05/15/17 Filed in:
HealthcareThe American Health Care Act is being attacked as extreme, but the case against it seems underwhelming. Read More...Tags: American Health Care Act, President Donald Trump, Rose Garjden, wealthy and healthy, Trumpcare, preexisting condittions, high risk pools, 2018 mid-terms, Congressional Budget Office, Medicaid, block grant system, death spiral, high risk pools, age tax, AARP, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, Sen. Bernie Sanders, Jimmy Kimmel, Kellyanne Conway, Sen. Tom Carper
03/06/17 Filed in:
SpendingThe government’s budget should be balanced every year, but our political leaders keep getting it wrong. Read More...Tags: president's address to Congress, fiscal problem, balance the budget, Treasury Department, debt ceiling, spending cuts, new initiatives, childcare, paid family leave, Infrastucture, tax reform , budget proposal, budget , appropriation bills, entitlement programs, OMB Director Mick Mulvaney, Speaker Paul Ryan, Rep. Diane Black, Robert Ehrlich, Four Year War, Steve Bannon, wiretapping claims, Loretta Lynch, Sen. Chris Coons, Sen. Tom Carper
02/06/17 Filed in:
RegulationsRollback of counterproductive regulations is crucial and would justify changing Senate rules (if need be). Read More...Tags: cost of regulations, regulatory swamp, reversing executive actions, reversing regiulations, changing legislation, Congressional Review Act, Sen. Tom Carper, Todd Gaziano, coalition letter on CRA, Sen. Chris Coons, Tom Pruiitt, Betsy DeVos, financial market "core principles", Dodd-Frank Act, fiduciary duty rule, judge Neil Gorsuch, Sen. Harry Reid, Sen. Mitch McConnell, Rep. Tom McClintock
01/16/17 Filed in:
HealthcareWill the parties work together to repeal and replace GovCare? What could improve the odds for a favorable outcome?
Read More...Tags: Affordable Care Act, repeal and replace, budget reconciliation process, Coach Darrell Royal, concurrent resolution, Senate filibuster rule, president-elect's press conference, Rep. (and HHS Secretary-designate) Tom Price, president's farewell speech, Sen. Chuck Schumer, Sen. Tom Carper, Lou Stahl - Phoenix AZ
12/05/16 Filed in:
HealthcareFixing GovCare looks doable, but our political leaders need to act quickly versus vainly seeking perfection. Read More...Tags: Affordable Care Act, GovCare, SAFE healthcare reform plan, Sen. Tom Carper, healthcare insurance, HCI, Donald Trump, Sen. John Barrosso, repeal and replace, health savings accounts, sale of HCI across state lines, Medicaid block grants, first 100 days, reconciliation process, Sen. John Cornyn, Hillary Clinton, filibuster, public option, single payer system, Rep. Tom Price, Sen. Chris Coons, Sen. Chuck Schumer, Sen. Bill Cassidy, Rep. Pete Sessions
03/07/16 Filed in:
Energy | Judicial SystemLet’s hope Justice Scalia’s replacement will share his skepticism of the EPA et al. Read More...Tags: Supreme Court, justice Scalia, EPA, Mercury and Air Toxic Standards (MATS), Michigan v. EPA, Clean Power Plan, DC Circuit Court of Appeals, Chief Justice John Roberts, FERC, Justice Kagan, Sen. Mitch McConnell , Sen. Chuck Grassley, Vice President Joe Biden, Sen. Chuck Schumer, Sen. Tom Carper, Donald Trump, Eric Holder
11/23/15 Filed in:
Political System US immigration policies should serve our national interests, not simply the needs of would-be entrants. Read More...Tags: Statute of Liberty, Syrian refugees, Gov. Jack Markell, John Bolton, Ryan Crocker, Ann Corcoran, Daniel Horowitz, immigration at all time high, Ann Coulter, Thomas Sowell, SAFE Act, Sen. Tom Carper, Sen. Jeff Sessions, Tsarnaev brothers, American jihadist wannabes, FBI Director James Comey, Sen. Dianne Feinstein, Sen. Jeff Flake