Tag: Senate Finance Committee
67,000 could die waiting for benefits under Musk’s Social Security cuts,...
Sanders warns that Elon Musk’s plan to slash Social Security staffing could double disability claim wait times and deaths, as Trump nominee faces Senate vote.
Sanders pushes for Medicare expansion as GOP leader signals willingness to...
Sanders’ push to expand Medicare to cover dental, vision, and hearing benefits was blocked by Senate Republicans, but Finance Committee Chair Mike Crapo signaled a willingness to discuss potential solutions.
Democratic senators call for investigation of tax avoidance by the ultrawealthy
Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Sheldon Whitehouse demanded an investigation into how the rich use “legal tax loopholes to avoid paying their fair share of income taxes.”
The ultra wealthy have hijacked Roth IRAs. The Senate Finance chair...
Sen. Ron Wyden, chair of the Senate Finance Committee, said he planned to rein in tax breaks for gargantuan Roth retirement accounts after ProPublica exposed how the super rich used them to shield their fortunes from taxes.
Senate Finance Committee deals a blow to Big Pharma
As the Trump administration explores executive action to lower drug prices, drugmakers, private insurers, hospitals and pharmacy benefit managers are engaged in a lobbying war.
Should former Big Pharma CEO be in charge of regulating Big...
The Senate Finance Committee responsible for the decision has a long history with Big Pharma.
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The MAGA Movement is Jonestown writ large
The reversion to primitivism bears a striking resemblance to the rise of the MAGA movement.
Medicaid on the chopping block: GOP budget advances as disabled protesters cry, ‘You will...
Republicans push deep Medicaid cuts in late-night sessions as disabled protesters are arrested, and millions face the loss of life-saving coverage.
‘This is where kids with cancer are’: Israel bombs Gaza hospitals, kills dozens as...
U.S.-backed Israeli strikes destroy hospitals in Khan Younis, killing patients, staff, and journalists as Gaza’s health system nears total collapse under allegations of war crimes.
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The America we once knew...gone!
Trump-GOP tax bill delivers $5 trillion to billionaires while slashing aid for working families
The legislation extends Trump-era tax breaks for the ultra-wealthy, adds new corporate giveaways, and revives controversial provisions targeting civil society, while gutting Medicaid and SNAP.