey Harkness introduces 10-year-old Kariah Butler, a refugee from failing public schools. Plus: Hans von Spakovsky and James Wallner on Trump's actions against illegal immigration, and Rep. Doug Collins and Sondra Clark with perspectives on today's March for Life.
Commentary Congressional Delay Threatens Obamacare Repeal Time is running out. The fact that congressional Republicans are unable to meet a January deadline suggests that they may be less committed to repealing Obamacare than previously expected. Read More
News Only 2 Miles, but a Planet Away Just over 2 miles from the U.S. Capitol lives Kariah Butler, a 10-year-old girl. Looking for a way out of the neighborhood public school, which last year graduated less than 50 percent of its class, Kariah's mom signed her up for the federal school voucher program. Watch the Video
News Conservatives, Committee Chairs Push Back on Bill Allowing States That Like Obamacare to Keep Obamacare "We already know people don't like Obamacare," says Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio. "This just doesn't make sense to me. It's the wrong way to go." Read More
Commentary The Fight Isn't Over: Where Pro-Life Legislation Stands in Congress Repealing Obamacare is crucial, as under Obamacare, many Americans were being forced to pay an easily missed surcharge that covered abortions for others on the insurance exchanges. Read More
Commentary Trump's Immigration Actions Reverse Obama's Open Borders Policy President Trump's executive orders put into effect a comprehensive program designed to secure our borders, implement interior enforcement, and reintegrate the assistance of state and local governments into federal efforts to enforce our immigration laws. Read More
News The Showdown Over Sanctuary Cities In the 1940s, Jan Ting's parents faced a difficult path to citizenship following a decades-long U.S. immigration ban on Chinese workers. Now Ting is a strong opponent of sanctuary cities, writes Sharyl Attkisson. Watch the Video
Commentary A Dad's Thoughts on Abortion as a Human Rights Issue "We learned during pregnancy that Jordan has spina bifida, and one of my wife's colleagues suggested at the time that we consider terminating the pregnancy," writes Rep. Doug Collins, R-Ga. Read More
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