The United Federation of Teachers (UFT), the union representing New York City’s public school teachers, is the largest beneficiary of a waiver from one of the provisions in the health-care law signed by President Barack Obama last year.
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February 1, 2011 16:32
New York City Teachers Union is Largest Recipient of Obamacare Waiver; Parent AFT Union Spent $1.9 Million on Obama Election
February 1, 2011 16:18
McConnell introduces repeal of Obamacare in the senate
Saying that a federal court found the law unconstitutional and that the majority of Americans and health professionals don’t like it McConnell appealed to those who voted for the bill to reconsider.
February 1, 2011 12:30
Judge uses Obama’s own words against mandate
In the 2008 campaign Obama disparaged Hillary Clinton’s idea of a health insurance mandate saying that would mean he could then require everyone to by a house to end homelessness.
February 1, 2011 07:40
Mandates could include guns and bibles?
Ann Coulter and Sean Hannity discussed today’s ruling in Florida that found Obamacare to be unconstitutional. Coulter told Hannity, “I’m torn on today’s ruling… I just got my waiver from the White House.”
February 1, 2011 07:31
Texas AG praises judge in Obamacare lawsuit
Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott and Karen Harned of the National Federation of Independent Business offer their take on the ruling by a Florida judge that declares the health-care law unconstitutional.
January 31, 2011 12:33
Texas AG optimistic Obamcare will be ruled unconstitutional
AG Greg Abbott is expecting today’s ruling from a Florida federal judge to rule at least the mandate part of Obamacare as unconstitutional.
January 27, 2011 09:07
Chief Medicare Actuary on Obamacare claims “I would say false, more so than true”
At a House Budget Committee hearing earlier today, Medicare’s Chief Actuary Rick Foster provided a concise, damaging verdict on two key promises of the health care law’s proponents. McCLINTOCK: “True or false: The two principle promises that were made in support of Obamacare were one, that it would hold costs down. True or false?” FOSTER: “I would say false, more so than true.” McCLINTOCK: “The other promise… was the promise that if you like your plan, you can keep it. True or false?” FOSTER: “Not true in all cases.”
January 27, 2011 09:03
Waivers on New Health Care Rules Reflect Influence of ‘Special Interests,’ Should Be Investigated, Republican Says
Sen. Charles Grassley (R-Iowa), who has a history of leading Senate probes into government waste, fraud, and abuse, said such an investigation would likely be taken up by the Republican-controlled House.
January 27, 2011 08:13
How can anyone continue to believe Obama?
Cato Institute scholars Gene Healy, Michael F, Cannon, Benjamin Friedman, Jagadeesh Gokhale, Neal McCluskey, Sallie James, John Samples, Justin Logan, Daniel J. Mitchell and David Rittgers analyze the 2011 State of the Union Address.
January 27, 2011 06:22
Media “Fact Checks” the President’s Speech and Finds it Wanting
So Obama lied? FACT CHECK: Obama and his imbalanced ledger. You read right. The AP writers found that most of what the president said did not add up.
