All posts tagged "Mitch McConnell"
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DEMOCRACY
Trump Tweets At Sen. McConnell From His Private NJ Golf Club: ‘Mitch, Get Back To Work’
August 10, 2017President Trump called Thursday for Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) to “get back to work.”...
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Healthcare
ObamaCare Repeal-Only Bill Killed After Three Republicans Come Out Against It
July 18, 2017The GOP bill to repeal ObamaCare without a replacement is dead after three Republican senators have...
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Healthcare
GOP’s Obamacare Repeal-Only Bill Already On Life Support As Two GOP Senators Come Out Against It
July 18, 2017Republican Sens. Shelley Moore Capito (W.Va.) and Susan Collins (Maine) have quickly come out against their...
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Healthcare
Trump Blames Dems For Health Bill Failure, Calls For Letting Obamacare Fail Leaving Millions Without Coverage
July 18, 2017President Donald Trump on Tuesday morning called for letting Obamacare fail, hours after urging Republicans to...
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Healthcare
Republican Obamacare Repeal Bill Suffers Major Setback As Two GOP Senators Announce Opposition
July 17, 2017The Trump administration’s push to approve a bill to repeal and replace Obamacare suffered a major...
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DEMOCRACY
Sen. Durbin Challenges GOP To Hold Public Hearings On Healthcare Bill: What Are You Afraid Of?
July 17, 2017Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) is calling for Republican senators to hold public hearings on their rushed...
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DEMOCRACY
Mitch McConnell Concedes Republicans May Not Be Able To Pass ObamaCare Repeal Legislation
July 6, 2017Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) is quietly acknowledging that Republicans may be unable to pass a...
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Healthcare
Sen. Bernie Sanders To Host Red State Rallies Opposing GOP Healthcare Bill
July 6, 2017Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) announced plans to host rallies in two red states this weekend as...
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DEMOCRACY
Senate GOP Delays Obamacare Replacement Vote In Major Setback For Trump
June 27, 2017Following reports that a number of Senate Republicans are opposed to the current healthcare bill, the...
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Campaign Finance
The 13 GOP Senators Who Wrote Secret Obamacare Repeal Bill Took $2,776,012 From Pharma, Insurance Lobbyists
June 23, 2017The thirteen Republican Senators who worked behind closed doors to rewrite the House’s American Health Care Act, received...
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DEMOCRACY
Police Forcibly Remove Disabled Protesters In Wheelchairs Staging ‘Die-In’ Outside McConnell’s Office
June 22, 2017U.S. Capitol Police officers forcibly removed several people in wheelchairs protesting Thursday morning in front of...
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Corporate Greed
Sen. Bernie Sanders To Republicans On Their Secret Healthcare Bill: ‘What Are You Afraid Of?’
June 19, 2017Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) blasted Republicans on Monday evening for writing their Obamacare repeal bill in...
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Authoritarianism
Ex-Medicare Head Warns: GOP Using ‘Sabotage, Speed And Secrecy’ To Kick 23 Million+ Off Obamacare
June 11, 2017Andy Slavitt, acting administrator for Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) under President Obama, penned...