Why The Republican Health Plan Is A Total Disaster According To CBO Analysis The Congressional Budget Office released its analysis of the House Republican Obamacare replacement plan on Monday and it found that 24 million would lose their health insurance by 2026. The Republican plan would also lead to 14 million people losing health insurance almost immediately.   Here are some key questions the CBO answers. HOW MANY PEOPLE WILL LOSE INSURANCE UNDER THE REPUBLICAN HEALTH PLAN? The CBO estimates that 14 million people to lose their health insurance right away if it becomes law. And by 2026 that number would...

CBO: Republican Health Plan Will Cause 14 Million To Lose Insurance Right Away The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office has released its scoring of the Republican plan to replace Obamacare and according to their analysis, the impacts would devastating. How many people will lose insurance under the Republican health plan? The CBO estimates that 14 million people to lose their health insurance right away if it becomes law. And by 2026 that number would climb to 24 million by 2026. Under Obamacare 20 million people have gained coverage and the uninsured rate in the country has dropped to a record...

Golfer-in-Chief: Donald Trump To Go To Florida Resort Again This Weekend Donald Trump will return to his Mar-a-Lago resort this weekend, making this the fifth weekend he has spent in Florida since becoming president on January 20. It’s important to note that all presidents go on vacation and in recent history most have gone golfing. There is nothing inherently wrong with that, however Donald Trump seems to be pushing the limits of reasonableness. And Trump’s visits to Florida have already caused problems, including national security concerns for having sensitive meeting out in the open in front of the public. Trump’s press...

Congressman Lewis Condemns Steve King’s ‘Bigoted And Racist’ Tweet Civil rights icon John Lewis, Congressman from Georgia, has called out Iowa Republican Steve King for his “deeply disturbing” statements over the weekend. Congressman Lewis said that King’s controversial remark “ignores the truth about the history of this nation.” “Western civilization did not create itself. It was founded on traditions that emerged from Africa, Iran, China, Greece and Rome and other nations,” lewis said in his statement. “With the exception of Native Americans, we all came to this land from some other place in the world community, and this country...

John Oliver Savages Trump Health Plan: ‘People Are Going To Be Hurt By This Bill’   HBO’s John Oliver spent time savaging the Republican Obamacare repeal and replacement plan on Sunday. Oliver point out that Trumpcare will hurt Trump’s supporters the most. “Essentially it seems people on both sides see AHCA as just being sh*tty ObamaCare,” Oliver said after showing multiple clips of saying the bill is “dead on arrival.” “People are going to be hurt by this bill,” Oliver said. “This plan is literally taking taking money from the poor and giving it to the very rich,” Oliver also...

California Becomes 7th State To Sue Over Trump Muslim-Ban The state of California has become the seventh state to sue over Donald Trump’s revised Muslim-ban. The Los Angeles Times reported Monday that California Attorney General Xavier Becerra has joined six other states attorneys general to legally challenge the new Trump order. California joins Washington, Maryland, New York, Oregon, Minnesota and Hawaii in asking Judge James Robart who blocked the first Muslim-ban to also block the new version. However, Judge Robart said Friday that state attorneys they have to file their amended complaint first. In a statement Becerra said the new...

Trump Tries To Blame Media For Making Obamacare ‘Look So Good’ One Monday, Donald Trump tried to blame the media for making his health plan look bad and for making Obamacare “look so good.” Hey Donald, the media isn’t making Obamacare look good. The reason Obamacare looks so good is that people know that your plan will cost millions of people their health insurance. “So the press is making it look so wonderful that if we end it, everyone’s going to say, ‘Oh, remember how great ObamaCare used to be? Remember how wonderful it used to be? It used...

6 Things You Need To Know About The Disastrous Republican Health Plan Much has been said about the Republican plan to replace Obamacare, and almost none of it has been positive. Groups as diverse as the AARP, AMA, the American Hospital Association and others have all come out to slam the proposed bill saying it will lead to higher costs for patients and fewer people being insured. So why all the negativity? Here are four important things to know about the Republican health plan: 1. The Republican plan would massively gut Medicaid coverage The plan that Republicans have put...

Administration Source: Trump’s Tweets Are Like ‘Side Bodily Functions’ During Monday’s “Morning Joe” MSNBC’s Mika Brzezinski reported that sources “high up in the administration” tell her that President Trump’s tweets should be viewed as “side bodily functions.” Brzezinski was leading a discussion focused on Trump’s baseless tweets accusing former President Obama of ordering the wiretapping of Trump Tower. “I’ve heard from people close, high up in the administration that we should look at these tweets as like side bodily functions,” said Brzezinski. “I swear to God those were the word that were used.  I’m not trying to be snarky.” Watch...

Conway On Trump’s Lack Of Wiretap Evidence: Microwaves Are Watching Trump adviser Kellyanne Conway suggested in a new interview that Donald Trump could have been monitored in “any number of ways,” including microwaves turned into cameras. “What I can say is there are many ways to surveil each other,” Conway told the Bergen County Record. “You can surveil someone through their phones, certainly through their television sets — any number of ways.” As usual, Conway didn’t provide any back up for her claims. Conway was asked if she had any evidence to provide to back up Donald Trump’s claim that former President...