News from Economic Policy Institute (EPI) Many financial institutions use forced arbitration clauses in their contracts to block consumers with disputes from banding together in court, instead requiring each consumer to argue their case separately in private arbitration proceedings. Recently, members of
Today, at the only scheduled committee hearing to review Chairman Hensarling’s Wrong Choice Act 2.0, a bill that would destroy the most important parts of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), Ranking Member of the
— Vickie Rock Press Secretary Sean Pricer made a big deal about the size of the American Health Care Act (AHCA) in comparison to the Patient Protection and Affordable Act (PPACA) which is also called the ACA or by its GOP nickname, “Obamacare.”
Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, discusses the importance of vetting President-elect Donald Trump’s cabinet appointments and knowing the fullness of conflicts of interests, as well as talks about his plan to stop the repeal of Obamacare. The full interview aired on the
On Thursday, January 12, House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) will join CNN’s Jake Tapper for a town hall live from George Washington University at 6:00 p.m. PT. Speaker Ryan will take questions from the audience on the 2017 agenda and working with
Today, House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) released the following statement after the Obamacare repeal resolution was introduced in the Senate: “This is the first step toward relief for Americans struggling under Obamacare. This resolution sets the stage for repeal followed by a stable transition
Five years ago, a PAC called “The Agenda Project” released a TV ad, warning that GOP House Speaker Paul Ryan had a plan to wipe out the current Medicare system, voucherize it with a plan where seniors would be given a flat dollar voucher amount and thrown to
— by Robert Weissman — President, Public Citizen Here’s the strategy: We will uncover the corruption in everything Donald Trump does. We will call out Trump’s wholesale handover of our government to Big Business. We will expose Trump for his complete and utter betrayal of
For all those middle class voters who “wanted a change” and “someone to shake up the system,” they’re about to get what they wished for. The only problem is that now that the Republicans have complete control of government, they’re getting ready
In Congress, Dr. Joe Heck introduced legislation to “fully repeal” (without any replacement) what he claims is “the unsustainable ACA.” He also voted 37 times to eliminate the Affordable Care Act altogether. Congressman Joe Heck recently met with the Reno Gazette Journal’s Editorial
