Debunking the GOP Myth: Selling Insurance Across State Lines

— by Vickie Rock Have you noticed of late, that one Republican after another is proclaiming that “if only” we remove federal impediments and allow Insurance Companies to “sell insurance across state lines” costs for insurance will magically go down?  UHHH, NO!

A War on Regulations

Are we going to let interest group politics undermine public safety? By Jill Richardson The incoming Republican government is waging a war against regulations. “For every one new regulation, two old regulations must be eliminated,” Donald Trump promised after the November vote.

Dr. Joe Heck Prioritizes Politics over Patients

Joe Heck may be a doctor, but he doesn’t vote like one. He votes like a Washington Republican. He voted eight times to defund Planned Parenthood’s basic services, denying thousands of women coverage for cancer screenings and preventive care. He even voted

Under a President Trump—School Could Be Out Forever

Donald Trump has already #blessed us with several backwards speeches this week about immigration and foreign policy, and this Saturday he’s gearing up for another ramble, this time about education. Surprising basically no one at this point, Donald Trump’s plans for education

NRA Demands, Once Again, Trump Constituent Demands

The duplicitous NRA wants guns in OUR workplaces, in our groceries, in our churches, in our night clubs, yet they ban carrying loaded rifles into THEIR offices. To assure their demands are heeded, they send out their chief lobbyist to threaten our politicians such that if they were

Republimen Don’t Need No Stinkin’ Bars on Discrimination

On Thursday, Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney [D-NY] offered an amendment to the military construction and veterans affairs spending bill that would prohibit discrimination against LGBT individuals in hiring and employment activities. It was very similar to an amendment that was offered last year

What the GOP’s Supreme Obstruction Means for Women

Senate Republicans are leaving women in limbo on several crucial issues. — by Martha Burk, OtherWords.org author Senators, constitutional scholars may tell you, must “advise and consent” on the president’s Supreme Court nominees. But apparently the official GOP policy is to “refuse