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Debt Ceiling: Iowa Reps Don’t Represent Iowa
House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries tells the truth (1:30): 'How dare you lecture America about fiscal responsibility?' During a debt ceiling debate, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries ripped into the GOP & past Republican presidents like Reagan, Bush, and Trump … Continue reading
Posted in debt ceiling, Republican hypocrisy, Republican Policy, Veterans
Tagged cuts for poor, cuts for the disabled, cuts to education, cuts to veterans, Iowa US House delegation, Marianette Miller-Meeks, medicaid, SNAP
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Krugman Charts Republican’s 40 Year War On SS & Medicare
From Paul Krugman quoted at dailykos.com: First of all, if Republicans had absolutely no desire to make major cuts to America’s main social insurance programs, why would they sunset them — and thus create the risk that they wouldn’t be … Continue reading
Posted in 2024 election, Medicare, Social Security, Social Security Disability Insurance
Tagged Iowa's Republican congress members, medicaid, Rick Scott, subsetting Medicaid, sunsetting Medicare, sunsetting Social Security
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Robert Reich On The Debt Ceiling
Five truths about the pending debt-ceiling fight that the mainstream media doesn’t want you to know “Both-sides”ism is rampant. And it’s seriously misleading the public. For his Tuesday sub stack newsletter former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich takes on the … Continue reading
Posted in debt ceiling, Health Care & Medicare, Medicare, Republican hypocrisy, Republican mythology, Republican Policy, Social Security
Tagged medicaid, terrorist tactic
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When People Tell You Who They Are, Believe Them
Most people recognize that line from Maya Angelou. It has been repeated frequently during the past few years. Republicans threaten to do things – like assault the capitol of the US and then do them. Before the action many people … Continue reading
Posted in Medicare, Republican Policy, Social Security
Tagged debt ceiling, debt ceiling hostage, medicaid, ways to fund Social Security and Medicare
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Remembering January 6th
(1:43) Yesterday was the second anniversary of a day that should live in infamy. An attack on the halls of our government led by a sitting president. What has followed since has been sad to see indeed. An attempt to … Continue reading
Posted in #nevertrump, 2022 Election campaign, Medicare, Republican Obstruction, Republican Policy, Social Security
Tagged January 6th, medicaid
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Franken Hits Grassley’s Lack Of Respect For Service Members
From a Franken fund raising email: Grassley must apologize to every veteran The attacks from Chuck Grassley keep coming. “The most liberal nominee in Iowa Senate history” “Radical” “Socialist” Gotta love it! Chuck Grassley doesn’t know what to say about … Continue reading
Posted in 2022 Election campaign, Affordable Care Act, Charles Grassley, Medicare, Republican Policy
Tagged Admiral Michael Franken, medicaid, Roe v. Wade
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Some Thoughts On The Coming End Of Roe v. Wade
Like many of you, I am livid over the leaked decision that overturns the Roe v. Wade decision. And like many of you I have been turning all sorts of thoughts concerning access to abortion over in my mind. The … Continue reading
Posted in 2022 Election campaign, Charles Grassley, Medicare, Obamacare, Republican mythology, Republican Policy, SCOTUS, Social Security, womens rights
Tagged abortion, Justice Alito, marriage equality, medicaid, privacy, Roe v. Wade
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Radical
Just a little thought on this Presidents day weekend. Radical is a word that we are likely to hear on right wing media. It is a word that the right has spent years turning into one of those words that … Continue reading
Posted in 2022 Election campaign, Covid-19, Medicare, Social Security
Tagged extremism, medicaid, radical, radical Republicans
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Chuck Grassley: Major Obstructionist
A friend sent me a copy of a guest opinion from the Cedar Rapids Gazette from January 12th. The opinion is written by David Mannheim, a neighbor of Grassley’s near New Hartford. Mr. Mansheim breaks down many aspects of Grassley’s years … Continue reading
Posted in Affordable Care Act, Charles Grassley, Medicare, Social Security
Tagged Abby Finkenauer, Admiral Mike Franken, blocking Merrick Garland, Dr. Glenn Hurst, medicaid, party hack
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Right’s Framing Of Socialism Just Too Much BS
Never forget this: If you hadn’t noticed the next election is already in full swing. As usual the lockstep Republican candidates are all singing from the same hymnal. That hymnal has various versions of the ever popular song among Republicans … Continue reading
Posted in 2022 Election campaign, Affordable Care Act, Charles Grassley, Medicare, Republican Policy, Social Security, Social Security Disability Insurance
Tagged Ashley Hinson, democratic socialism, farm payments, Marianette Miller-Meeks, medicaid
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