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Proposed cuts to SNAP target families of more than six people
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Annie Baxter
May 26, 2017
The White House budget proposal would cut SNAP, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program known as food stamps, by $193 billion over 10 years. Right now a family of six gets about $900 a month in food aid. Under Trump’s proposal, that would be the cap, even for households with more people. Many families that receive […]
This cancer patient is devoting his life to making drugs more affordable
May 17, 2017
David Mitchell's advocacy group aims to bring down prescription prices by harnessing the power of patient stories.
5 percent of patients drive 50 percent of health care spending. A new bill aims to change that.
May 16, 2017
Republicans and Democrats don’t quite see eye to eye when it comes to repealing Obamacare. But when the Senate Finance Committee meets today, there’s likely to be common ground on how to improve care for the 3.5 million sickest and most expensive Medicare patients: a new bipartisan bill that targets new treatments for the people […]
Midwest flooding underscores a need for flood insurance reform
May 4, 2017
Floodwaters have displaced hundreds of people and lead to several deaths in the Midwest. Now the damage assessment starts. The National Flood Insurance Program helps homeowners buy affordable flood insurance, but it’s $25 billion in debt. Congress has a chance to reform it before it’s up for reauthorization in September, and those reforms could include […]
How do you pay for pre-existing conditions? The GOP plans to charge more
May 4, 2017
Republicans are trying for a different health insurance model.
Critics say GOP measure allows employers to skirt overtime pay
May 3, 2017
Republicans in the House of Representatives have just passed a bill that would allow employers to give workers paid time off instead of the time and a half normally paid as overtime. The legislation, called the “Working Families Flexibility Act,” is being touted by the GOP as way to provide more options for workers. Opponents […]
Entrenched stumbling blocks loom over next budget negotiations
May 1, 2017
Congressional negotiators have reached a $1 trillion deal to fund the government through September. If approved by both chambers before Friday, the deal would avoid a government shutdown. But short-term budgets and stopgap measures are inefficient and wasteful tools for running a government. Beyond the dissent over what gets funded and what’s on the chopping […]
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What Democrats and Republicans stand to gain from Congress' new $1 trillion spending bill
May 1, 2017
Some of Trump's key proposals, like his call for a U.S.-Mexico border, will not receive funding.
Weekly Wrap: What Trump's tax plan tells us
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Kai Ryssdal
Apr 28, 2017
Nela Richardson from Redfin and Sudeep Reddy of Politico join us to discuss the week’s business and economic news. This week, they talk about President Trump’s tax plan. There are still a lot of questions surrounding it, but it aims to cut the corporate tax rate to 15 percent and would benefit the wealthy and corporations the […]
What happens when government breaks the rules
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Eliza Mills
Apr 28, 2017
How do the three branches of government run when things aren't going according to plan?