Tag: Affordable Care Act

Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., said once again senators don't know what's in the healthcare bill. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Bill Cassidy: Senate healthcare plan, as originally proposed, is dead

Kyle Feldscher · July 9, 2017 1:57 pm

Sen. Ted Cruz praised the new bipartisan effort as a fulfillment of former President Ronald Reagan's vision. The plan comes as Russia calls for expanding its space-based missile defense efforts.

Ted Cruz’s healthcare proposal faces cost concerns

Robert King · July 9, 2017 4:01 am

Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, said he would object to and vote against the Senate healthcare measure if the inclusion of a new amendment would eradicate required coverage for pre-existing conditions. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)

Grassley: Cruz amendment may be ‘subterfuge’ for pre-existing illnesses

Kimberly Leonard · July 7, 2017 9:19 pm

Sen. Mazie Hirono, D-Hawaii, called Republicans' bill an example of "flimflammery." (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Senate Democrats applaud constituents for fighting GOP healthcare bill at town hall events

Anna Giaritelli · July 7, 2017 7:34 pm

Conservative group's CEO says McConnell's suggestion of working with Democrats to bail out Obamacare would make passing legislation harder. (Austin Anthony/Daily News via AP)

Heritage Action slams McConnell’s Obamacare plan B

Robert King · July 7, 2017 3:37 pm

"We have nearly $200 billion in insurance bailouts. Does anybody remember us complaining that Obamacare had insurance bailouts?" (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)

Beltway Confidential

Rand Paul is going to war with his own party

Jeremy Beaman · July 7, 2017 2:59 pm

Sen. Bernie Sanders. Never has one man assumed such moral puritanism, and yet been so wrong about so many moral issues. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)

Beltway Confidential

With one tweet, Bernie Sanders shows he doesn’t have a clue about socialized medicine

Tom Rogan · July 7, 2017 11:51 am

Special circumstances, unlikely to be replicated next year, accounted for the four presidential party victories. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

Will Trump Republicans avoid the off-year curse?

Michael Barone · July 7, 2017 1:50 am

The Senate majority leader said he would help fix the Obamacare exchanges if the Better Care Reconciliation Act fails. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

McConnell hints at bipartisanship if GOP healthcare plan fails

Kimberly Leonard · July 6, 2017 9:58 pm

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., has overseen the crafting of a bill that does more to rescue Obamacare than reform and repeal it, and many conservatives now realize they cannot expect the "root and branch" removal of the law they were promised. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Republicans’ fatal healthcare concession

Philip Klein · July 6, 2017 9:11 pm

The Senate Democratic leader reiterated his call for Republicans to work together with Democrats to fix the healthcare system. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Schumer: Cruz healthcare amendment a ‘hoax’

Al Weaver · July 6, 2017 5:05 pm

For an event billed as a town hall meeting, it was more like a controlled forum designed to elicit an audience of military veterans with questions that relate to the unique issues they face. (Rose Baca/The Dallas Morning News via AP)

Ted Cruz faces tough Obamacare questions at otherwise friendly town hall

David M. Drucker · July 6, 2017 2:30 am