Welfare, FBI Director, Trumpcare, Bladder Cancer

The Ponder News Blog recently tried to reformat how people read the news on this blog, but it didn't work. So we are going back to the original format. It's easier, and better read.

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Trumpcare
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Budd To Support American Health Care Act
Ted Budd (R-NC, 13th)
May 4, 2017
“If history is any guide I’ll take around 2,000 votes this Congress. Most of them will be forgotten. This is not one of those votes. This vote marks the beginning of the end of Obamacare as we know it. The failure of that law can be seen in the double-digit premium increases and monopoly situation in the individual insurance market in our state. "
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Butterfield Statement on Trumpcare Vote
G.K. Butterfield (D-NC, 1st)
May 4, 2017
“I am deeply disappointed that Republicans have once again decided to abandon the interests of the American people. Today’s vote in favor of the latest version of Trumpcare, which repeals the Affordable Care Act (ACA), is shameful."
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Byrne Votes to Repeal and Replace Obamacare

Rep. Calvert Statement on the Passage of the American Health Care Act

REP. CARBAJAL STATEMENT ON PASSAGE OF THE AMERICAN HEALTH CARE ACT

Carson Statement on Today’s Health Care Vote


Carter Statement on Passage of the American Health Care Act

CARTER VOTES TO REPEAL, REPLACE OBAMACARE

Chabot Statement on Obamacare Repeal

Chaffetz Statement on House Passage of AHCA

CONGRESSMAN CHENEY’S STATEMENT ON PASSAGE OF THE AMERICAN HEALTH CARE ACT (AHCA)

Rep. Chu Decries "Heartless" ACA Repeal Vote

Clark Blasts House Trumpcare Vote

Clay Says House GOP TrumpCare Vote Will Cost Lives, Devastate Medicaid, Rob Medicare

Clyburn Floor Statement In Opposition to House Republicans' Pay More, For Less

Cole Statement on Passage of the American Health Care Act

Congressman Collins Votes to Repeal and Replace Obamacare

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FBI Director James Comey
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Bustos Statement on President Trump’s Firing of FBI Director James Comey
Cheri Bustos (D-IL, 17th)
May 9, 2017
“President Trump’s decision to fire the FBI Director, while the President’s ties to Russia are under FBI investigation, undermines the public trust and should distress all Americans. To allow President Trump to appoint a new FBI Director, who would be in charge of investigating him, would be like letting the fox decide who’s in charge of security at the hen house. This underscores why we need a truly independent investigation with a special prosecutor to go wherever the facts lead so the American people can get a clear understanding of the full extent of Donald Trump’s ties to the Kremlin."
Read more... Modern day McCarthyism, if you ask me.

Statement from Rep. Capuano on the Firing of FBI Director James Comey

Cárdenas Statement on Comey

U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor's statement regarding the firing of FBI Director

Castro Statement on Firing of FBI Director Comey

Cicilline Statement on Firing of FBI Director Comey

Congressman Cleaver Releases Statement Regarding James Comey

Coffman Statement on FBI Director Firing

Cohen’s Statement on the Firing of FBI Director James Comey

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Welfare
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Buchanan Legislation to Be Signed Into Law
Vern Buchanan (R-FL, 16th)
May 5, 2017
Buchanan’s bill, which was included in a sweeping government funding bill, directs the U.S. Departments of Labor and Health and Human Services to create a database of state practices that have proved successful in helping people leave welfare. Those best practices would then be made available to officials in all 50 states to be duplicated.
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Bladder Cancer
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Cartwright Introduces Resolution to Increase Bladder Cancer Awareness
Matthew Cartwright (D-PA, 17th)
May 4, 2017
Bladder cancer is the fifth most common cancer in the U.S. According to the American Cancer Society, nearly 79,000 people will be diagnosed with bladder cancer and over 16,000 people will die from bladder cancer in 2017.
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