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A month ago, I tempted you with a taste of current fiscal policy (warning: please read Sequestration Part 1 before this, or you will be very confused, not to mention less informed!).
By mid-morning on Thursday, June 28, something strange began happening in room S217 in the Capitol Visitor Center where the Faithful Alternatives to the Sequester Forum was underway. The room full...
The New York Times published a great editorial yesterday highlighting the need for lawmakers and the Obama administration to make sure that any efforts to reduce spending do not "cause undue harm...
This post originally appeared on Stand Up for Health Care, a project of Families USA.On Tuesday, hundreds of patients, families, and advocates came to D.C. from across the country in buses, planes,...
Earlier this month, we commended The New York Times for an editorial calling on lawmakers and the Obama administration to protect Medicaid in ongoing debt ceiling negotiations. Well, folks, they...
Much of the dust is still settling from last week's compromise to avert a U.S. default (see President Obama signing the deal at right) and Friday night's decision by Standard & Poor's to lower...
"Children are the world's most valuable resource and its best hope for the future."...
The "Protect Life Act" (H.R. 358/S. 877), which was introduced on March 17 by Rep. Joe Pitts (R-PA), is scheduled to come to the House floor for a vote on Thursday. In a year when the...
Here's what you can do to join us in this fight:Send an e-mail to your RepresentativeSign a petition expressing your opposition to repealExplore resources such as the RAC's issue page, the Kaiser...
As Congress reopens the debate on health care, we can take comfort from our Torah portion this week. We know that some battles are hard fought and take time. The Jews don't simply leave Egypt -...
When it comes to politicians addressing Jewish organizational...
UPDATE: Keep those calls coming! You can also send an email.Medicaid is a vital component of our country's social safety net, providing health coverage to 60 million Americans, including low-income...
Why has obesity in the U.S. doubled in the last 25 years, and how will solving this epidemic build democracy? Those are the questions that Dr. Marion Nestle grappled with at Georgetown University...
Last week was a busy week for health care reform. But this week will be busier.While President Obama steps up his campaign in support of comprehensive health care reform, the three relevant...
Summer is heating up, and so is the debate over health care reform. Yesterday, a group of nearly 30 religious leaders rolled up their sleeves, put on their sunscreen (figuratively, of course), and...
In 2010 President Obama signed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) into law. This act contained a number of provisions aimed at providing better access to health insurance and...
In April 2015, when I was 15 years old, I learned that my grandfather had taken his own life after fighting with anxiety and depression for many years.
