U.S. Representative Kim Schrier, the only woman doctor in Congress, has delivered her first speech on the floor of the House of Representatives. Watch it now.
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It’s official: Medicaid expansion will be on Idaho’s ballot
This is a really, really, really big deal… and proof that progress is possible even in the reddest of the states.
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Round three of Jimmy Kimmel’s battle with Bill Cassidy and Lindsey Graham
Jimmy has found himself in the middle of a battle over American health care, so tonight he responds to more criticism from Senator Bill Cassidy and those other jerks who want to take our health care away.
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There are three types of single-payer ‘concern trolls’ — and they all want to undermine universal healthcare
Money for war is magically always there; money for healthcare must be counted bean by bean. — Adam Johnson: There are three types of single-payer
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Jimmy Kimmel fights back against Bill Cassidy, Lindsey Graham and Chris Christie
Jimmy responds to Senator Bill Cassidy, Senator Lindsey Graham, Governor Chris Christie, and Brian Kilmeade after they reacted to his monologue about the #GrahamCassidy health care bill.
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MUST-SEE TV: Jimmy Kimmel calls out Louisiana’s Bill Cassidy as a lying liar
Jimmy shares his thoughts on Senators Bill Cassidy and Lindsey Graham’s new health “care” bill including why it doesn’t pass Cassidy’s “Jimmy Kimmel Test.”
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What’s next for progressives on healthcare?
I would strongly support reintroducing some form of public option — a way for people to buy into public insurance — that could eventually lead
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Republican support of Senate health repeal erodes during break
Republican Senator Susan Collins of Maine opposes Mitch McConnell’s Trumpcare bill, at least in its current form, and she explained why to The New York Times.
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CBO: Senate Republicans’ version of Trumpcare would leave 22 million uninsured
An earlier House version of Trumpcare was scored by the CBO as likely to result in 24 million Americans becoming uninsured. This Senate version is barely less awful.
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Odessa Brown Children’s senior medical director: Senate’s version of Trumpcare is a perverse gift for the rich
“I always wondered what you get for the person who has everything, and now I know, it’s cutting benefits to young children, poor families, the infirm, the elderly.”
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Must-watch TV: Jimmy Kimmel strikes back against right-wing critics (including Newt Gingrich)
“Jimmy returns from his time off after his newborn son Billy had heart surgery and he talks about the outpouring of love and support he has received, the not-so-nice things some people have said, and he speaks with Louisiana’s Republican Senator Bill Cassidy about the health care debate.”
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Republican congressman: “I don’t think any individual has read” Trumpcare bill
Oh, gosh. Let’s put it this way: People in my office have read all parts of the bill. I don’t think any individual has read
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Dave Reichert announces he’ll oppose Trumpcare bill
His vote apparently not needed for the legislation’s passage, Congressman Dave Reichert (WA-08) announced this morning that he will be opposing the newest incarnation of
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Republicans almost have the votes to pass Trump/Ryancare — call before it’s too late
“House Republicans are finally within striking distance on their [scheme to gut] health care bill, flipping at least two members through a small amendment and
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Jimmy Kimmel recounts health scare following birth of his son, stresses the importance of healthcare for all
This is a monologue worth watching.
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Dave Reichert is “undecided” on new Trump/ Ryancare bill: Time to call his office again
Call Dave Reichert and tell him to oppose the newest incarnation of Trump/Ryancare. The Patient Protection Act has helped millions of Americans. Gutting its provisions would be catastrophic for families from coast to coast.
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U.S. Representative Suzan DelBene lambastes Trumpcare in blistering House floor speech
Suzan DelBene lambastes Trumpcare in blistering House floor speech TRANSCRIPT: If Republicans crafted legislation that lived up to the promise of ‘insurance for everybody,’ they’d
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Dave Reichert is undecided on Trumpcare bill — Call his office and tell him to vote NO
A spokesperson for Dave Reichert has told The Seattle Times’ Jim Brunner he is not yet committed to voting for the Trumpcare bill being pushed
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Watch Pramila Jayapal and Suzan DelBene denounce Trumpcare bill in the House Budget Committee
U.S. Representatives Suzan DelBene and Pramila Jayapal have been forcefully speaking out against the House Republicans’ extremely destructive Trumpcare bill as it has speedily made
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Oklahoma Republicans seek to kick 111,000 off Medicaid to save money
Cruel, cold-hearted Oklahoma House Republicans are seeking to deprive over a hundred thousand of their constituents access to Medicaid in order to close a budget shortfall.
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New Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards issues executive order to expand Medicaid
An additional 300,000 residents of Louisiana will soon have healthcare under Medicaid, thanks to an executive order signed by new Democratic Governor John Bel Edwards, who succeeded the deeply unpopular Republican Bobby Jindal on Monday.
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