June 23, 2017
Happy Friday from Washington, where Senate Republicans' health care bill comes under scrutiny from their conservative wing as well as from Democrats. We've got reports on the proposal from Rachel del Guidice and Fred Lucas, and expert commentary from Ed Haislmaier, Bob Moffit, and Marie Fishpaw. Plus: Lucas on a study finding millions of noncitizens voted for president, Ryan T. Anderson on a court victory for those with religious convictions against same-sex marriage, and Genevieve Wood on what Trump could achieve by appointing certain judges. Have a great weekend.
Before President Obama took office, only one of the 13 courts of appeals—the 9th Circuit—was considered liberal. Following Obama's two terms, nine of the 13 are now controlled by Democrat appointees.
It is critical that Congress maximize every opportunity to undo Obamacare's damage. The draft health care Senate bill released on Thursday misses important opportunities to move closer toward that objective.
The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled unanimously on Thursday that a Mississippi law that protects religious liberty and the rights of conscience in light of the redefinition of marriage may go into effect.
"Currently, for a variety of reasons, we are not ready to vote for this bill, but we are open to negotiation," say Republican Sens. Rand Paul of Kentucky, Ted Cruz of Texas, Ron Johnson of Wisconsin, and Mike Lee of Utah.
Research has shown that Medicaid has poorly served many of its recipients and that it has failed to vastly improve public health, despite the enormous amount of resources that have been poured into it.
"We'd love to have some Democrats' support, but they're obstructionists," says President Trump about the new GOP health care bill.
Eighty-two percent of noncitizens who admitted to voting in a survey said "I definitely voted" for Obama.
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