Morning Bell: It’s About The Spending, Speaker
Yesterday on ABC’s This Week, host Christiane Amanpour asked Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA): “You are, by all accounts, one of the most — if not… Read More
Yesterday on ABC’s This Week, host Christiane Amanpour asked Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA): “You are, by all accounts, one of the most — if not… Read More
In the past few months, the Senate has made several attempts to extend the Medicaid bailout included in the stimulus package. States share the cost… Read More
Obamacare promises that, some years down the road, every American will have health insurance. But the whole point of having health insurance is to get… Read More
The states are in Big Trouble. While Americans are fearful of record federal deficits, the states also are facing increased costs. Most of the exponential… Read More
At this point, Americans on every imaginable side of the deficit debate agree that federal spending is out of control. Something must be done—but the… Read More
State legislators and governors will face many challenges implementing the provisions of Obamacare. In a new Heritage Foundation study, Ed Haislmaier and I analyze the… Read More
Yesterday, the Congressional Budget Office released its annual long-term Budget Outlook, which provides a look at mandatory federal spending on health care after passage of… Read More
A June Health Affairs briefing on the implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) showed just how deep the chasm is between… Read More
The Senate voted 45-52 yesterday to oppose the $140 billion so-called “extenders bill” (HR 4213). The Hill is reporting that Sen. Max Baucus (D-MT) is… Read More
Late Saturday night President Barack Obama sent a letter to the leadership of the House and Senate urging them to approve a tax and spending… Read More
