UPDATING: The Freedom Caucus jumped on board with the MacArthur Amendment today, giving it a broader appeal among the GOP majority. That ramps this up. Bigly. The Republicans are gearing up for their next assault on the Affordable Care Act, and they’re…
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Professor Danley’s excellent column about the parochialism of the Democratic Party struck home when I heard a passing remark by a high-ranking state party leader lamenting the fact that the various grass roots activities like Action Together are not coalescing…
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UPDATE 4:30pm Wed: NJ02’s Rep. Frank LoBiondo just peeled away, signaling he will VOTE NO on Thursday (his statement). Two of the House Republicans are now from New Jersey – and that’s your work. Only one more House Republican and…
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The part where your boyfriend hikes out into the snow to show up for an emergency action at your Congressman Leonard Lance’s Flemington office when the crappy weather keeps you home. This morning, Joey Novick of Progressive Hunterdon Democrats met…
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This was sent to us from Dena Mottola Jaborska of New Jersey Citizen Action. It’s important. Dear ACA and Medicaid Supporters in Congressional District 7, Well the ACA repeal (and destroy) bill was made public a few dozen hours ago and it’s as bad as we…
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This isn’t New Jersey, but it’s Philly, where a lot of us work (or can get to). And it’s where President Trump is going to be Thursday, joining the middle day of a 3-day Republican retreat to plot how to…
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Republicans in Congress are now moving to repeal the Affordable Care Act. Right now. And despite more than half a decade of their complaints, they have never bothered to devise anything to replace the system in place now for that…
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The U.S. Senate today voted to repeal the Affordable Care Act, voting 51-48 on a measure advancing a budget resolution to start the process of appealing Barack Obama’s signature legislation sixteen days before he leaves office. Read the bill here. And here…
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As I sipped my coffee and enjoyed my daily routine of morning iPhone-ing as I made sure my kids were fed, the dog was walked and my laces were tied, I consumed articles about how this election sucked (we know) and…
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UPDATE: Republican NJ Congressman Scott Garrett and Frank LoBiondo have now joined the call for Trump to drop out. There’s a death watch going on right now outside Trump Tower, where the Republican nominee for president has been huddling with…
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