Big Changes to ACA Unlikely During Current Congress, Expert Suggests
Republicans likely will be successful in blocking any significant expansion of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), former Health and Human Services official Thomas Barker, JD, predicted at an event hosted by the Alliance for Health Policy on the future of the ACA. “It’s hard for me to see how, for example, a public option can […]
Jen Psaki Busts Republican Reason For Gun Violence As ‘Big Cop Out’
LOADINGERROR LOADING MSNBC’s Jen Psaki on Sunday called out Republicans who say the sole blame for gun violence in America should lie with the mental health crisis, while at the same time opposing programs to tackle it. Mental health is an issue worldwide and “isn’t unique” to the United States, acknowledged Psaki, the former Biden […]
House Lawmakers Squabble Over HHS Budget
Republicans and Democrats on the House Appropriations Committee sparred on Tuesday over provisions in President Biden’s budget request for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Committee chair Robert Aderholt (R-Ala.) said he found it “disappointing” that the proposed budget “continues to double down on out-of-control government spending, which only adds to our already […]
Dangerous Fauci Rhetoric
Dr. Anthony Fauci is facing more attacks after Republicans cheered after one of their own demanded the execution of Fauci by a firing squad.