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on August 3, 2017 in World News

Another Betrayal: Republicans Already Promising To Kill Immigration Reform

ByJohn Nolte @NolteNC Just as we saw after seven years of empty promises about repealing Obamacare (whoopsies, there goes another one!), the Republican Party, although completely in charge of the federal government, continues to obstruct the Republican agenda. Just hours after President Trump unveiled his support for promised immigration reform (drafted by two Republican senators), or what is called the Reforming American Immigration for a strong Economy Act (RAISE), two other Republican Senators, Lindsey Graham and Ron Johnson, came out in full force against it. Jeff Flake cannot be far behind. Here is part of Graham’s statement: Unfortunately, the other… View Article

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on August 3, 2017 in World News

Health Insurers in Idaho Request Premium Rate Hikes As High As 81%

Director of insurance says to stabilize the market and reduce rates, Congress should repeal and replace Obamacare BY: Ali MeyerFollow @DJAliMeyer Health care insurers in Idaho have requested premium rate hikes as high as 81 percent for next year, according to the state’s Department of Insurance. The five insurers serving the individual market in Idaho are Blue Cross of Idaho Health Service, Mountain Health Co-Op, PacificSource Health Plans, Regence BlueShield of Idaho, and SelectHealth. For all plans, insurers requested rates ranging from a low of 25 percent to a high of 51 percent for a combined average statewide rate increase of… View Article

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