From NYT: The “employer mandate,” which was originally supposed to take effect last month, had already been delayed to Jan. 1, 2015, and now the administration says that employers with 50 to 99 employees will not have to comply until 2016 — allowing Democrats to placate business concerns and pushing…
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iOqlrZjJEwE Obama Administration: Obamacare Will Meet Enrollment Targets Medicaid Expansion Is Set for Ohioans Rick Perry Is Actually Encouraging Texans To Enroll In Obamacare (18)
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From Mother Jones: When conservative activists began laying the groundwork months ago for their plan to shut down the federal government, their stated goal was delaying or defunding the Affordable Care Act, the equivalent of landing a haymaker on President Obama’s signature policy achievement. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) tromped around…
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From BillMoyers.com: Recently, the Supreme Court began its new term with a case that could further upend campaign finance laws by allowing individual donors to give millions of dollars to candidates and political parties. McCutcheon v. Federal Election Commission has been billed as Citizens United 2.0, referring to the 2010…
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From The WSJ: ‘I really believe we are in a great position right now,” says Michael Needham, the 31-year-old president of Heritage Action, the lobbying arm of the nation’s largest conservative think tank. By “we” he means the Republican Party and the conservative movement; their “great position” refers to the…
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It’s open warfare within the GOP – and all of America is caught in the crossfire From Rolling Stone: Partisan gerrymandering of 2012 locked in the Republican electoral gains of 2010. In redrawing congressional districts following the census, the GOP focused its efforts on protecting House incumbents – making their…
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View Interactive: Who’s pulling the strings? Illustrations by Joe Fournier. From left to right: Jim DeMint(Heritage Foundation); David Bossie (Citizens United); Ginni Thomas, Spouse of SCOTUS Justice Clarence Thomas (Liberty Consulting); Edwin Meese (Heritage Foundation); Chris Chocola (Club for Growth); Matt Kibbe (FreedomWorks); Michael Needham (Heritage Action for America); Erick…
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