In call with GOP allies, Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers said ACA’s Essential Benefits Package will be on the chopping block.
GOP Admits ACA Repeal Will Target Mandate Requiring Prenatal Coverage
By Lee Fang and Nick Surgey | at
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Ryan Fundraised with Health Insurance Lobbyists before His PowerPoint
By Lee Fang and Nick Surgey | at
Just hours before Paul Ryan held a presser to sell his health insurance “reform” bill, he was doing something else: fundraising.
Pruitt Emails Show Close Ties to the Koch-Funded ALEC
By David Armiak | at
Emails reveal close ties between former Oklahoma AG Scott Pruitt, ALEC and the Kochs’ Americans for Prosperity Group.
Excerpts: Sessions Condemned Perjury as Impeachable Offense
By ExposedByCMD Editors | at
During the Senate impeachment trial of President Bill Clinton, then-Senator Sessions made several statements about lying under oath, or perjury, as grounds for impeachment.
Sessions Lied Under Oath and Must Resign
By Arn Pearson | at
Sessions’ credibility is shot as the nation’s top law enforcement officer, and he should step aside.
Secret Scott Walker John Doe Leak Inquiry Underway
By Mary Bottari | at
Legal questions are raised by the Wisconsin Attorney General’s activities.
GOP Lawmakers Duck Town Halls, But Still Make Time to Meet with Campaign Donors
By Lee Fang and Nick Surgey | at
Many of the same congressional Republicans who are ducking their constituents by refusing to hold town hall events during this week’s recess are actively offering to meet with donors – for a fee.
Reformers Call for Sessions Recusal in Russian Interference Investigations
By ExposedByCMD Editors | at
Reform groups and ethics experts say Department of Justice regulations require AG Jeff Sessions to recuse himself based on his personal and political ties to Trump, his campaign, and White House staff.
Paul Ryan Is Fundraising Off Healthcare While Working to Kill It For Millions
By Richard Eskow | at
So much for “drain the swamp.” It’s business as usual in Washington and Speaker Ryan is pulling in the big bucks as he prepares to pull the rug out from average Americans.
COURT ORDERS SCOTT PRUITT TO RELEASE EMAILS
By ExposedByCMD Editors | at
Today, the Oklahoma County Court found Scott Pruitt in violation of the state’s Open Records Act lawsuit against Scott Pruitt for improperly withholding responsive public records and ordered his office to release thousands of emails in a matter of days.