Florida Sen. Rick Scott backs Donald Trump in revived push to repeal Obamacare
More than 3 million Floridians will lose their health insurance if Scott and Trump succeed.
By Jesse Valentine - November 30, 2023More than 3 million Floridians will lose their health insurance if Scott and Trump succeed.
By Jesse Valentine - November 30, 2023Republicans in Congress unanimously opposed the Inflation Reduction Act, which requires drug companies to negotiate prices for Medicare recipients.
By Oliver Willis - October 04, 2023The price cuts would target medication used to treat diabetes, heart failure, blood cancers, kidney disease and other ailments.
By Oliver Willis - August 29, 2023Republican Rep. Dave Schweikert called Democrats immoral for fighting against cuts to Medicare and Social Security.
By Emily Singer - August 03, 2023The drug company is the latest to sue over a provision of the Inflation Reduction Act requiring pharmaceutical companies to negotiate prices with the federal Medicare program.
By Oliver Willis - July 20, 2023The Georgia Republican said President Joe Biden wants to pass 'big socialist programs' like Medicare and Medicaid.
By Emily Singer - July 17, 2023The 175-member Republican Study Committee's 2024 budget would also repeal most of the Inflation Reduction Act and spend U.S. dollars on a massive border wall.
By Josh Israel - June 15, 2023The Florida Republican senator called for a return to 2019 spending levels, which would cut funding for Social Security, Medicare, and veterans.
By Josh Israel - June 05, 2023The House speaker said President Biden 'walled off' potential cuts to the programs during debt ceiling negotiations.
By Emily Singer - June 01, 2023Republicans voted against an assault weapons ban and have advocated for safety net cuts.
By Oliver Willis - April 06, 2023The Affordable Care Act, which has been in effect for 13 years, still faces Republican efforts to gut it — but the Biden administration has worked to strengthen it.
By Oliver Willis - March 24, 2023A Congressional Budget Office analysis shows congressional Republicans cannot get to a balanced budget in 10 years without unpopular cuts or higher taxes.
By Josh Israel - March 15, 2023At least 15 current senators and representatives say reductions in funding to safety net programs should be discussed.
By Josh Israel - March 14, 2023President Joe Biden offered a preview of his federal budget proposal for fiscal year 2023, which included a plan to fund Medicare through 2050.
By Oliver Willis - March 08, 2023Congressional Republicans are upset that the $2 trillion in deficit reduction would come from tax increases, which would primarily affect the rich and corporations.
By Josh Israel - March 08, 2023The American Action Network is spending $2 million on a new ad campaign.
By Josh Israel - March 06, 2023The announcement follows the implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act’s $35 cap on out-of-pocket insulin costs for Medicare recipients.
By Oliver Willis - March 02, 2023Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley is the second prominent Republican to announce a 2024 presidential campaign, following former President Donald Trump.
By Oliver Willis - February 14, 2023Sen. Mike Rounds (R-SD) wants to end the automated funding of the safety net program so Congress can start ‘managing it.’
By Josh Israel - February 13, 2023The Senate Republican leader says that the plan is Scott’s, not the Republican Party’s. But Scott is not alone.
By Josh Israel - February 10, 2023President Joe Biden reiterated his promise to veto GOP efforts to cut Social Security and Medicare.
By Oliver Willis - February 09, 2023After Tuesday’s State of the Union address, Republicans contradicted their own previous calls for cuts to Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security.
By Josh Israel - February 08, 2023The Florida Republican repeated his false claim that Democrats had slashed the program by $280 billion moments after he called for finding other ways to reduce its cost.
By Josh Israel - February 02, 2023The Florida Republican senator, whose estimated net worth is $200 billion, also falsely accused Democrats of cutting funds for the Medicare program he is trying to sunset.
By Josh Israel - January 27, 2023A provision in the Inflation Reduction Act caps the cost of insulin for some Medicare recipients starting this year, and Democrats support a similar rule for privately insured Americans as well.
By Oliver Willis - January 26, 2023Even after calls for Medicare and Social Security cuts failed to produce their expected 2022 ‘red wave,’ they are still plowing ahead with calls for ‘reforms.’
By Josh Israel - January 12, 2023The Florida Republican’s unpopular proposal would sunset Social Security and Medicare and raise taxes for millions.
By Josh Israel - January 05, 2023Republicans in Congress have a history of using the national debt ceiling as a tool for demanding budget cuts — but only when a Democrat is in the White House.
By Josh Israel - October 11, 2022Proposals from Sens. Rick Scott and Ron Johnson would require Congress to repeatedly authorize funding for Social Security and Medicare.
By Oliver Willis - September 30, 2022The Inflation Reduction Act allows the government to negotiate drug prices and caps prescription drug costs through the Medicare program.
By Oliver Willis - September 28, 2022