Congress is rapidly reaching a crossroads on ObamaCare. When the Supreme Court rules in a couple of weeks, there is a decent chance that the IRS’s insurance subsidies in 34 states will be officially ruled illegal and cease to operate. If that happens, politicians on both sides of the aisle are going to need to figure out what to do, because we will then be in a situation where ObamaCare is mandating that people buy insurance that they absolutely cannot afford.
So, what to do?
The first option is to do nothing. Although Congress is generally good at doing nothing, political pressure would make such a course of action all but suicidal. In any case, this would lead to states setting up their own insurance exchanges to recapture the subsidies, a path that is fraught with peril, as we have seen. Read more here...
2. ObamaCare's Illegal Subsidies - by Trey Grover
3. Capitol Hill Update, 1 June, 2015 - by Josh Withrow
Capitol Hill Update, 1 June, 2015
House & Senate/Schedule: The House and Senate are both back in town for another four-week session. Both will recess next for the 4th of July week (29 June-3 July).
Legislative Highlight of the Week: As you’ve likely seen in the news, the Senate came to town for a rare Sunday session to debate the reauthorization of government surveillance authorities under Section 215 of the USA PATRIOT Act. Due to Senator Rand Paul’s stand for greater 4th Amendment protections, Section 215 was allowed to expire Sunday night, temporarily stopping the NSA from issuing any new general warrants to collect the telephone data of millions of Americans. Read more here...
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4. States are taking the lead on justice reform - by Logan Albright via watchdog.org
Whenever there is a violent conflict between police and citizens, the media goes into a frenzy looking for someone to blame. Some accuse the police of brutality, racism, and inhumanity. Others point out the hazards of a dangerous and thankless job, which requires dealing with some pretty unsavory people. The one thing everyone seems to agree on is that there is a problem that needs to be addressed, but while politicians and pundits waste breath with accusations and complaints, it’s all too rare that we have someone step up and offer genuine policy solutions.
When people talk about “the government” they usually mean the federal government. This is the big government that handles issues like national defense and trade with other countries, not to mention the increasing share of federal spending going towards spending on things like Social Security and Medicare, on which millions of Americans depend. Consequently, when we encounter a problem that needs to be solved, most people’s first instinct is to appeal to the federal government, forgetting that there are fifty state governments and many thousands of local governments equally capable of acting. Read more here...
5. Reauthorizing the Higher Education Act: Strict Regulation Leads to Information Overload - by Sarah Gompper
This month the US Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions held a hearing on the Higher Education Act, which was originally passed in 1965. The primary topic for the duration of the two hour hearing was the collection and dissemination of data from colleges and universities.
The federal government mandates that institutions of higher education release a lot of data. Colleges and universities collect data, report it to the federal government, and make it available to the public. Some of that information is vital for high school students in their search for the right college or university, and some isn’t. Read more here...
6. Deneen Borelli Calls Out Clintons and Sharpton on Hannity
Let’s face it, the Clintons are carrying more baggage than a cargo plane and Hillary’s email scandal is only part of the twisted Clinton history.
Then there’s Al Sharpton and his recent Twitter comments exploiting the horrific flood disaster in Texas. Watch here...
Iris Somberg
Press Secretary, FreedomWorks
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