Author: Sydney Robinson

Christie Battles Opioid Addiction By Making Overdose Antidote Narcan Available Without a Prescription

Christie Battles Opioid Addiction By Making Overdose Antidote Narcan Available Without a Prescription

Posted by | Jun 13, 2017 | , , |

Despite demonizing marijuana and spending far too much time on his own personal scandals, there have been moments in Chris Christie’s career when he was a champion of sorts in the fight against the opioid epidemic. The first of such accomplishments occurred when Christie came out strongly during the 2016 primary, distancing himself from more punitive opponents and choosing instead to view addiction through the lens of illness, rather than punishment. Christie remarked in November of 2015, when his presidential ambitions were still bright, “What we need to come to grips with is addiction is a disease and no...

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Senator Orrin Hatch Admits He Doesn’t Care if Public Sees Healthcare Bill Before It’s Passed

Senator Orrin Hatch Admits He Doesn’t Care if Public Sees Healthcare Bill Before It’s Passed

Posted by | Jun 13, 2017 | |

Senator Orrin Hatch admitted during an interview on Tuesday that he and the rest of the Republican don’t really give a damn whether the public gets a chance to view the AHCA before its passed. According to the Senator, forcing the legislation into law at any cost is far more important.   A pretty honest answer from Sen. Hatch when I asked how much time the public should get to review their health bill https://t.co/Ljr6hzjBSq pic.twitter.com/CxVk3uFKkf — Tierney Sneed (@Tierney_Megan) June 13, 2017 Hatch gave his startling response to Talking Points Memo on Tuesday. Hatch was asked, along with...

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Dark Precedent: Reporters Now Barred From Interviewing Senators At Capitol

Dark Precedent: Reporters Now Barred From Interviewing Senators At Capitol

Posted by | Jun 13, 2017 | , , |

In an effort to stifle the circulation of information surrounding Republican goings-ons, reporters have been informed by the Senate Rules Committee that they are no longer allowed to conduct interviews with Senators in the hallway of the Capitol.   ALERT: Reporters at Capitol have been told they are not allow to film interviews with senators in hallways, contrary to years of precedent — Kasie Hunt (@kasie) June 13, 2017 These spontaneous interviews have long been an effective way of garnering the individual opinions and beliefs of Senators and Congressman from inquiring reporters. Through this impromptu questioning, the American public...

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Senator Warren Calls for A.G. Sessions to Be Fired

Senator Warren Calls for A.G. Sessions to Be Fired

Posted by | Jun 13, 2017 | , |

Senator Elizabeth Warren is ready to see Attorney General Jeff Session kicked out of office if it can be confirmed that he lied under oath during his confirmation hearing. Appearing on David Axelrod’s podcast this week, Warren said that the government needed to fire Sessions if there was evidence to confirm earlier reports that he lied during his confirmation hearing. “He needs to be fired. He needs to be taken out of that job. If you’re not going to be honest during your confirmation hearing, then you ought to be gone.” Warren, like many other Democratic Senators, has been...

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Republicans Want to Pass AHCA Without the Public Ever Having Seen It

Republicans Want to Pass AHCA Without the Public Ever Having Seen It

Posted by | Jun 13, 2017 | |

Now that they have found it is virtually impossible to create a replacement of the Affordable Care Act that doesn’t either leave millions uninsured or guarantees coverage of preexisting conditions, Republicans are ready to use outright deception to get the AHCA passed. To this end, Republicans are committed to hiding their legislation behind closed doors, blocking even Democratic Senators from gaining access to a single page. The situation has grown so absurd that Senator Claire McCaskill was forced to call Republicans out about it last week, accusing them of siding with partisanship against the American people. Ever since the...

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