Thursday, September 15, 2011
Consumer Groups Condemn GOP Bills To Eliminate Consumer Protections
Consumer Groups Condemn GOP Bills To Eliminate Consumer Protections: pForty-eight national and state consumer advocacy organizations have released a letter condemning the GOP’s recent legislation to repeal “the medical loss ratio provision of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and prohibit, in perpetuity, the enforcement of other important consumer insurance protections.” Both measures are going to be debated during Thursday’s Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee [...]/p
Coburn Holds FAA Bill Hostage, Claiming Trees And Bike Paths Pose ‘An Indefensible Threat Against Public Safety’
Coburn Holds FAA Bill Hostage, Claiming Trees And Bike Paths Pose ‘An Indefensible Threat Against Public Safety’: pYesterday, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) took Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK) to task for blocking a critical transportation bill — an action that could put 80,000 people out of work by this weekend. The GOP-controlled House has already passed the bill, which temporarily extends funding for the Federal Aviation Administration and highway projects, in [...]/p
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