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Edited by Mrph1 on Nov 30th 2023 at 11:03:59 AM
Jared Kushner, Trump's Son-in-law, Aide and soon to be Head of 'Office of American Innovation', had met with influential Russian Bank last year.
Kushner will also testify before Congress on Trump-Russian Ties.
It'd be so ironic if Kushner was the man who sold out Trump.
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The Innovation Office is supposed to help lean up the Government and make it run more like a Business. Yes, that's bad, but fortunately Kushner's not doing it alone; Several Tech Corperate Heads and Former Heads, including Bill Gates, Elon Musk and Tim Cook, will be helping, at least at first.
edited 27th Mar '17 5:38:25 PM by DingoWalley1
You might want to watch what you browse after tomorrow: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/internet-privacy-bill-vote-coming-in-the-house/
edited 27th Mar '17 7:55:49 PM by Bat178
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That's my take on it, including the large amounts of wealth flowing in from the royal demesne.
A certain red state quietly reveling...Georgia to explore Medicaid changes after GOP health plan’s implosion
The Republican governor said there are limits to what the state can request “as long as mandates under the basic Obamacare legislation stand in place.” But he said the state would review healthcare options that could include changes to “mandated minimum coverage” provisions that require the state Medicaid program to cover a range of health services to recipients.
Georgia lawmakers in 2014 passed legislation that gives the Legislature the final say over any expansion to the Medicaid program. Provisions were slipped into the last three budget plans allowing the state to pursue a specialized Medicaid waiver, but no such authorization was put in this year’s spending law.
“We are exploring a variety of solutions that bring Georgians greater flexibility and access to care,” said Deal spokeswoman Jen Talaber Ryan. “No specific proposals have been decided upon, but he will continue working with members of the General Assembly to evaluate all options.”
Georgia flirted with a wide-ranging waiver in 2015 under President Barack Obama’s administration that would have sought more Medicaid money to help the state’s struggling rural hospitals and its big “safety net” hospitals like Grady Memorial in Atlanta. But the state later quietly abandoned those discussions.
The demise of the GOP healthcare proposal, which collapsed last week among opposition from Republican moderates and conservatives, has revived statehouse talks that Georgia could pursue a new waiver program.
Although Price doesn’t have the power to transform Medicaid funding into the lump-sum block grants that state leaders have long sought, he has broad discretion to make other changes to healthcare funding that could be more politically acceptable for conservatives.
One of the most common methods is known as a Section 1115 waiver, and several conservative states have already used it to expand the Medicaid program on their own terms. A waiver from Arkansas, for one, let the state use Medicaid funding to allow uninsured residents to buy their own insurance plans.
Deal and other state leaders did not lament the failure of the GOP plan last week. The governor had repeatedly urged Congress not to “punish” Georgia and other states that refused to expand Medicaid, as the proposal would have rewarded states with more generous Medicaid funding.
Then to placate a growing conservative revolt, the proposal would have restricted Georgia and the 18 other states that haven’t expanded from growing their Medicaid rolls. And Georgia leaders said those changes would have made a dilemma – reopening a debate about expanding Medicaid – even worse.
edited 27th Mar '17 6:33:36 PM by CenturyEye
Look with century eyes... With our backs to the arch And the wreck of our kind We will stare straight ahead For the rest of our livesTrump's on a twitter rant:
...money to Bill, the Hillary Russian "reset," praise of Russia by Hillary, or Podesta Russian Company. Trump Russia story is a hoax. #MAGA!
The Republican House Freedom Caucus was able to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory. After so many bad years they were ready for a win!
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... Why is he referring to himself in the 3rd Person?
Also, it does seem that Trump is going after the Teapublicans and not Ryan. I hope and pray that him burning that Bridge utterly destroys his Presidency.
Also, I propose we make "Maga" a verb that means "trying to make something work that you have no knowledge on at all." Like, "President Trump maga the United States."
edited 27th Mar '17 6:52:55 PM by DingoWalley1
Is he still in the campaign? How long have we been stuck with this guy? And on the verge of carving up the government to hand off pieces to cronies two months in, note I don't think Trump can use appeal to (imaginary) worse problems anymore.
Look with century eyes... With our backs to the arch And the wreck of our kind We will stare straight ahead For the rest of our lives@Wyldchyld:
I seem to remember this sort of thing coming up before... there's a legal term for it, or something? Relating to the fact that any legal system that allows modifications can be destroyed?
It's some kind of paradox, but I can't remember what it's called. Can anyone help?
It's been fun.Now Trump is trying both Tax Reform and Infrastructure at the same time: http://thehill.com/policy/transportation/326046-report-trump-wants-to-move-tax-reform-infrastructure-together
Sounds to me that Trump really wants to get the Democrats under his leadership, since he's got most of the 'moderate' Republicans under him already. I think that, if he really does go through with combining Infrastructure Spending and Tax Reform, he won't get Moderates on both sides to vote for it, he'll get them both to out right reject it.

From The Onion: GOP makes good on 2009 promise to block President's Health Care Bill
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The title says it all really.
Disgusted, but not surprised