As Senate Dems Cave, House Democrats Seek to Force Vote on ACA Credits

Democrats in the House of Representatives say they will seek a discharge petition to restore expired tax credits for people on the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) insurance exchanges after the measure was excluded from the bill to fund the federal government that passed earlier this week. President Donald Trump signed the continuing resolution bill into law on Wednesday evening…
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Amid Government Shutdown, Republicans Are Showing Us What Autocracy Looks Like

There’s a popular and recurring chant that echoed throughout the recent No Kings protests several weeks ago: “This is what democracy looks like.” But on Capitol Hill over the past four weeks, during a protracted government shutdown, Republicans have been displaying the opposite. The quiet, moribund center of American government looks anything but like a democracy.
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Trump Blames Obamacare for Premium Hikes His Own Policies Created

On Wednesday, President Donald Trump made an unusual plea for a bipartisan replacement of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), as the program announced drastic increases in premiums this month. “We have to fix health care, because Obamacare is a disaster,” Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One during a flight this week to South Korea. Trump has frequently attempted to repeal the health…
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