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**FILE** An attendee holds a "Student Loan Justice" sign while waiting for Senator Bernie Sanders, an independent from Vermont and 2016 Democratic presidential candidate, to speak during campaign rally near Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, June 9, 2016. President Barack Obama formally endorsed Hillary Clinton to succeed him as the next U.S. president today in a bid to unify the party two days after she secured enough delegates to clinch the Democratic nomination. (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Posted inNational

CBO’s ‘Highly Uncertain’ Estimates Fail to Damper Enthusiasm Over Student Debt Cancellation

by Stacy M. Brown September 27, 2022September 27, 2022

The Congressional Budget Office estimates that the cost of outstanding student loans will increase by $20 billion because an action suspended payments, interest accrual and involuntary collections from September 2022 to December 2022.

Senate hearings on drug prices were held on July 30. (Courtesy of photo/marketwatch.com)
Posted inHealth

Bipartisan Proposal May Reduce Senior Drug Prices

by WI Guest Author July 31, 2019December 21, 2021
U.S. Capitol Building
Posted inMarc Morial

MORIAL: Dem Takeover of House Doesn’t Ensure Obamacare’s Safety

by WI Guest Author November 20, 2018October 31, 2020
The GOP is seeking another method to sabotage Obamacare. (Courtesy photo)
Posted inPolitics

GOP Tax Plan Hits Obamacare Hard

by Stacy M. Brown November 21, 2017October 31, 2020
Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price points out a side-by-side comparison of the Affordable Care Act and the much-smaller GOP replacement proposal during a March 7 press briefing as White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer looks on.
Posted inMarian Wright Edelman, Op-Ed, Opinion

MARIAN WRIGHT EDELMAN: Stand Up and Protect the Basic Human Right to Health Care

by WI Guest Author July 4, 2017October 30, 2020
The Senate's proposed repeal of former President Barack Obama's health care law could cause thousands to lose their lives, a recent study found. (Courtesy photo)
Posted inHealth

Thousands May Die From Obamacare Repeal, Study Says

by Stacy M. Brown June 28, 2017October 30, 2020
Posted inEditorial

EDITORIAL: GOP’s Proposed Health Bill Confirms Lack of Concern for Average Americans

by WI Guest Author June 28, 2017October 30, 2020
U.S. Capitol Building
Posted inHealth

GOP Senate Reveals Obamacare Replacement Bill

by WI Guest Author June 22, 2017October 30, 2020
Rep. Bobby Scott (D-Va.) said that ensuring that all Americans have the opportunity to make a decent life for themselves and their families is the central challenge of our time. This photo was taken during a forum on criminal justice reform in Northwest Washington, D.C. in July 2015. (Freddie Allen/AMG/NNPA)
Posted inBlack Experience, Black History

Bill to Celebrate 400 Years of Black History Passes U.S. House

by WI Guest Author May 16, 2017October 30, 2020
African-Americans, the poor and seniors stand to lose the most under the GOP health bill. (Courtesy photo)
Posted inNational

Blacks, Seniors, Poor Hurt Most by Trumpcare

by Stacy M. Brown May 10, 2017October 30, 2020

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