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Read: State of the Union Address
State of the Union Address THE PRESIDENT: Madam Speaker, Mr. Vice President, Members of Congress, the First Lady of the United States — (applause) — and my fellow Americans: We meet tonight at a […]
Obamacare
FDA
Consequences for Any National Healthcare Program
What Are the Step 2 Consequences for Any National Healthcare Program By KrisAnne Hall, JD Expansion of the federal government has crept along slowly but surely decade after decade. It’s a bit like a “connect […]
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To Understand Support For Prop 2 – Follow The Money
To Understand Support For Proposition 2 Follow The Money By Rep. Bryan Zollinger R-Idaho Falls, and IFF Vice President Fred Birnbaum Supporters of Proposition 2, the Obamacare Medicaid expansion, are hiding their financial motives. […]
Letters to the Editor
Medicaid Expansion Is Not Right For Idaho
Medicaid Expansion Is Not Right For Idaho Recent letters to the editor have tried to convince us that Medicaid expansion (Prop. 2) saves money, increases self-reliance, and works well for the economy. Now if you […]
Elections
Medicaid Expansion: The Government-Sponsored Lemon
Medicaid Expansion: The Government-Sponsored Lemon Idaho, Utah, and Nebraska should avoid Medicaid expansion this November by Nick Stehle Before ObamaCare was signed into law, state Medicaid costs had been on the rise, straining state resources […]
Letters to the Editor
Proposition 2 – Follow the Money
Prop 2 Follow the Money Medicaid Expansion: follow the money and political power. BILLIONS of dollars will be funneled into the pockets of hospitals, medical businesses, therapists, bureaucratic agencies, big pharma lobbyists, and career politicians […]
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Legislators Oppose Proposition 2’s Obamacare Expansion
House Members, Candidates Announce Opposition To Proposition 2’S Obamacare Expansion Nampa, ID—On Thursday, nearly 30 members of the Idaho House of Representatives and legislative candidates announced their opposition to Proposition 2, the Obamacare expansion that […]
Education
Growing Medicaid Program Is Already Hurting Schools
Growing Medicaid Program Is Already Hurting Schools, and Other Programs By Wayne Hoffman Anyone who says Medicaid expansion won’t hurt education or transportation spending either isn’t paying attention, is engaging in wishful thinking, or is […]
Legislative Updates
They Said It Couldn’t Be Done
They Said It Couldn’t Be Done by Rep. Raul Labrador We received some exciting news about the economy today: Gross domestic product (GDP) surged by 4.1 percent in the second quarter, putting us on track […]
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This Month’s Jobs Report is Truly Historic
This Month’s Jobs Report is Truly Historic. Here’s Why It Matters. by Rep. Raul Labrador When the U.S. Labor Department released its latest jobs report on June 1, the New York Times ran an interesting […]