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Another day, another article about how Americans’ health care costs are “set to soar” by double-digits next year because of Republican sabotage of the Affordable Care Act. From CNN:
 
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Almost 40%.
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Well, this headline from CNN sums up Republican priorities: slashing nutrition assistance programs that keep 40 million Americans from going hungry while opening new loopholes to benefit billionaires.
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Wanted to be sure you saw this article in the LA Times about the overwhelming opposition to the Trump Administration’s efforts to sabotage the ACA. Patient and consumer advocates, physician and nurse organizations, hospitals, clinics, and health insurers – basically “anybody who knows anything about healthcare” – all agree that the Administration’s actions undermine access and affordability of health coverage.
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Here’s your takeaway from today’s Ways and Means hearing on the GOP tax law…
 
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On the campaign trail, President Trump said he would create “massive numbers of jobs” for steelworkers.
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Here’s a friendly reminder for our friends on the other side of the aisle – like Rep. Roskam at today’s Ways and Means subcommittee hearing – who are touting stock buybacks as good for the economy: 
 
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Remember when Speaker Ryan visited Harley-Davidson to tout the GOP tax scam?
 
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As today’s Ways and Means subcommittee hearing gets underway on the GOP tax scam’s impact on small businesses, we here at the ever-helpful Dem Whip Press Shop put together some questions for our colleagues across the aisle:
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We know President Trump doesn’t think through the consequences of his policies, and here’s the latest example – his actions that are driving up gas prices are wiping out whatever tax benefits Americans are seeing.