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Biden celebrates drop in Medicare premiums as GOP pushes cuts to program

October 31, 2022
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Oliver Willis The Inflation Reduction Act allows the government to negotiate drug prices and caps prescription drug costs through the Medicare program. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced 2023 Medicare premium rates on Tuesday, confirming that they will decrease for the coming year. The 3% decrease, a drop of

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White House warns about GOP plan to put Social Security, Medicare on ‘chopping block’

October 31, 2022
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Oliver Willis Proposals from Sens. Rick Scott and Ron Johnson would require Congress to repeatedly authorize funding for Social Security and Medicare. President Joe Biden on Tuesday warned about Republican proposals that would put programs such as Social Security and Medicare at risk of being cut. During a

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Mehmet Oz railed against pandemic relief that companies he’s invested in have received

October 31, 2022
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Josh Israel The Pennsylvania Senate Republican nominee claims loans from the Paycheck Protection Program were a wasteful 'blank check,' despite owning stock in businesses that received them. Pennsylvania Republican candidate Mehmet Oz has frequently criticized federal spending, and federal pandemic relief in particular, as wasteful and excessive.

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Mehmet Oz’s tax policy relies on protecting tax cuts for multimillionaires like himself

October 31, 2022
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Josh Israel The Pennsylvania Senate candidate opposes recent tax changes that benefited poorer and middle-income Americans, but not those that benefited wealthier people and businesses. Mehmet Oz, the Republican nominee for Senate in Pennsylvania, has offered very few specifics about his positions on tax policy. A review

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Opinion: Contraceptive rights are next on the chopping block

October 31, 2022
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Lisa Needham After their success with Dobbs, anti-abortion activists have a new target: contraception. Conservatives scored a big win when the Supreme Court overruled Roe v. Wade. Now, hardline anti-abortion activists are teeing up an even bigger attack: banning birth control. Already, activists are calling for the end of birth

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This November, “Democracy itself is on the ballot”

October 26, 2022
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Jeff Fuentes Gleghorn In a few weeks the most important midterm elections in over 50 years will end. At stake in 2022 are many issues. One of the most talked about is the constitutionally-protected right to privacy, which was undermined by the Supreme Court of the

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Oz says abortion rights should be up to ‘women, doctors, local political leaders’

October 26, 2022
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Emily Singer The Republican Senate nominee in Pennsylvania made the comment at a Tuesday night debate against Democratic nominee Lt. Gov. John Fetterman. Mehmet Oz, the Republican nominee for the open U.S. Senate seat in Pennsylvania, said on Tuesday night during a debate with his Democratic opponent, the state's

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Doug Mastriano says he ‘looks forward to signing’ six-week abortion ban in Pennsylvania

October 21, 2022
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Nick Vachon The Republican nominee for governor has previously said he supports banning abortion 'at conception' with no exceptions. On Monday, more than 5,000 anti-abortion Pennsylvanians rallied in Harrisburg, the state capital, to celebrate the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade and to push for further abortion restrictions. State

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How to Vote in PA

October 21, 2022
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Biden administration announces $50 billion strategy for domestic microchip production

October 21, 2022
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Oliver Willis 'Under President Biden’s leadership, we are once again making things in America,' Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said in a statement announcing the new plan. On Sept. 6, the Department of Commerce announced a $50 billion plan focused on boosting U.S.-based manufacturing of semiconductor microchips entitled the CHIPS

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