Spread the loveTweet You probably haven’t heard much about the Senate’s version of the health care bill, because a small committee has been working on it in secret. They’re currently…
Spread the loveTweet Bankruptcy for Banks The legislation would remove Dodd-Frank’s so-called orderly liquidation authority, which provides regulators with a process for winding down large financial institutions in distress. It…
Spread the loveTweet Some of the biggest players on the right are involved. The Koch network, the National Rifle Association, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and various socially conservative and…
Spread the loveTweet But the drastic reordering of government that Mr. Trump has embraced includes many measures long sought by conservatives on Capitol Hill, including adding work requirements for food-stamp…
Spread the loveTweet Senator Thad Cochran, Republican of Mississippi and the chairman of the Appropriations Committee, hinted at Republican plans to look at the budget cycle as a way to…
Spread the loveTweet The outsize economic role of the American health care industry heightens the risks posed by the Republicans’ effort in Washington to repeal the Affordable Care Act, enacted…
Spread the loveTweet During the debate over the Affordable Care Act in 2009, the budget office played a central role. Many Democratic lawmakers would not vote for the bill without…
Spread the loveTweet “Republicans kicked a hornet’s nest, and it is not too soon to begin saying goodbye to some of my Republican colleagues from moderate districts, because this will…
Spread the loveTweet Greg Walden, R-Ore. (speaking), Billy Long, R-Mo., left, and Fred Upton, R-Mich., right, hope their last-minute amendment will distract you from the awfulness discussed below. (AP Photo/Susan…
Spread the loveTweet So the real question is: Is $138 billion enough to fund high-risk pools? Answering the question precisely is difficult because the bill doesn’t explain exactly how these…
