Under Obamacare, 10 million people will lose their employer-provided insurance by 2021 – or one out of sixteen workers – a number that is ten times the original estimate, according to the Congressional Budget Office.
The CBO also estimates that 31 million people will remain uninsured despite a price tag of $2 trillion, begging the question, was there not a better way to do this than socializing the U.S. health system?
Obama wants to bust the caps . . . President Barack Obama’s budget will call for an increase in domestic and military spending that would end spending caps known as “sequestration,” a White House official said, setting up a new source of conflict with Republicans in Congress. Obama intends to announce his plans during a meeting with congressional Democrats in Philadelphia on Thursday. The fiscal 2016 budget, which the White House intends to unveil on Monday, would fund a host of programs that Republicans are unlikely to support. Reuters
White House: Taliban not a terrorist group . . . White House deputy press secretary Eric Schultz argued during Wednesday’s briefing that the United States can negotiate prisoner swaps with Taliban members, because the Taliban is not considered a terrorist group. Washington Times
Officials sought to bypass Hillary on Libya . . . Top Pentagon officials and a senior Democrat in Congress so distrusted Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton’s 2011 march to war in Libya that they opened their own diplomatic channels with the Gadhafi regime in an effort to halt the escalating crisis, according to secret audio recordings recovered from Tripoli. Washington Times
AG nominee Lynch backs Obama’s amnesty . . . “My concerns are furthered by Ms. Lynch’s unambiguous declaration that ‘the right and the obligation to work is one that’s shared by everyone in this country regardless of how they came here,” said Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala. But other Republicans seemed less concerned. Breitbart
Defense nominee: We can’t close Gitmo . . . Ash Carter, President Obama’s pick to be the new defense secretary, has told senators he doesn’t see any way to close down the prison at Guantanamo Bay over the next two years, putting a major dent in Mr. Obama’s hopes to shut it down before he leaves office. Washington Times
Obama to fight obesity in hungry India . . . Obama said there is a “worldwide epidemic of obesity” and that he looks forward to working with the government of India and non-governmental organizations on the “issue of obesity” in India. In 2013-2014, according to a survey conducted by UNICEF and India’s Ministry of Women and Child Development, 30.7 percent of Indian children under five were underweight. CNS News
Cuba demands Gitmo back . . . Opponents of President Obama’s steps to normalize relations with Cuba seized on news that Cuban President Raul Castro is demanding the return of the U.S. naval base at Guantanamo Bay as more evidence that it was a bad deal from the start. Washington Examiner
As many as four out of ten phones are given out fraudulently. And you’re paying for it. Check the subsidy on your phone bill.
People are using their friends’ food stamps to prove they qualify! And who knows if their friends even qualify for food stamps.
That’s what I’m gonna do. Maybe I have some friends on food stamps. It’s hard times in journalist. I WANT MY OBAMAPHONE!
Even the original Obamaphone lady has become disenchanted, it seems.
11:00 am || Receives the Daily Briefing
3:20 pm || Meets with Secretary of State Kerry
5:05 pm || Departs White House
7:10 pm || Delivers remarks at the House Democratic Issues Conference; Philadelphia, PA
9:00 pm || Departs Philadelphia
10:00 pm || Arrives White House
3:20 pm || Meets with Secretary of State Kerry
5:05 pm || Departs White House
7:10 pm || Delivers remarks at the House Democratic Issues Conference; Philadelphia, PA
9:00 pm || Departs Philadelphia
10:00 pm || Arrives White House
All times Eastern
Live stream of White House briefing at 12:30 pm
Live stream of White House briefing at 12:30 pm
