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EXCLUSIVE: $2 Million Obama-Era Program Gets 17 People Jobs
A government-funded job training program that promised to turn hundreds of residents of Kentucky's coal country into computer coders so far has spent $2 million to place 17 people in tech jobs and may have left others worse off, The Daily Signal has learned. The program, a private-public partnership between state and federal agencies and…Kelsey Bolar -
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Conservative Groups Call on Senate to Repeal Obamacare
Senate Republicans should repeal Obamacare or prepare to face consequences, say leaders of conservative groups. “Now is the time to act after eight years of promising to repeal Obamacare,” said Family Research Council President Tony Perkins during a conference call with reporters, urging Republicans to move forward with a proposed measure that would repeal the…Elle Rogers -
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7 Years of Promising Obamacare Repeal Leaves Republicans Just 1 Option
Obamacare is failing. It has done little to fulfill its original promise of producing more choice and lower costs, and worse, has set off a cascading set of problems that will increasingly hurt the American people. When President Donald Trump was asked Tuesday if the bill to repeal Obamacare was dead, he responded: I don’t…Jarrett Stepman -
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Most of Obama’s Green Policies Persist at Department of Defense
As Congress considers green projects in a military spending bill, the Trump administration hasn’t staked out a strong case on whether to roll back the Obama administration’s aggressive push for biofuels, wind, solar, and other renewables in the military. “The Pentagon has bought into climate change because it makes it politically more acceptable,” @myronebell says….Fred Lucas -
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Repealing This Obamacare Tax Would Signal That Tax Reform Is Alive
The Senate is seriously considering keeping Obamacare’s 3.8 percent net investment income tax as part of its most recent repeal and replace proposal. Rather than falling back on the simple story that the tax will just be paid by the rich, this is an important opportunity for the Senate to explain that taxes on investment…Adam Michel -
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Obamaphone Fraud as High as 65%
A massive portion of Obamaphone recipients are receiving the benefit after lying on their applications, according to a new 90-page report from the Government Accountability Office. An undercover sting operation showed ineligible applications were approved 63 percent of the time, and a review found that 36 to 65 percent of beneficiaries in various categories had lied in easily detectable…Luke Rosiak -
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Ohio Is Already Rolling Back Parts of Obamacare. How Other States Can Do the Same.
For years, most Americans have looked to Washington for relief from Obamacare. To be sure, Congress must pass and the president must sign a full repeal of Obamacare so that states and citizens can regain their health care freedom and decision-making. But even while Obamacare remains law, states have the tools to stop and roll…Wes Goodman -
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EPA Poised to Undo Obama’s Federal Power Grab
A highly controversial rule from the Obama administration may finally be on its way out. On Tuesday, the Environmental Protection Agency announced that it is going to put an end to the Obama administration’s federal power grab known as the “Waters of the United States” (WOTUS) rule. Specifically, the EPA and Army Corps of Engineers are…Daren Bakst -
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Trump Nominee Not Hindered by Bernie Sanders’ Religious Litmus Test
No thanks to Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., President Donald Trump’s pick for the Office of Management and Budget is one step closer to his new job. After a faith-based grilling that left Sanders red-faced and Americans in shock, Russell Vought’s nomination squeaked out of the Senate’s Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee by the narrowest…Tony Perkins -
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Anthem Health Drops Out of 2 More State Obamacare Exchanges
Health insurance provider Anthem announced Wednesday that it will drop out of the state exchanges in Wisconsin and Indiana, marking the latest sign that insurance companies are finding it difficult to continue offering Obamacare plans. The company said it will keep offering plans outside the exchanges in those states, but will stop offering Obamacare plans…Robert Donachie -
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How the Senate Can Begin to Undo the Damage of Obamacare
The Senate plans to release a draft of its counterpart to the House-passed American Health Care Act Thursday. The House bill contains a number of sound proposals to begin to reverse the damage Obamacare caused. These include a major reform of federal Medicaid funding, allowing states to opt out of some onerous Obamacare insurance mandates,…Edmund Haislmaier -
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3 Tips for Discussing Obamacare
Americans love coffee, and they love to customize it. Me, I’m a medium, one Splenda, soy latte kind of girl. Choice is a good thing, and it’s one of the things that make America, well, America. Yet sadly, if you stand up for choice in healthcare, it’s likely that the people in your lives —…Beverly Hallberg -
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Results of Virginia’s Primary Hint at Future for Trump, Sanders Movements
In one of the first major primary races after the 2016 presidential election, a Republican candidate for governor who campaigned on a pro-Trump platform nearly pulled off an upset, while a Democrat candidate who cast himself in Bernie Sanders’ progressive mold lost. Candidates perceived by some as establishment won in both the Democratic and Republican primaries…Fred Lucas -
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50,000 Ask Bernie Sanders to Apologize for Attack on Trump Nominee’s Faith
Over 50,000 individuals so far have signed an online petition asking Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., to apologize for his public attack on the Christian beliefs of President Donald Trump’s nominee for a post in the Office of Management and Budget. Sanders “responded in anger after Russell Vought, President Trump’s nominee to be deputy director of…Rachel del Guidice -
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5 Ways Obamacare Proves That Government-Run Health Care Is a Disaster
Obamacare has failed to deliver the health care reform Americans deserve. The Senate now has an opportunity to reform health care and walk our country back from the single-payer edge. After seven years of Obamacare, it’s important to remember the many ways Obamacare has failed us—and why consumer-friendly, market-driven health care should remain the goal….Sen. John Barrasso -
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Sanders’ Religious Test Goes Against Founders’ Vision
What does a man’s theology have to do with the U.S. economy? A lot, if you’re Russell Vought. The respected economist, President Donald Trump’s pick for deputy director at the Office of Management and Budget, thought he’d have to answer some tough questions at his Senate hearing last week. But like most of us, he…Tony Perkins -
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Bernie Sanders Shows the Left’s Refusal to Coexist With Traditional Believers
Religious tests for holding public office are banned in the Constitution and go against the very core of the American tradition. But you wouldn’t have learned that on Wednesday listening to Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., as he questioned Russ Vought, the nominee for deputy director of the Office of Management and Budget. His questioning of…Daniel Davis -
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Meet the ‘Bernie Sanders’ of Britain Who Is Now Vying for Prime Minister
Great Britain is set to hold a “snap” election on Thursday. Currently, the conservative Tories hold power in Parliament, but are being challenged by the Labour Party in what could be a hotly contested race for power. The Conservative Party is expected to win, but if Labour prevails, British leadership would undergo a dramatic shift….Jarrett Stepman