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Jul 08 2013
News
Both sides of Obamacare debate launch ad campaigns
Dueling ads over Obamacare will hit the airwaves this week, as a conservative group raises questions about the rollout of the president's sweeping health care reform, while a group on the other end of the political spectrum unveils a new TV spot seeking to defend the comprehensive program.
The conservative group Americans for Prosperity is the latest organization to launch a major ad
CNN DigitalMar 11 2019
News
Trump Seeks to Balance Budget as National Debt Crisis Reaches $22 TRILLION
President Trump has delivered a new budget proposal that cuts federal spending and balances the budget. The White House budget office says the plan includes $2.7 trillion in spending cuts and erases the deficit in 15 years.
The national debt topped $22 trillion last month. It has grown to such an extent that some Washington leaders consider the debt to be a threat to national security
CBNOct 25 2012
News
Chrysler Alive but Jeep About to Shift Production to China
First off, I love Jeeps. I drove a blue stick-shift Jeep in high school and dream of one day owning another one (pre-bailout edition) of course. President Obama has based a large portion of his re-election campaign on the auto-bailout which has resonated with many voters in Ohio, a state Mitt Romney needs to win. However, due to burdonsome regulations, high taxes and the overall high cost of
TownhallMar 21 2015
News
The Freakout From An Obamacare Ruling Could Be Unlike Anything We've Seen
Experts have a pretty good sense of what will happen if the Supreme Court rules in favor of the plaintiffs in King v. Burwell, cutting off Obamacare’s tax credits in roughly two-thirds of the states. Without that financial assistance, most of the people now buying insurance through healthcare.gov, the online marketplace run by the federal government, wouldn’t be able to pay for their coverage
HuffPostMay 01 2016
News
Is There A Better Way To Pay For America's Schools?
The Kansas Supreme Court gave state lawmakers an ultimatum: Make school funding more equitable by June 30, or it will consider shutting down the state's public schools.
Since then, things have gotten ugly.
Lawmakers followed up with a plan — to make it easier to impeach Supreme Court judges who attempt to "usurp the power" of the Legislature or governor.
Then came a plan
NPR (Online News)Jul 18 2013
News
Partisan slugfest expected at IRS hearing
In this corner, the Republican chairman of the House Oversight Committee who alleges without proof that the Internal Revenue Service targeting scandal has links to the White House. And in this corner, the panel's top Democrat who accuses the GOP chairman of leading a witch hunt for political motives that don't exist. The two congressional heavyweights will square off Thursday at another
CNN DigitalOct 31 2018
Headline Roundup
If Democrats Flip the House, What Will They Prioritize?
With Democrats largely projected to flip the House, perspectives vary on their potential agenda, with some positing they will reform campaign ethics, outlaw gerrymandering, and bolster voting rights, while others say they will prioritize impeachment and increase spending. Republicans are expected to keep the Senate, so some also point out that many policy initiatives on both sides of the aisle
New York Times (News) Reuters Fox News DigitalApr 14 2021
Perspectives Blog
Surveys Show Both Democrats and Republicans Support Healthcare Improvements
A recent Gallup survey found that 63% of Americans were at least somewhat dissatisfied with the availability of affordable healthcare. Studies from other research organizations indicate that Americans from across the political spectrum think government healthcare plans should be improved.
From GALLUP (survey published in 2021) 63% of Americans were at least somewhat dissatisfied with Hyria StuartOct 04 2012
Opinion
Policy Basics: Climate-Change Legislation and Low-Income Consumers
“Putting a price on carbon through market-based policies like cap and trade or a carbon tax is the most cost-effective way to reduce greenhouse gas pollution. By raising the price of fossil-fuel energy products  from home energy and gasoline to food and other goods and services with significant energy inputs  these policies would encourage energy conservation, investments in
Center on Budget and Policy PrioritiesDec 17 2022
Headline Roundup
Mistreatment of Migrant Workers Looms Over Qatar's World Cup
As the 2022 World Cup in Qatar comes to a close, a spotlight remains on rights issues for migrant workers in the country.
For Context: Until recently, Qatar's migrant labor policies gave employers near-total control over migrant workers’ work and immigration status. Despite recent reforms, an October article from Amnesty International (Lean Left bias) alleged that thousands of World Cup
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