Author: Jeff Anderson

Trump Ends Obama-Era Retirement Savings Program For Low-Income Americans Trump takes away retirement program for poor Americans. The Trump Treasury Department announced on Friday that it will end an Obama-era savings program aimed at designed to help low-income workers save money for retirement. The Treasury Department said demand was low and the cost was high for the myRA program, which was rolled out nationwide by the Obama Administration in 2015 to provide an option for those without employer-based retirement plans. Since it was created, participants have opened about 20,000 accounts and deposited $34 million with the myRA program. There...

BREAKING The Senate vote went down to the wire Friday morning and in the end, the Republicans didn’t have the votes to repeal Obamacare. Senator John McCain lived up to his “maverick” reputation and cast the decisive vote to save Obamacare. On the Republican side, McCain was joined by Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski. Vice President Mike Pence made a significant 11th-hour effort to convince John McCain to vote yes on the bill. At one point, John McCain was seen patting Mike Pence’s hand and walking away. But the Vice President’s efforts were not enough. All Democrats voted against the...

CBO Confirms GOP ‘Skinny’ Bill Would Cause 16 Million To Lose Coverage It’s going to be a bloodbath for the American people. The Congressional Budget Office confirmed Thursday night that the just unveiled Republican Obamacare repeal plan known as the “skinny” repeal would have devastating consequences for millions. According to the CBO analysis, the Republican bill would cause 16 million people to lose their health care coverage. In addition, the non-partisan score keeper found that the bill would also lead to a massive increase in insurance premiums over the next few years. Health premiums would go up by at...

Large Protest Forms Outside The Capitol To Protect Obamacare (Photos)   Planned Parenthood leads protest as Republicans prepare to vote to defund. Just as Senate Republicans finally revealed their so-called skinny repeal bill Thursday night, a large crowd of protesters has gathered in front of the Capitol to rally to protect Obamacare. The protesters took to the streets as part of a demonstration organized by Planned Parenthood many carrying signs and banners reading “Don’t take away our healthcare” and “I stand with Planned Parenthood.” Here are photos and videos of the protest: Hanging out with activists outside the Capitol....

Republicans Finally Unveil Contents Of Skinny Bill Few Hours Before Vote Skinny bill is a fat joke. Well, Senate Republicans have finally unveiled the contents of the so-called “skinny” repeal bill Thursday night or early Friday morning. The Senate is expected to vote on the bill that was just unveiled Thursday night. The new bill is being called the “Health Care Freedom Act.” Oh, and by the way, the bill that Republicans are putting forth to remake 1/6 of the American economy is only 8 pages long. Here are the key parts of the new Republican bill: Repeals the...