Jenny Beth Martin, co-founder of the Tea Party Patriots, spoke with Breitbart News Daily SiriusXM host Alex Marlow on Tuesday regarding the Senateâs healthcare vote delay and House GOP plans to release its new budget. âI think it is extremely good news,â said Martin of the failure of the GOPâs current healthcare bill. âThe fact […]
Jenny Beth Martin: Death of Healthcare Bill âa Major Step in the Right Directionâ Toward Full Repeal
July 18, 2017 by
Senate Obamacare Repeal Bill Dead In Current Form
July 18, 2017 by
The revised version of the Senate Obamacare repeal bill is dead in its current form as two more GOP senators said they plan to vote against the motion to proceed on the Better Care Reconciliation Act (BCRA) Monday. Sens. Jerry Moran of Kansas and Mike Lee of Utah joined Sens. Rand Paul of Kentucky and Susan […]
McCainâs Blood Clot Blocks Obamacare Repeal Vote
July 17, 2017 by
The Senate will delay its vote on the health care bill, Majority Leader Mitch McConnell announced Saturday night. My statement on @SenJohnMcCain pic.twitter.com/WSqc9axgzm — Leader McConnell (@SenateMajLdr) July 16, 2017 McConnell attributed the delay to Arizona Sen. John McCainâs expected absence, McCain underwent surgery to remove a blood clot at the Mayo Clinic in Arizona […]
Obama Stabbed Millennials in the Back with Healthcare
July 15, 2017 by
The millennials who put Obama in office twice will be stuck with outrageously high health insurance premiums under ObamaCare (Rainbow Dash). In a recent interview I conducted with Fred Smith, founder and longtime president of the Competitive Enterprise Institute, he lamented that libertarians are not winning the necessary battles. The administrative state is expanding. That […]
Why the Revised Senate Health Care Bill Is a Major Improvement Over the Status Quo
July 14, 2017 by
On Thursday, the Senate Republican leadership unveiled an updated version of the Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017. While it is an imperfect legislative product, it is nonetheless a major improvement over the status quo. Obamacare has wrecked both the individual and small group health insurance markets. After seven years, millions of Americans enrolled in […]
Senate Unveils New Trumpcare Act. What Does It Say?
July 13, 2017 by
The Senate has unveiled their latest version of Trumpcare â and it still doesn’t really repeal Obamacare. According to The Washington Examiner, the bill, titled the Better Care Reconciliation Act (BCRA): Allows people to purchase catastrophic health coverage with a tax credit. Allows people to utilize health savings accounts to cover health insurance costs. Funnels $70 billion […]
Healthcare wish lists: What moderates, conservatives want
June 29, 2017 by
Divisions between moderate and conservative Senate Republicans on how to repeal ObamaCare appear to be widening. Senators from the two camps have vastly different ideas about what needs to be changed in the repeal-and-replace legislation, and itâs unclear what kind of compromise GOP leadership can present that would satisfy both sides. Conservatives want the bill […]
PragerU Video: Why Is Health Care So Expensive?
June 25, 2017 by
The cost of health care has been soaring every year thanks to Obamacare, an issue that is at the forefront of the political landscape with the Senate’s attempt to pass Trumpcare. Obamacare has caused health care costs to increase because it further expanded government into the market, squeezing out competition and adding onerous taxes and […]
Senate Releases Healthcare Bill
June 22, 2017 by
Majority Leader Mitch McConnell released the draft for the Senateâs health care reform bill Thursday. The Senate features more generous tax credits for low-income and older Americans, a slower rollback of Obamacareâs Medicaid expansion, and retains many of Obamacareâs taxes. Senate leadership attempted to write a more generous version of health care reform compared to […]
White House Launches Obamacare Repeal Website
June 21, 2017 by
The White House launched a website Wednesday showcasing the President Donald Trumpâs administration arguments for repealing and replacing Obamacare. The website features a video which highlights many of the failures of the Obamacare system, including: skyrocketing premiums, insurance providers ditching state exchanges and a host of other issues facing consumers in the Obamacare marketplace. It […]
5 Ways Obamacare Proves That Government-Run Health Care Is a Disaster
June 14, 2017 by
Obamacare has failed to deliver the health care reform Americans deserve. The Senate now has an opportunity to reform health care and walk our country back from the single-payer edge. After seven years of Obamacare, itâs important to remember the many ways Obamacare has failed usâand why consumer-friendly, market-driven health care should remain the goal. […]
Fact Check: No, the Republican Healthcare Bill Would Not Cause 23 Million People to “Lose” Insurance.
May 26, 2017 by
As Katie reported last evening, the latest Congressional Budget Office score of the House-passed American Health Care Act contains good news and bad news for the GOP. On the bright side, it appears that its central fiscal outcome complies with reconciliation rules, which would allow the process to move forward without a complicated tweak-and-do-over vote in the House. The […]
Aetnaâs Withdrawal From Exchanges Highlights Obamacareâs Inherent Problems.
May 14, 2017 by
A major insurance company has decided to entirely withdraw from all of Obamacareâs health insurance exchanges in 2018. According to the Washington Examiner, the experience with Obamacare has been a financial disaster for Aetna, one of the nationâs largest insurance companies. The insurance giant sustained almost $700 million in losses between 2014 and 2016, and […]
Charles Krauthammer destroys Obamaâs âcondescendingâ JFK speech: âGood riddance Mr. Presidentâ – VIDEO
May 9, 2017 by
Charles Krauthammer called former President Barack Obamaâs âProfile in Courageâ acceptance speech âcomplete moral condescensionâ during Fox Newsâ Monday night airing of âSpecial Report With Bret Baier.â âItâs been a full 100 days but itâs nice to be reminded of why we should be grateful as a nation that he is gone,â Krauthammer said about […]
Obama Says It Takes âPolitical Courageâ To Leave Obamacare In Place. No, That Would Be Political Cowardice.
May 8, 2017 by
On Sunday, former President Barack Obama was handed the âProfiles in Courageâ award by the John F. Kennedy Library â always an awkward experience, since Kennedy didnât actually write Profiles in Courage (it was ghostwritten by Ted Sorenson). In his acceptance speech, Obama paid homage to a man who drove a lady off a bridge […]
Watch: Obamacare architect tries to blame lawâs failures on Trump â then Chris Wallace steps in.
May 8, 2017 by
Professor Jonathan Gruber, who is the chief architect of Obamacare, attempted to blame the lawâs failures on President Donald Trump on Sunday. During a segment on âFox News Sundayâ where host Chris Wallace noted the recent Obamacare premium hikes and the fact that health insurance companies are dropping from the marketplace, Gruber tried to pin […]
Hereâs what you DONâT know about the Obamacare repeal: the good, the bad, and the ugly.
May 7, 2017 by
Yesterday House Republicans gave an Obamacare repeal a second try following their failure in March. In March the âAmerican Health Care Actâ (AHCA) was dead on arrival, without as much as a vote being held. This time around, the revised AHCA (previously branded âObamacare-liteâ) passed in the House 217/213, with 217 Republicans voting in favor, […]
Trump: AHCA Will Cause Premiums and Deductibles to Come Down – VIDEO
May 7, 2017 by
During Fridayâs Weekly Address, President Trump said of the revised American Health Care Act, âyour premiums will come down, and your deductibles will come down.â Transcript as Follows: âMy fellow Americans, Since Day One, my administration has been hard at work, tearing down the barriers to job creation and economic growth. We have removed one […]
Bill to Repeal, Replace ‘Devastating Elements of Obamacare’ Scores Slim Win in House.
May 5, 2017 by
President Trump, flanked by House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-Texas) and House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.), applauds in the Rose Garden of the White House on May 4, 2017, after the House pushed through a healthcare bill. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) WASHINGTON — The White House’s favored legislation to replace Obamacare passed the House […]
Obamacare Smashed: House Passes Repeal Bill.
May 4, 2017 by
House Republicans passed a revised version of the American Health Care Act (AHCA) on Thursday. The bill passed after moderate Republicans fretted this week about how well the bill will protect patients with pre-existing conditions. Many, including former Energy and Commerce Committee chairman Fred Upton (R-MI), previously came out against the bill, but now support it […]
Rep. DeSantis: Five Key Facts About the Obamacare Replacement Bill.
May 4, 2017 by
Rep. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) joined SiriusXM host Alex Marlow to highlight five key facts about the GOPâs Obamacare replacement bill on Thursdayâs Breitbart News Daily. The new plan is closer to full repeal than the old GOP bill was. âThe original Ryan bill left the architecture of Obamacare in place, which is responsible for driving […]
House to vote Thursday on ObamaCare repeal
May 4, 2017 by
The House will vote Thursday on a bill to repeal and replace ObamaCare, a GOP source said. The announcement sets up a high-stakes vote that is expected to come down to the wire. The move comes after the bill gained new momentum on Wednesday, after GOP Reps. Fred Upton (Mich.) and Billy Long (Mo.) said they would support the […]
Republicans won’t vote on ObamaCare repeal bill this week.
April 28, 2017 by
House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) confirmed Thursday night that GOP leadership will not bring a revised ObamaCare repeal bill to the floor this week. White House officials had been pushing for a vote by President Trump’s 100th day in office on Saturday, but it was clear Thursday night that the 216 GOP votes needed to pass the healthcare bill […]
House Freedom Caucus Announces Support Of House GOP Obamacare Repeal Bill.
April 26, 2017 by
The House Freedom Caucus announced its official support for the leadership-backed Obamacare repeal bill Wednesday, having been swayed by an amendment that makes substantial changes to the initial legislation. âNEWS: Freedom Caucus announces official position of support for AHCA with MacArthur amendment included,â HFC spokeswoman Alyssa Farah confirmed in a tweet. The decision comes after […]
Two More Insurance Companies Drop Out Of Failing Obamacare Exchanges
April 5, 2017 by
Two more insurance companies have announced that they will leave Obamacare’s failing exchanges. On Monday, The New York Times reported that Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield announced their intention to leave Iowa’s Obamacare exchange next year because they lost $90 million in three years due to most of their enrollees having “expensive medical conditions.” “Finding […]
First US City Set To See Complete Obamacare Collapse
April 5, 2017 by
Knoxville, Tenn., could be the first city in the U.S. where Obamacare completely collapses, leaving tens of thousands of people without the option to buy a subsidized insurance policy. Humana, the cityâs only remaining insurance provider on its Obamacare exchange, announced it is exiting the market in 2018. If that happens, Knoxville citizens will be […]
Freedom Caucus Is an Ally, Not an Enemy in Draining the Swamp
March 31, 2017 by
President Donald Trumpâs tweet that itâs the House Freedom Caucus that âwe must fightâ shows there may be a little confusion about what âdraining the swampâ means or, at the very least, what it looks like. The Freedom Caucus will hurt the entire Republican agenda if they don't get on the team, & fast. We […]
Trump Doubles Down On House Freedom Caucus For Opposing Obamacare Repeal
March 30, 2017 by
President Donald Trump spoke out for the second time against members of the House Freedom Caucus (HFC) Thursday for not supporting the American Health Care Act (AHCA). HFC Chairman Mark Meadow proved to be a formidable roadblock for the president and Republican leadership. Meadows was able to whip conservatives into standing against the AHCA, which, […]
Paul Ryanâs Catastrophic Lack of Political Skill and Judgment
March 29, 2017 by
Everyone knows that a competent lawyer never asks a question in court to which he doesnât already know the answer. And likewise, a competent political leader never puts a piece of legislation up for a vote without having a good idea of what the vote will be. But when Paul Ryan released his American Health […]
Gingrich: Freedom Caucus Saved House Republicans From Destructive Vote.
March 27, 2017 by
Monday on Fox Business Networkâs âCavuto: Coast to Coast,â former House Speaker Newt Gingrich said the House Freedom Caucus saved House Republicans from a politically destructive vote when they refused to support the House Republican health care bill which only had a 17 percent approval rating among voters. Gingrich said, âNot voting on Friday was […]