Good Morning. Urgent alert. Read the Health Care bill and use BillCam to tweet the bill sponsors and your rep — they vote on Wednesday. Scott Wells read the bill and found that — oops, the Federal Government exempted its own employees from the costs of health care under this bill. But not you if […]
If you do or don’t love the proposed Republican health care bill — tweet the bill and your comment about it to its sponsor. @RepDianeBlack is the sponsor. Also: @votedianeblack And: @GovDianeBlack She says of herself: “I am Diane Black, a real person and definitely not Donald Trump with a wig. 1950’s.” Here is her […]
WHAT IS IT? The Graham-Cassidy Amendment to the American Health Care Act of 2017 (HR-1628) WHO SPONSORED IT? Amendment Sponsors: Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Sen. Dean Heller (R-NV) and Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) Bill Sponsor: Sen. Diane Black (R-TN) Released: Wednesday, September 20, 2017 WHAT DOES IT DO? The Graham-Cassidy Amendment […]
We have READ the health care bill proposed by the Republicans, due to be voted on this week. Did you know that the Republican health care bill that they want to pass this week, the Graham Cassidy amandment to change Obamacare, would let states get rid of the obligation for insurers to cover cancer, high […]
Via Truthout When Donald Trump plunged a dagger through the hearts of former Arizona sheriff Joe Arpaio’s victims and all justice-loving people by pardoning the racist serial lawbreaker, many threw up their hands in resignation. The president’s constitutional pardon power is absolute, they thought. Not so, argue lawyers and legal scholars in two proposed amicus […]
Here’s the legislative calendar for the week of Monday, September 11, 2017- including a special MONSTER BILL ALERT! H.R. 3219 is “12 BILLS IN ONE”: $1.57 BILLION TO BUILD A SOUTHERN BORDER WALL; $3.1 BILLION TO ISRAEL; CUTS TO FOOD FOR WOMEN AND CHILDREN; FEDERAL DEFUNDING OF PLANNED PARENTHOOD; 354 MILLION IN CUTS TO ENVIRONMENTAL […]
