The Republican governors and attorneys general (and idiotic state legislators) are convinced the Affordable Care Act's mandate is unconstitutional. Numerous legal scholars, including some conservatives disagree.
As do the Democratic attorneys general in eight states, who've declared the intention of their states to move ahead with implement the law.
...The Senate is voting in a few minutes on an amendment to the Federal Aviation Administration reauthorization (can you say "germane"?) to repeal the Affordable Care Act. They just voted down a 1099 repeal amendment by Sen. Levin, 44-54, and are considering a second one by Sen. Stabenow. After his vote, they will move to...
Via BTD, the Wall Street Journal loves Judge Roger Vinson's "exhaustive and erudite opinion" declaring the Affordable Care Act unconstitutional. The paper's editorial board might be experiencing a bit of cognitive dissonance today, following the testimony of Ronald Reagan's solicitor general Charles Fried.
I am quite sure that...
TPM's Brian Beutler writes about the silence from Republicans when it comes to the aspects of the Affordable Care Act that help their constituents as they push various repeal efforts.
But that presents them with a conundrum when they head back to their states and districts and face constituents who stand to...
Two of the states participating in the challenge to the Affordable Care Act, which Judge Roger Vinson voided in his dubious decision, have decided that the decision is enough to stop implementation efforts at the state level.
Greg Sargent got a statement from the Office of the Wisconsin Attorney General, J.B. Hollen,...
Senate Republicans are going to force a vote on repealing the Affordable Care Act by bringing it as amendment to the Federal Aviation Administration reauthorization today or tomorrow. McConnell offered his repeal amendment this afternoon.
"We want to get this out of their system quickly," said Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid at...
Maybe there's some solace for patients in California who've been gouged by their insurers to know that they aren't the only ones getting screwed.
California's seven largest HMOs must pay nearly $5 million in fines because of unfair payment practices after an 18-month state investigation revealed widespread underpayments, valued in the tens...
Obama didn't postpone his Asia trip just for optics, though the optics--and relations with a House that wasn't too pleased at another relatively arbitrary deadline--are important. The March 18 deadline was slated to be his early departure to take the kids to Indonesia on their spring break. The official business part of the trip...
This is one helluva letter. Reid, to McConnell, in part:
“While Republicans were distorting the facts in the health care debate and inflicting delay after needless delay, millions of Americans have continued to suffer as they struggle to afford to stay healthy, stay out of bankruptcy and stay in their homes. Thousands...
