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Fight poverty at home | Letters to the Editor | azdailysun.com
I’ve had discussions recently with friends about charity and helping the poor. It seems a lot of people do help the poor making peanut butter and jelly sandwiches or volunteering… Read full letter: Fight poverty at home | Letters to the Editor | azdailysun.com
Continue readingU.S. chief justice alarmed at Trump administration immigration case stance | Reuters
U.S. Chief Justice John Roberts took issue on Wednesday with the Trump administration’s stance in an immigration case, saying it could make it too easy for the government to strip people of citizenship for lying about minor infractions. Source: U.S. chief justice alarmed at Trump administration immigration case stance | Reuters
Continue readingCall, Write, Post: No to Trumpcare 3.0
TrumpCare 3.0 is likely to come to a vote early this week. The House Rules Committee will meet Monday and Republicans have spent the weekend rustling up votes. This morning, Trump went on Face The Nation and tweeted misleading info about coverage for pre-existing conditions under TrumpCare 3.0. Yes, it would have “a pool for the pre-existing […]
Continue readingHere are the Affordable Care Act’s “Essential Benefits”
These are the essential insurance benefits required by the Affordable Care Act since 2013, according to Healthcare.gov: Every health plan must cover the following services: Ambulatory patient services (outpatient care you get without being admitted to a hospital) Emergency services Hospitalization (like surgery and overnight stays) Pregnancy, maternity, and newborn care (both before and after […]
Continue reading‘Skinny’ Plans Can’t Trim the Real Fat Under New GOP Health Bill: Experts
Republicans are proposing letting states opt out of the requirement that insurance plans cover a specific set of benefits, but experts say the items likely to be dropped account for a small fraction of the cost of premiums. Source: ‘Skinny’ Plans Can’t Trim the Real Fat Under New GOP Health Bill: Experts – WSJ This […]
Continue readingDeny initiatives at your peril | Letters to the Editor | azdailysun.com
In regards to citizen initiatives, once again our legislators are telling us, the voters, that we are too stupid to involve ourselves in voter referendums. We obviously, according to them, … Read full letter: Deny initiatives at your peril | Letters to the Editor | azdailysun.com
Continue readingPay attention to budget, Russia | Letters to the Editor | azdailysun.com
There are two overriding issues to which we all must pay attention. First, the budget process, though boring, can be used to make policy without debate about those policy issues. Source: Pay attention to budget, Russia | Letters to the Editor | azdailysun.com
Continue readingRenewables are good global business | Letters to the Editor | azdailysun.com
The Daily Sun on 4/26/17 carried an interesting article concerning China’s commitment to developing clean energy and maximizing efficiency of current technologies. The bottom line was that their actions represent… Read full letter: Renewables are good global business | Letters to the Editor | azdailysun.com
Continue readingTrump Attack on Climate Moves Forward
On Friday, the District of Columbia federal appeals court granted Trump’s request to halt a lawsuit over the Obama administration’s most important climate change regulation. This is a major victory for the anti-science, anti-climate Republicans, allowing the Trump administration to revoke the rule that would have required power plants to curb their greenhouse gas emissions. […]
Continue readingIf Republicans Try (again) to Repeal ACA:
Their second try is even worse than the first, and if a bill comes up, we’ll be issuing an urgent Take Action Alert. For now, know this: An ABC-Washington Post poll released on Tuesday shows that approximately 8 in 10 Democrats, 7 in 10 Independents, and a majority of Republicans want the ACA’s federal protections […]
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