The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel editorial: No way to govern
The House of Representatives narrowly passed legislation Thursday to repeal and replace Obamacare with hardly any debate on the matter and with no data on the bill’s fiscal impact or how it affects people’s health-care coverage.
Talk about flying blind. It’s reminiscent of Rep. Nancy Pelosi’s infamous quote about Obamacare: “… we have to pass the (health care) bill so that you can find out what’s in it….”
Obamacare passed without a single Republican vote. Republicans who angrily contended that legislation was rammed through Congress — unilaterally and in the dark — are on that very path.
Why do congressional lawmakers persist with hasty bills that make a bad health-care situation even worse?
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Marianne Goodland
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Updated 9 hours ago
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Michael Karlik
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Updated 8 hours ago
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Marissa Ventrelli
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Updated 11 hours ago
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Michael Karlik
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Updated 12 hours ago
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The Washington Examiner
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Updated 14 hours ago
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Christian Datoc
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Updated 14 hours ago
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Mia Cathell
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Updated 15 hours ago
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Senate advances judicial nominee, Montezuma County judge agrees to discipline | COURT CRAWL
Michael Karlik
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Updated 16 hours ago
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Tunnel to Towers brings 9/11 steel to Denver
Nicholas Fogleman
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Updated 19 hours ago
A nationwide tour commemorating the 25th anniversary of 9/11 brought a piece of the World Trade Center to Denver on Saturday as the Tunnel to Towers Foundation hosted a ceremony at the Wings Over the Rockies Air & Space Museum....
Top officials in Arizona’s Maricopa County agree on how to oversee elections | OUT WEST ROUNDUP
The Associated Press
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Updated 6 days ago
ARIZONA Officials agree on election oversight PHOENIX — Election officials in Arizona’s most populous county reached an agreement a week before the state’s July 21 primary on how to jointly oversee the vote, ending a prolonged legal battle. Republican Maricopa...