Medicare for All A Sham for Dems
Even though universal health care may not happen anytime soon, this is not stopping Democrats and their ‘Medicare for All’ campaign. For many Democrats backing a government-run health-care-for-all plan, it is all about shifting the health care debate.
With FCC Likely to Mostly Stick to Cable Franchising Fee Plan, Suits Probable
The FCC seeks to “limit municipal greed” with a “pro-consumer move” that “simply enforces the intention of federal law to limit the financial demands municipalities can make of cable providers,” wrote IPI president Tom Giovanetti. Some cities place a franchise fee on internet services, prohibited by the Internet Tax Freedom Act, he said: “When government imposes on companies, they end up being passed along” to consumers “in the form of higher prices.”
'Oh, Yes - I Shot J.R.!' Ted Cruz's Dad Tells the Real Story of Seeing JFK in Dallas
Two years after now-President Donald Trump accused him of a connection to the 1963 Dallas assassination of President John F. Kennedy, the father of U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz is somehow magnanimously able to laugh about it. “Oh, yes — I shot J.R.!” he said jokingly in a conversation at a recent Dallas luncheon hosted by the Institute for Policy Innovation.
Coalition Asks Trump to Give Seniors Healthcare Freedom
A coalition of organizations is asking President Trump to use his pen and phone, much as Barack Obama did, to fix a requirement that Social Security recipients sign up for Medicare hospitalization insurance.
Political Prognosticator Sees 34 Democrats, Including Beto O'Rourke, in 2020 Presidential Mix
"Democrats will have a record number of candidates in 2020,” said Larry Sabato, professor of politics at the University of Virginia and author of Sabato’s Crystal Ball, at a Dallas luncheon at the Renaissance Hotel hosted by IPI, a public policy think tank based in Irving.
Perspectives: Can Drug Pricing Legislation Gain Traction In This Post-Election Washington?
Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar wants to make prescription drug pricing more transparent. We agree, but his well-intentioned plan will only confuse and mislead consumers.
Defending Her Record, Rep. Marsha Blackburn Claps Back at Taylor Swift
The Institute for Policy Innovation issued a statement Tuesday saying Ms. Swift had bought into the policy views of “lefties” because, according to them, the gender gap doesn’t exist.
Production on the Rise
Referring to a possible cutoff of Mideast oil, Merrill Matthews, resident scholar with the Institute for Policy Innovation in Dallas, Texas, said the good news is that the United States has the resources and the ability to fill the gap, and rising crude oil prices could serve as the catalyst to do so.
Associations Say Renegotiated NAFTA Needs All of North America
As word of a tentative new trade pact between the U.S. and Mexico surfaced Monday, several associations urged the White House to keep Canada in the agreement too.
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