Tea and ObamaCare – You Don’t Have to Buy It
Current Events vs. Founding Documents Entry 136 Current Event Published April 02, 2012 | FoxNews.com/AP Obama warns ‘unelected’ Supreme Court against striking down health law President Obama, employing his strongest language to date on the Supreme Court review of the federal health care overhaul, cautioned the court Monday against overturning the law — while repeatedly [...]
All Power In Washington Problematic
Current Events vs. Founding Documents Entry 133 Current Event According to the Journal Sentinel, March 2, 2012 Health care fix critical to nation, Ryan says Rep. Paul Ryan, the most prominent Republican on health policy, sums up the importance of remaking our health care system this way: “If you get health care right, so many [...]
Overhead and Profit Control
Current Events vs. Founding Documents Entry 123 Current Event According to Insure.com; Jan. 18, 2011 Medical loss ratios will control health insurance company profits Starting this year, health insurance companies must spend eighty to eighty-five cents on health care for every dollar they collect in premiums. Individual and small-group health plans are subject to the [...]
On Your Own, “Moore or Less.”
Current Events vs. Founding Documents Entry 107 Current Event According to Gwen Moore’s press release on April 15, 2011: Congresswoman Gwen Moore made the following statement after the House passed Republican Paul Ryan’s budget: “As the Democratic alternative budgets showed, we can get our fiscal house in order without rationing health care for our seniors [...]
Health Care Law Challenge with Standing
Current Events vs. Founding Documents Entry 94 Submitted by: Mark Musselman Current Event According to the Wall Street Journal, May 11, 2011 RICHMOND, Va.—A federal appeals-court panel Tuesday questioned the state of Virginia’s right to sue to overturn the federal health care overhaul and showed sympathy towards the Obama administration’s arguments on the substance of [...]
PolitiFacts Omits Facts on Health Care Mandate
Current Events vs. Founding Documents Entry 85 Current Event According to PolitiFact Wisconsin in the Milwaukee Journal on April 6, 2011, (full article available on-line) Republican U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson recently revisited a favored theme — predicting harmful consequences if “government-led” health care takes full effect under the bill Democrats pushed through in 2010. [...]
U.S. House Repeals ObamaCare, Prospects Uncertain
Tonight, the U.S. House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly (245-189) to repeal the Patient Protection Affordability Care Act of 2010. All 242 Republicans and three Democrats (Dan Boren of Oklahoma, Mike Ross of Arkansas, and Mike McIntyre of North Carolina) voted in favor of repealing ObamaCare. Conversely, 189 Democrats, including all three in the Wisconsin delegation [...]
U.S. Congress to Challenge ObamaCare
A spirited political battle is set to ensue early next week as the U.S. House of Representatives prepares to repeal the controversial Patient Protection Affordability Care Act of 2010, herein referred to as ObamaCare. This week, at the onset of the 112th Congress, the House of Representatives began debate on the merits of ObamaCare and [...]
Wisconsin Poised to Fight ObamaCare
This week, Scott Walker made history by becoming the 45th governor in Wisconsin history and the first Republican since Scott McCallum assumed power in 2001 from Tommy Thompson. As one of his first acts, Walker provided Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen with the authority to file a lawsuit against ObamaCare. In so doing, Wisconsin joins [...]
