To donate by check, phone, or other method, see our More Ways to Give page.

×
      LATEST NEWSOPINIONCLIMATEECONOMY POLITICS RIGHTS & JUSTICEWAR & PEACE
      LATEST NEWS
      OPINION

      andy ogles

      Rep. Andy Ogles (R-Tenn.) is pictured in the House chamber

      White House Says GOP Bill Would Force 'One of the Biggest Medicare Benefit Cuts' in US History

      "House Republicans are trying to slash lifelines for middle-class families on behalf of rich special interests," said a White House spokesperson.

      Jake Johnson
      Feb 04, 2023

      The White House on Saturday condemned a newly introduced Republican bill that would repeal the Inflation Reduction Act, a law that includes a number of changes aimed at lowering costs for Medicare recipients.

      Unveiled Thursday by freshman Rep. Andy Ogles (R-Tenn.), the bill has 20 original co-sponsors and is endorsed by several right-wing groups, including the Koch-funded organization Americans for Prosperity.

      Keep ReadingShow Less
      News
      Medicare
      SIGN UP FOR OUR NEWSLETTER
      Quality journalism. Progressive values. Direct to your inbox.
      Follow Us
      Most Popular

      Texas GOP Passes Bills Allowing Abbott Appointee to Take Over Democratic County's Elections

      'Give Me a Goddamn Break': House Democrat Slams Food Aid Cuts as Pentagon Budget Soars

      Why We Need to Abandon Industrial Farming

      DeSantis Hit With FEC Complaint Over 'Brazen' Violation of Campaign Finance Law

      The War in Ukraine Was Provoked—and Why That Matters to Achieve Peace

      Here Are the Progressives Who Voted Against the GOP's Debt Ceiling 'Extortion Scheme'

      Let's Have Work Requirements for the Super Rich and Their Massive Tax Breaks

      Progressives Condemn Biden-GOP Debt Ceiling Deal as 'Cruel and Shortsighted'

      'Enormous Policy Failure': States Throw Hundreds of Thousands—Including Many Children—Off Medicaid

      Justice Jackson Voices Lone Dissent Against Supreme Court Attack on Right to Strike

      SUPPORT COMMON DREAMS TODAY
      SUPPORT INDEPENDENT
      JOURNALISM TODAY
      We Can't Do It
      Without You!