Friday, July 14, 2017
Hannity to Senate GOP on ObamaCare repeal: 'Get this thing over the finish line'
Fox News' Sean Hannity took aim
Thursday night at Republican senators who expressed skepticism of or
opposition to the revised health care measure that would repeal and
replace ObamaCare.
"You made us a promise, the
American people, for seven years. You guaranteed you’d end ObamaCare,"
the "Hannity" host said. "You assured all of us you would develop a
health care bill that actually worked for the American people. Stop your
whining, roll up your sleeves, get to work, put your egos aside, get it
done."
"You were elected to lead, make tough decisions,"
Hannity added. "Get this thing over the finish line and do it for the
American people ... They didn’t elect you to capitulate and whine and
complain and fall down on your face."In a blistering mini-monologue, Hannity singled out Sens. John McCain of Arizona and Susan Collins of Maine, both of whom had criticized the bill in recent days. Collins went so far as to promise that she would vote against a motion to bring the bill to the Senate floor for debate.
"These are the same pathetic, weak Republicans, spineless Republican senators [who] vowed to completely repeal and replace ObamaCare," Hannity noted. "They said, 'give us the House in 2010,' 'give us the Senate in 2014,' 'give us the presidency in 2016, we’ll get this done.'"
"If you can’t replace it, then do what you said," he added. "Repeal it! You have no excuses left."
Trump travel ban: Hawaii judge expands list of relatives exempted from order
IDIOT |
A federal judge in Hawaii on Thursday expanded the
list of “bona fide” family relationships needed by people seeking new
visas from six majority Muslim countries to avoid President Trump’s
travel ban.
U.S. District Judge Derrick Watson
ordered the U.S. not to enforce the travel ban on grandparents,
grandchildren, brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, aunts, uncles, nieces,
nephews and cousins of people in the U.S.
"Common sense, for instance, dictates that close
family members be defined to include grandparents," Watson said in his
ruling. "Indeed grandparents are the epitome of close family members."The travel ban affects those trying to enter the U.S. from Syria, Sudan, Somalia, Libya, Iran and Yemen.
Hawaii Attorney General Douglas S. Chin applauded the ruling late Thursday, saying the court makes it clear that the administration “may not ignore the scope of the partial travel ban as it sees fit.”
"Family members have been separated and real people have suffered enough,” he said.
Last month, the Supreme Court exempted visa applicants from the ban if they could prove a “bona fide” relationship with a U.S. citizen or entity. The White House had previously said the ban would not apply to citizens of six countries with a parent, spouse, fiancĂ©, son, daughter, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, or sibling already in the U.S.
Hawaii said grandparents, uncles and aunts and other close relatives should also be exempted. The state asked Watson, who blocked the president's revised travel ban in March, to clarify that those family members are also exempt from the ban.
Watson rejected Hawaii's request, saying the state should go to the U.S. Supreme Court since it was seeking to clarify that court's requirement of a "bona fide relationship."
Hawaii appealed Watson's ruling to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, but the court said Watson's ruling was not appealable under federal judicial laws. The 9th Circuit, however, said Watson had the authority to interpret the Supreme Court's order and block any violation of it. Hawaii then renewed its last week request with Watson in a different form.
"Because plaintiffs now seek such injunctive relief, the court reaches the merits of their request, consistent with the Ninth Circuit's guidance," Watson wrote.
Pres. Trump Grants Afghan Girls Robotics Team Visas
Teenagers from the Afghanistan Robotic House, a private training institute, practice in Herat, Afghanistan. (AHMAD SEIR/AP) |
President Donald Trump stepped in and granted a group of Afghan girls visas so they can compete in an international robotics competition next week.
The teenagers were denied access to the U.S. under the president’s executive order on travel after making multiple trips to their country’s capital depsite the dangers of the war-torn region.
The State Department worked with Homeland Security on this specific case.
Once the issue reached the president, he urged a reversal of the initial decision to deny the girls temporary access to the U.S.
Officials say the administration could not be prouder of these young female scientists.
Another team from Gambia is also being granted visas to attend the event put on by an organization know as First Global.
Senate Republicans Release Latest Health Care Draft
Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, speaks to members of the media on Capitol Hill in Washington Thursday, July 13, 2017. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) |
Senate republicans release the latest version of their health care bill, including several key changes in hopes of garnering party support.
The bill includes a revision from Senator Ted Cruz, allowing insurers to offer cheaper “bare-bones” policies.
In order to do so, insurance companies would have to sell at least one plan that meets Obamacare rules, but then could sell plans that do not meet current health care regulations.
Additionally, the new version keeps some of Obamacare’s taxes, increases funding for the opioid crisis, and would allow people to use tax credits on catastrophic health plans.
It also increases funding for states in order to bring down premiums.
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