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Rep. Jim Banks (R-IN) said House Republicans are “adamant” about leaving entitlements like Social Security and Medicare untouched as lawmakers battle over the debt ceiling. Banks’ comments came after Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen informed House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) last week that the U.S. government has hit the $31.3 trillion debt ceiling. Yellen told McCarthy she would use “extraordinary measures” to prevent the United States from defaulting on its debt. Banks told CBS New’s Robert Costa that House Republicans have a “duty to use that majority the American people gave us to address real spending reforms.” News here from House Republican Jim Banks, a former chair of the conservative Republican Study Committee and Sen candidate: He doesn't believe Soc. Sec, Medicare, or Medicaid cuts should be on the table with debt-limit negotiations. Exchange starts 2:59 https://t.co/NIRk8Z8WhA — Robert Costa (@costareports) January 24, 2023 “So The debt limit sets up … [Read more...] about Jim Banks: GOP ‘Adamant’ About Leaving Social Security, Medicare Alone

Amazon .com Inc said it is offering a $5 monthly subscription plan for US Prime members that will cover a range of generic drugs and their doorstep delivery, furthering the ecommerce giant's push into healthcare. The program, named RxPass , includes more than 50 medications addressing over 80 chronic conditions such as high blood pressure, anxiety, diabetes and male pattern baldness, Vin Gupta , Amazon Pharmacy 's chief medical officer, told Reuters. However, customers enrolled in Medicare , Medicaid or any other government healthcare program will not be able to enroll in Amazon Pharmacy's RxPass service. Read Also Techies earning up to $1 million a year laid off at Big Tech firms, claims report Amazon to hike prices of some music subscription plans from February The average Prime member would save about $100 per year with RxPass, John Love, vice president of Amazon Pharmacy, said in an interview. Amazon Prime … [Read more...] about amazon: Amazon deepens healthcare push with $5 monthly subscription

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) urged Democrats on Tuesday to negotiate on a deal that would clear the debt ceiling and slash spending. “I would like to sit down with all the leaders and especially the president and start having discussions,” McCarthy said . Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said that the debt ceiling would edge towards the debt ceiling on Thursday; however, Yellen said she would take “extraordinary measures” to extend the deadline to June. McCarthy called for negotiations to start before the federal government gets too close to the June deadline. The House leader said, “Who wants to put the nation through some type of threat at the last minute with the debt ceiling? Nobody wants to do that.” President Joe Biden called Republicans “fiscally demented” and the White House has said that they have no plans to negotiate on the debt ceiling, urging Congress to raise the debt ceiling without spending cuts. “As President Biden has made clear, Congress must … [Read more...] about Kevin McCarthy, Joe Biden to Clash over Looming Debt Ceiling Deadline

President Joe Biden’s administration on Monday announced that he is defying the wishes of the Republican-led House and extending the national emergencies related to the Chinese coronavirus on May 11, but the administration directly admitted in its defense that ending Title 42 would result in “a substantial additional inflow of migrants at the Southwest border.” Both the coronavirus national emergency and public health emergency, declared in 2020, are set to expire on March 1 and April 11. However, the Biden administration made it clear on Monday it will not allow the emergencies to expire at those times and will instead extend them into May, despite Republicans in the House bringing forth resolutions to end the emergencies. H.R. 382 , also known as the Pandemic is Over Act, would specifically end the public health emergency declared three years ago. The bill, introduced on January 17, 2023, would effectively end the emergency on the date of the enactment. Rep. Brett … [Read more...] about Biden Administration Defies GOP, Extends COVID Emergencies to May 11

President Joe Biden plans to end two national emergency declarations over the COVID-19 pandemic on May 11, which will trigger a restructuring of the federal response to the deadly coronavirus and will end most federal support for COVID-19 vaccinations, testing, and hospital care. The plan was revealed in a statement to Congress opposing House Republicans' efforts to end the emergency declarations immediately. Further Reading COVID is still a global health emergency, but end may be near, WHO says “An abrupt end to the emergency declarations would create wide-ranging chaos and uncertainty throughout the health care system—for states, for hospitals and doctors’ offices, and, most importantly, for tens of millions of Americans,” the Office of Management and Budget wrote in a Statement of Administration Policy. The Trump administration declared the two emergencies in 2020—a public health emergency was declared in January, and a national emergency was declared in March. … [Read more...] about Biden to end US COVID-19 emergency declarations on May 11