After caving on the shutdown and letting the GOP gut the Affordable Care Act, Democrats must chart a new health policy.
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Could the Destruction of the ACA Force Democrats to Champion Medicare for All? Read Post »
Almost all of the more than 2,600 calls that came in after the federal government shutdown began were for food.
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Calls to West Virginia 211 Helpline Skyrocketed by 1,680 Percent Amid SNAP Delay Read Post »
A discharge petition on restoring Affordable Care Act tax credits would require support from at least four Republicans.
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As Senate Dems Cave, House Democrats Seek to Force Vote on ACA Credits Read Post »
The gutting of these rules coincides with a huge increase in hospitalizations and deaths from foodborne illnesses.
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Shutdown Deal Kills Rules to Prevent Food Contamination and Foodborne Illnesses Read Post »
On Monday night, the Senate passed a bill that marks the first step towards potentially reopening the government after the 42-day shutdown. For Democrats, the bill comes with a major cost: It does nothing to address the rapidly-approaching expiration of Affordable Care Act (ACA) subsidies which, according to health policy think tank KFF, will more […]
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Distraught, Betrayed, and Mad as Hell: Your Takes on the Shutdown Read Post »
Previous pauses in EPA enforcement indicate that a lack of federal oversight can embolden polluters.
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How Government Shutdowns Leave Polluting Legacies Read Post »
David Dayen of The American Prospect discusses what could be the end of the longest government shutdown in US history.
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Democrats Have Shown Their Hand in Caving to GOP Bill. What Happens Next? Read Post »
The administration has gutted enforcement of a corporate tax enacted as part of the Biden-era Inflation Reducation Act.
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Trump Continues to Slash Corporate Taxes as GOP Pushes to Cut Medicaid and SNAP Read Post »
Food banks are in “disaster response mode” after SCOTUS blocked a lower court order that the funds be distributed.
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Supreme Court Lets Trump Pause SNAP — Food Banks Scramble to Respond Read Post »
Around 5 million people will receive nothing this month because the cut is larger than their typical monthly benefit.
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Trump SNAP Plan Will Cut 61 Percent of Aid for Many, Others Will Lose All Aid Read Post »
Along with SNAP, federal funding for the Low Income Heating Assistance Program has also taken a hit.
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Government Shutdown Is Straining Many Tribes’ Already Thin Reserve Funds Read Post »
A 2019 statute signed into law by Trump himself requires furloughed workers to be compensated when shutdowns end.
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Trump Admin Signals It May Not Pay Furloughed Workers After Shutdown Ends Read Post »
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