The Gavel

On the campaign trail, President Trump repeatedly promised to be a champion for Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security.  In a move of striking deceit against hard-working American families, the Trump budget proposal released today reveals President Trump’s proposal to cut Medicaid by… Continue

Tomorrow, President Trump will release his 2018 budget – a proposal that guts investments in jobs and hollows out our economy, including $1.7 trillion in cuts to Medicaid, food stamps and other anti-poverty initiatives, children’s health insurance and Social Security Disability Insurance…. Continue

In a recent interview with TIME Magazine, President Trump claimed: ‘In a short period of time I understood everything there was to know about health care.’ We beg to differ. It’s hard to believe this is true with Trumpcare – an attack on hard-working Americans that strips away health coverage from millions while driving up costs.

News broke this morning that the Trump campaign had 18 undisclosed contacts with Russian officials, directly contradicting President Trump’s claims for months that he nor ‘nobody that I know of’ had connections with the Russians and Vice President Pence’s denial, calling it… Continue

Earlier today, President Trump confirmed that he divulged highly classified information to the Russian Foreign Minister and Ambassador in an Oval Office meeting last week – posing a clear and present danger to American national security. However, the President doesn’t seem to… Continue

A new poll from Public Policy Polling paints a stark picture of actions so far by the Trump Administration and Congressional Republicans. Americans are concerned about Donald Trump’s ties to Russia and his conflicts of interest; they want to see Trump’s tax returns and don’t want to pay for his immoral wall; and they want Republicans to leave their health care alone. 116 days into his presidency, and Republicans have yet to introduce a single bill in Congress to create jobs or improve the lives of hardworking Americans. It’s no wonder their patience is running out.

Tonight, House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi joined Americans from across the country in a live CNN Town Hall moderated by Chris Cuomo.  During the event, Leader Pelosi denounced the irresponsibility of President Trump as he reportedly revealed highly classified information to Russian… Continue

Insurance companies are warning that uncertainty in the health insurance marketplace – resulting directly from the Trump Administration’s actions (or inaction) – is going to make premiums more expensive for Americans and their families. Insurance companies from states across the country said that uncertainty around whether or not the Administration will enforce the individual shared responsibility provision or pay the Cost Sharing Reduction (CSR) subsidies is resulting in large double-digit rate hikes and “the beginning of a death spiral.” These proposed rate hikes should be no surprise to the President, as the Democratic Leaders of the House and Senate sent him a letter in March outlining actions the Administration must take to stabilize the marketplaces.

125: Days since the start of this Republican Congress as of May 7, 2017

69: Days the GOP House has been in session, 15 of which were pro-forma days in which the House gaveled in & out in a matter of minutes & no legislative business was completed

ZERO: Number of bills to create jobs the House Republican Leadership has brought to the House Floor

Days after House Republicans voted to strip away health care from more than 24 million hard-working Americans, Trumpcare’s biggest proponents appeared on multiple Sunday shows yesterday – to defend the bill by blatantly lying about what it does. OMB Director Mick Mulvaney… Continue