Opinion · 115th Congress
Opinion: Bickering Democrats — Still Mired in the 20th Century
</p> Thus were born the politics of the defensive crouch.
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</p> Thus were born the politics of the defensive crouch.
</p> “We have to repeal this bill and replace it with the new fix that’s coming through,” she said.
</p> Either way, Trump’s actions were scandalous.
</p> In normal times, the major headline to emerge from Comey’s testimony would be his admission that Bill Clinton, in effect, cost his wife Hillary the White House.
</p> Still, President Trump had outspoken defenders.
</p> But with a special counsel and two congressional panels investigating President Donald Trump — and with not too much time having passed since President Bill Clinton was impeached by the House or
finally move the bill through the House, which it did.
Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 28, 2017</p> <p/>var rcrdTwitter = 1;</p> The snide interpretation is that Trump had no idea what was in the House health care bill that he so enthusiastically celebrated
John Conyers now has 112 members of the caucus signed up for his “Medicare for All” bill — nearly 60 percent of the rank and file.
</p> Most of the news coverage highlighted the CBO’s estimate that 23 million fewer Americans would have health coverage in 2026 under the bill.
</p> Who’d have thought it?
</p> Mitch McConnell, whose legislative talents should never be underestimated, may win Senate passage of a health care bill this summer.
</p> <p class="p1">By now, it’s conventional wisdom in Washington that the Trump agonistes have frustrated the GOP agenda.
</p> In other words, the Democratic base. </p> Voting rights derailed Success in the effort to craft a new voting bill always seemed slim.
</p> Let’s start with Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine.</p> Is it identity politics to say that she has already written an entire Obamacare replacement bill with Sen./ Dr. Bill Cassidy, R-La.?
</p> All we really know about this bill for sure is that it would strip insurance entirely from tens of millions of Americans; endanger minimum health benefits previously guaranteed; slash Medicaid for
</p> So looking toward 2018, maybe the House GOP leadership was right in calculating that the most disastrous political course would have been failing to send a bill to the Senate.
</p> Without a CBO score on the bill or even text for members to read, the White House is asking GOP members to trust them on the politics, the policy, and the real-life consequences of this massive bill
</p> This month, on April 14, President Trump signed a bill allowing states to withhold federal funds for family planning services from organizations that provide abortion services with private money.