by People's Action | Jul 21, 2017 | Breakfast
OMB Promotes Military Spending, Civilian Cutbacks OMB's Mulvaney tells civilian agencies to stop spending. AlterNet: "The Trump budget for fiscal 2018, which begins in less than three months, proposed a $54 billion increase in what is already the world’s largest...
by People's Action | Jul 20, 2017 | Breakfast
McCain Diagnosed With Brain Cancer AZ Sen. McCain has brain cancer. CNN: "Sen. John McCain is suffering from a gliobastoma tumor, an aggressive form of cancer... The Arizona senator's absence from Washington in recent days has come at a politically inopportune time...
by People's Action | Jul 17, 2017 | Breakfast
Senate Health Care Vote, CBO Score Delayed McCain surgery delays Senate health vote, CBO score. CNN: "Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell announced Saturday evening he would postpone a vote on the bill because Republican Sen. John McCain is recovering from surgery...
by People's Action | Jul 13, 2017 | Breakfast
New Health Care Bill New version of health overhaul in Senate. NYT: "Senate Republican leaders unveiled a fresh proposal to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, revising their bill to help hold down insurance costs for consumers while keeping a pair of taxes on...
by People's Action | Jul 13, 2017 | Breakfast
Closing Our Borders, Permanently? Trump crafting plan to slash legal immigration. Politico: "Donald Trump and his aides are quietly working with two conservative senators to dramatically scale back legal immigration — a move that would mark a fulfillment of one of the...
