President Trump is trying to pivot from investigations to policy but he may not find much happiness among his base as the impact of his proposals on them becomes clear. Let’s look at three examples: The President wants to cut Medicaid spending in […]
Steven Rattner testified this morning before the House Ways and Means Committee on tax reform. It has now been more than 30 years since our revenue code was last thoroughly overhauled. Since that time, many loopholes and methods of achieving avoidance have crept into the system. In his testimony, Steve discussed that it’s about time […]
A gaggle of Trump Administration officials paraded through the Sunday talk shows to proclaim that the plan passed by Republicans in the House would not result in significant numbers of Americans losing their health care. This is patently absurd and has been contradicted by independent evaluators, notably the Congressional Budget Office. Because the House passed […]
The Republican leadership added $8 billion of funding to the ACA replacement plan yesterday and secured two additional votes from Republican congressmen. But that amount is barely a drop in the bucket for those with pre-existing conditions. Note: for the related Morning Joe video, please click here. […]
President Trump promised a “massive” tax cut proposal and on that score at least, he delivered (although it was not the largest in history, as he had promised.) Note: for the related Morning Joe video, please click here. The plan that was unveiled […]
Time may not be Trumpcare’s friend. With every passing day, new analyses are released showing the significant financial cost to average Americans of repealing Obamacare. Note: for the related Morning Joe video, click here. Mark Meadows, the head of the Freedom Caucus, said that […]
The much-anticipated Congressional Budget Office “score” of the Republican health care plan has now landed and it is, in large part, the nightmare that the Trump administration and House Speaker Paul Ryan feared. Note: for the related Morning Joe video, please click here. […]
The Affordable Care Act replacement plan – jointly unveiled by the House Republicans and the Trump Administration – would dramatically change the health care system created by Obamacare and potentially cost as many as 10 million Americans their health care coverage. The best news may be that the proposal faces opposition within the Republican party […]
The political world may be in turmoil but the stock market has been hitting records, while small business optimism and even consumer confidence have attained highs not seen in more than a decade. What’s going on? For starters, the stock market is up […]
Judge Gorsuch, President Trump’s nominee for the Supreme Court, has just begun to make the initial visits to key Senators that are part of the confirmation process. The Democrats have already signaled that they are prepared for a tough fight but history is on Judge Gorsuch’s side. Note: for the related Morning Joe video, click […]
