Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call/Newscom When the same Congressmen who voted for Obamacare vote to repeal a provision of it, it’s obvious that provision must be totally unworkable on every level. And that’s what happened to the Community Living Assistance Services and Support (CLASS) Act. Formally repealed in January’s fiscal cliff deal, CLASS was Obamacare’s attempt… Read more »
Paul Ryan either has a really bad memory, or can’t take a hint. All those ideas that he and Mitt Romney had in the 2012 campaign that were so roundly rejected by the American voters? They’re back, including repealing Obamacare. That video is Ryan telling Chris Wallace on “Fox News Sunday” that “our budget does… Read more »
Since the fiscal cliff passed Congress and was signed by President Obama, Tea Party Patriots has pointed out the many flaws in the law. Between the lack of spending cuts, tax increases, and special interest tax benefits, as well as inclusion of unemployment benefits and the farm bill, the deal has been roundly criticized. However,… Read more »
Beautiful building, but recently the site of several injuries to democracy. In November, Michigan voters repealed Public Act 4, the state’s notoriously antidemocratic emergency manager law. On Wednesday, in the legislature’s mad rush to get every horrible thing it can passed during the lame duck session, the House passed a new version of the same… Read more »