by Robert Borosage | Jun 22, 2017 | Blog
The special election for the open congressional seat in Georgia was the most expensive in history, with an obscene $60 million in total spending. Jon Ossoff, the Democratic candidate, narrowly lost in the upscale, suburban sixth district, which is heavily Republican....
by Sarah Chaisson-Warner | Jun 22, 2017 | Blog
“It should be more open,’ says Colorado Senator Cory Gardner about the way his Republican colleagues are hiding the facts of their plan to repeal health care. “I think there should be (Senate) hearings on this.” We agree, senator. But Gardner’s dismay over the way his...
by Will Rice | Jun 21, 2017 | Blog
There will be a lot of losers if the House GOP’s disastrous plan to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act ever becomes law: people with preexisting medical conditions, working families, older folks, kids. One of the few winners would be the nation’s...
by Leo Gerard | Jun 21, 2017 | Blog
Donald Trump is right. The House health insurance bill is “mean, mean, mean,” as he put it last week. He correctly called the measure that would strip health insurance from 23 million Americans “a son of a bitch.” The proposal is not at all what Donald Trump promised...
by Sarah Chaisson-Warner | Jun 20, 2017 | Blog
223,300 in Arizona. 360,000 in Ohio. That’s how many people will lose their Medicaid coverage if the GOP forces through the health care repeal they're currently drafting behind closed doors in the Senate. Arizona and Ohio voters overwhelmingly oppose the repeal, as...
by Sam Pizzigati | Jun 20, 2017 | Blog
Jeff Immelt, the CEO of General Electric since 2001, is retiring. The 61-year-old will be making a well-compensated exit. Fortune magazine estimates that Immelt will walk off with “nearly $211 million,” on top of his regular annual pay. Immelt’s overall General...
