House Sending ACA Repeal Bill to President; Veto Certain
The repeated congressional attempts to repeal the ACA reflect the law's unpopularity, said IPI's Merrill Matthews. About 40% approve and 52% disapprove of the ACA, according to a December CBS News poll. "It's about premiums and high deductibles. If people had seen premiums going down, you would see widespread support for Obamacare. But, what you do have is something that has created turmoil in the market and a huge amount of frustration with people trying to get affordable coverage."
Ted Cruz Passes on Principle
As IPI’s Merrill Matthews wrote for the Wall Street Journal, ethanol mandates increase the cost of driving, adds more carbon dioxide to the atmosphere than do fossil fuels, and was crafted at a time when the junk science of “peak oil” was scaring entrepreneurial Americans into developing hydraulic fracturing and horizontal drilling technology that has transformed the U.S. into one of the world’s largest energy producers. That Cruz could back this policy and remain at the top of the polls in the Hawkeye State suggested that the fever associated with addiction to federal subsidies was breaking.
Morning Editorial Report: Repealing Obamacare
The Environmental Protection Agency is mandating that more ethanol be blended into gasoline, but Merrill Matthews notes in our pages the inconvenient truth that “ethanol adds more carbon dioxide to the atmosphere than it eliminates by replacing fossil fuels.”
The Corn-Fed Albatross Called Ethanol
The renewable fuel has cost drivers an extra $83 billion to fill their tanks since 2007, and it does little or no good for the climate.
A Republican President's Executive Order Could Undermine Obamacare
An executive order isn’t the best way to topple Obamacare, but Obama has used that tactic so many times that it will be very hard for future presidents to reject it when an executive order could be used effectively.
Big Policy Reforms Republican Candidates Should Embrace in 2016
With the possible exception of tax reform, very few conservatives will accuse the GOP presidential candidates of bold policy proposals. So maybe the candidates could use some suggestions.
Hillary Wants to Cure Alzheimer's While Attacking Companies That Could Actually Cure It
If Clinton is serious about finding a cure for Alzheimer’s, she will need those same drug companies she habitually denigrates.
'Twas the Week Before Christmas:
As Ryan the new Chief, and Nancy the shill,
Agreed they would stick us with a huge spending bill.
ObamaCare Becomes Unaffordable As It Shifts Costs To Patients
If you think you've never spent so much for health insurance since ObamaCare made health care "affordable," you're right.
Five Numbers That Should Terrify Democrats
These five numbers—60, 57, 68, 57 and 46—could doom any Democratic presidential candidate, regardless of who the Republicans nominate.
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