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1 month ago | 
democrats.org | Lauren Weber |Caitlin Gilbert |Shelby Reese
Key Point: “Mehmet Oz, the nominee to run the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, co-founded health benefits company ZorroRX with his son last year, according to now-hidden source code … Ethics experts, lawyers and health care analysts say his ties to a health benefits company that could profit off the federal drug program entangle him in a potential conflict of interest.” Washington Post: Health benefits company co-founded by Dr. Oz could be a conflict of interest By Lauren Weber and...
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1 month ago | 
democrats.org | Maria Curi |Shelby Reese
Key Point: “The Democratic National Committee is warning against President Trump’s call for Congress to ‘get rid’ of the CHIPS and Science Act, saying it would cost American jobs and billions of dollars. … ‘In red states, purple states, and blue states alike, the bipartisan CHIPS and Science Act has fueled new middle-class jobs, turbocharged small businesses, spurred innovation, and boosted American-made manufacturing,’ DNC chair Ken Martin said in a statement.
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1 month ago | 
democrats.org | Jacob Bogage |Shelby Reese
Here are the facts: A new report from the Congressional Budget Office shows that Republicans’ reckless tax handout won’t be possible without putting health care for millions of American kids, families, and seniors on the chopping block. No matter what desperate spin Republicans try to sell to the American people, the reality is they’re laying the groundwork to slash Medicaid and put Medicare on the chopping block to fund Trump’s billionaire tax handouts.
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1 month ago | 
democrats.org | Noah Weiland |Sarah Kliff |Shelby Reese
Key Point: “Cutting Medicaid spending, which is central to the budget bill that House Republicans may bring to a vote on Tuesday, could result in millions of Americans across the country losing health coverage … If states picked up the costs from the federal government and kept their expansion populations in place, they would spend more than $600 billion to do so over a decade, an increase of almost 20 percent, according to KFF.
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1 month ago | 
democrats.org | Simon Kennedy |Alexander Nicholson |Shelby Reese
Key Point: “[S]igns are starting to emerge across global financial markets that the weight of Donald Trump’s multi-pronged policy agenda is becoming a bit too much to bear.
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2 months ago | 
democrats.org | Alan Rappeport |Colby Smith |Shelby Reese
Key Point: “President Trump promised voters that, if elected, he would enact policies that would bring prices down on ‘Day 1’ in office. But three weeks into his term, Mr. Trump and White House officials have become more measured in how they discuss their efforts to tame inflation.
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2 months ago | 
democrats.org | Moriah Balingit |Shelby Reese
Key Point: “Head Start preschools serving thousands of children around the country could be at risk of closing because they remain locked out of their federal funding, a problem that first surfaced last week during President Donald Trump’s aborted effort to freeze federal grants.” Associated Press: Still locked out of federal funding, several Head Start preschools may need to close temporarily By Moriah Balingit Head Start preschools serving thousands of children around the country could be...
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Jan 17, 2025 | 
democrats.org | Shelby Reese
In response to Kristi Noem refusing to commit to standing up to Donald Trump’s attempts to play politics with disaster relief, DNC Rapid Response Director Alex Floyd released the following statement: “Donald Trump already told us he is ready to use desperately needed disaster relief as a bargaining chip for his extreme political agenda – and now Kristi Noem is refusing to rule out playing the same political games with billions in critical aid.
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Jan 17, 2025 | 
democrats.org | Shelby Reese
As Donald Trump’s DHS pick Kristi Noem is on Capitol Hill for her confirmation hearing, DNC Rapid Response Director Alex Floyd released the following statement: “Just like Donald Trump, Kristi Noem has spent her career playing politics with Americans’ security. As governor, her failed handling of natural disasters left families devastated, and her support of efforts to put politics ahead of border security shows she’s not serious about solving real issues with our immigration system.
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Jan 16, 2025 | 
democrats.org | Shelby Reese
Today, Scott Bessent confirmed that Donald Trump’s billionaire Cabinet is dead set on an agenda of tax handouts for the ultra-wealthy, higher costs and lower wages for American workers, and cuts to health care access that could be devastating for millions of Americans. Just like the rest of the billionaire flunkies Trump is packing into his Cabinet, Bessent would be a disaster for working families and would rig the economy for the ultra-wealthy on the backs of the middle class.
