House Republican Health Care Bill Misses the Mark

March 8, 2017
Good morning from Washington, where conservatives say House Republicans' plan to repeal and replace Obamacare doesn't get the job done. Melissa Quinn reports, while health policy veteran Ed Haislmaier diagnoses. Think liberals and conservatives can't agree on sexual politics? Kelsey Harkness has a provocative video report. It's International Working Women's Day, sure, but Katrina Trinko has a problem with this strike nonsense. Plus: Walter Williams on what liberals have done to education, and Genevieve Wood on the need for Congress to get moving.
Commentary House Republican Health Care Bill Misses the Mark The key problem with the draft House health care bill is that it fails to correct the features of Obamacare that drove up health insurance costs. Read More
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News Conservative Lawmakers to Use Their 'Enormous Power' to Fight Obamacare Replacement Bill With roughly 40 members, the House Freedom Caucus has emerged as an influential bloc in the House, where the bill repealing and replacing Obamacare would need 218 votes to pass. Read More
Commentary Note to Congress: Light Work Schedule Isn't Getting Us Conservative Victories As of the end of February, the House of Representatives has spent a total of 31 days doing business in Washington and the U.S. Senate has spent 30. Read More
Commentary How Close-Minded Liberals Have Ruined Higher Education The University of Nebraska Omaha will host a workshop for "anti-racist allies" to develop "action plans" that confront America's "foundation of systemic oppression" in the context of "the current political climate." Read More
Commentary 'A Day Without a Woman' Strike Promotes Idea of Women as Helpless Various organizers, including the Women's March crowd and other feminists, are pushing women to "take [today] off, from paid and unpaid labor." Read More
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