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DEVASTATING BLOW: Unelected Harry Reid-appointed Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough just STRUCK DOWN the DEFUNDING OF MEDICAID FOR ILLEGALS in the Big Beautiful Bill...AND defunding "gender-affirming care" under Medicaid and CHIP! No, I am not joking! A 2012 Democrat lackey is gutting the bill right before our very eyes! She says the provisions that limit federal dollars for states that give illegal aliens Medicaid benefits require 60 votes, not 50+1. She also struck out limits on Medicaid, Medicare and ACA premium tax credits for non-citizen immigrants, per Punchbowl. IGNORE THIS, OR FIRE HER, Mr. Thune ... The Senate Parliamentarian must be...

Press Releases Contact: Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami 202-226-7616 For Immediate Release 09/12/2008 Pelosi Responds to Boehner Letter On Energy, Economy and Rangel Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi sent the following letter to House Republican Leader John Boehner in response to his disingenuous and inaccurate letter of September 9 on energy, the economy and Chairman Charles Rangel. Below is a text of the letter: September 12, 2008 The Honorable John A. Boehner House Republican Leader H-204, The Capitol Washington, D.C. 20515 Dear Leader Boehner: It is with great curiosity and concern that I read your letter of September 9, 2008. It...

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- A new poll out Thursday indicates that fewer than a quarter of Americans think things are going well in the country. A new poll says 30 percent of Americans approve of President Bush's job performance. The CNN/Opinion Research Corp. Poll showed that 24 percent have a positive outlook for the country, while 76 percent say things are on the wrong track. It is the lowest number on record since 1980 and the third time in four decades that the number has dropped so low. Recent CNN/Opinion Research Corp. polling has shown a steady drop in the country's...

The Interior Department’s Minerals Management Service today announced that it is seeking initial public comment on the development of its 2007-2012 five-year leasing plan for energy development on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) and accompanying environmental impact statement. The announcement is the first step in a two-year process to develop the leasing plan. It does not include proposals for new lease sales but instead asks the public for general information and comment not only on energy development but also on other economic and environmental issues in the OCS areas. “The Outer Continental Shelf contains billions of barrels of oil and...