Scott Walker busted in new lie
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On Wednesday, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker held a press conference touting that he was going to lift a cap on enrollment in Family Care, a state program designed to keep the elderly and disabled out of nursing homes. Good for him,...
When punditry fails: Rep. Paul Ryan is Politico’s health care policy-maker of the year
Rep. Paul Ryan, Politico's health care policy-maker of the year. Seriously. (Kevin Lamarque/Reuters)
Politico proves that in D.C., awards are not given on actual merit, but on what The Village cares about. To wit, they've made Rep. Paul Ryan, the ma...
Boehner looks for deeper Medicaid cuts, ignoring Medicaid realities
House Speaker John Boehner, representing his caucus, wants to gut Medicaid.
The Democratic plan would cut as much as $500 billion from Medicare, Medicaid and other health programs and would raise taxes by $1.3 trillion; the proposal also would includ...
Super Congress stalling out over GOP refusal to consider taxes
No one could have foreseen this.
The supercommittee is struggling. After weeks of secret meetings, the 12-member deficit-cutting panel established under last summer's budget and debt deal appears no closer to a breakthrough than when talks began last...
Disabled activists descend on Capitol Hill to fight for Medicaid
Here's some great reporting from TPM on a demonstration Tuesday on Capitol Hill by disabled activists, taking their message about the importance of Medicaid to the Super Congress.
The protest, organized by the disability group ADAPT, started in the Ha...
Welfare ‘reform’ is 15 years old, but aid isn’t getting to those who need it
Think Progress notes the 15th anniversary of President Clinton's welfare reform by highlighting one of a series of charts from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities showing that the reform has let too many families fall through the safety net.
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