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Divest Harvard wrote a letter to Faust on Feb. 17 asking her to reconsider because of President Trump's promise to repeal efforts by the Obama administration to control emissions of greenhouse gases from fossil fuels.

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Kimmel has since actively railed against Obamacare repeal efforts, arguing that various proposals being debated by the law's opponents would gut protections for people like Billy born with pre-existing conditions, either by rolling back Obamacare's mandated insurance benefits for certain health conditions or allowing states to set up rules that would let insurers charge sick people more for their coverage.

This has been a tumultuous year for Obamacare (aka the Affordable Care Act), to put it lightly, with multiple efforts by the GOP - led Congress to repeal or otherwise gut the seven - year - old health law.

The New York Times» Margot Sanger - Katz points out that earlier studies by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO)-- the independent scorekeepers who keep tabs on how legislation affects the budget and the country and whose report on the GOP repeal - and - replace effort last week sent Obamacare opponents into disarray — found that simply repealing Obamacare would only lead to 23 million fewer uninsured Americans.

Comedian and late night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel tackled the latest Obamacare repeal effort head - on during his opening monologue last night, arguing that the bill being pushed by Louisiana GOP Sen. Bill Cassidy and others fails the so - called «Kimmel test» for people with pre-existing conditions — and that Cassidy «lied to [his] face» on the issue.

An increasing number of GOP senators are insisting that a repeal effort be accompanied by a simultaneous replacement plan for Obamacare (more on that below), and President - elect Trump actually echoed that same sentiment this week.

Ryan's congressional campaign committee gave $ 50,000 to Give Voters a Voice, the main group behind an effort to qualify a repeal measure for the November ballot, according to documents filed by the campaign.

As I previously have written, repeal of the personal exemption might adversely affect large and non-traditional families, a possibility that the original reform and Senator Cruz's subsequent effort would mitigate (but not eliminate) by doubling the child tax credit.

It's notable to me that even the Food Research and Action Center (one of the nation's leading anti-hunger nonprofits), strongly opposes the recent efforts by Iowa Congressman Steve King to repeal the calorie caps.

The eleventh - hour attempt by Republicans in the U.S. Senate to repeal the Affordable Care Act once seemed like the longest of long shots, but now appears to have a chance — albeit slim — at passage, even though it has been deemed the most «radical» of all the Obamacare reform efforts the GOP has debated thus far.

The effort aims to capture «health care voters» who would be motivated by the issue of repealing the ACA, commonly referred to as Obamacare.

The White House stepped up its push to revive legislation to repeal the Affordable Care Act by placating the most conservative House members, but the effort risked alienating more moderate Republicans whose votes President Trump needs just as much.

A once - quiet effort by governors to block the full repeal of the Affordable Care Act reached its climax in Washington yesterday, as state executives from both parties — who have conspired privately for months — mounted an all - out attack on the Senate's embattled health care legislation hours before Republicans postponed a vote.

But since taking office in January he has been shackled to the unpopular effort by Republicans to repeal and replace Obamacare.

In an effort to quiet the concerns of residents who are rattled by the barrage of late - night explosions, Schenectady County legislators last night repealed the legal use of small fireworks.

«From day one, we said this campaign to repeal and replace John Faso would be fueled by a grassroots effort, and with nearly $ 135,000 raised in less than eight weeks from nearly 700 donations — many of whom contributed $ 19 to flip NY - 19 — we have shown that we can stand up to Trump and repeal and replace Faso by relying on overwhelming grassroots energy, excitement and support,» Rhodes said in a statement.

Finley expressed displeasure with the lack of action on health - care reform, asking what happened to straight repeal of the Affordable Care Act — an idea that has been supplanted by repeal - and - replace efforts.

The Graham - Cassidy bill is an obvious attempt to contain the political damage done by July's failed effort to repeal the Affordable Care Act, and it should be rejected along with planned cuts to services provided by hospitals for low - income and uninsured patients.»

«Sparked by the conservative activist group Club for Growth,» the repeal movement has won the support of Sen. Jim DeMint (R - SC) and House Minority Leader John Boehner (R - OH), who said Republicans would «have an effort to repeal the bill.»

While some gun rights advocates hailed the MOU as a step in the right direction toward their ultimate goal of full repeal, something to which the governor would never agree, others derided it as meaningless lip service, and an effort by Cuomo to help Flanagan placate those on the right who are still seething over his «yes» vote on the SAFE Act in January 2013.

It's a ratcheting up of rhetoric by Cuomo, who has vowed to help unseat Republican House lawmakers in New York who backed Obamacare repeal efforts, namely a provision that would shift the burden of Medicaid spending from county governments to the state.

Several Democrats will also be accompanied by immigrants, Muslim - Americans and those protected under the DREAM Act, while some plan to bring guests who would be aversely affected by efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act, according to Politico.

The bill is the latest in an effort by Republicans to repeal the four - year - old law, which inflamed gun owners.

The measure is a counter proposal to one advocated by New York Rep. Chris Collins (R - Clarence) and Rep. John Faso (R - Kinderhook) as part of the failed effort to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act.

Tenney, R - New Hartford, is among only 10 vulnerable Republicans targeted nationally by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee for a series of digital ads critical of the GOP repeal effort.

The Human Rights Campaign, which played a big role in Cuomo's successful campaign to get gay marriage passed by the Legislature here in New York and has now launched a similar effort at the national level, released an undated letter signed by Cuomo, Mayor Bloomberg and 13 other mayors and governors that urged members of the US Senate Judiciary Committee to pass the Respect for Marriage Act (RMA), the bill to repeal DOMA.

For more than two hours hours, Capital Region Democratic Rep. Paul Tonko took questions at a town hall meeting on, among other topics, environmental policies pushed by Trump, the manufacturing workforce, efforts to repeal of the Affordable Care Act and hate crimes that have gained considerable attention since the election.

WASHINGTON — Upstate New York voters strongly support Obamacare, and opposed last week's effort by Republicans in Congress to repeal the law, according to a new Siena College poll released this morning.

«Assembly leadership has already set a key precedent on ridesharing by opposing efforts to repeal the SAFE Act upstate,» said John Tomassi of the Upstate Transportation Association.

Democratic U.S. Sens. Tim Kaine, of Virginia, and Michael Bennet, of Colorado, have joined together to propose new legislation that would build on the Affordable Care Act, rather than a repeal and replace effort that has been proposed by the GOP.

Hundreds of people rallied outside the Connecticut State Capitol on Sunday as part of protests organized by Democrats across the country to highlight opposition to the Republican efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act.

Efforts are being made to repeal New York State's statue of limitations in response to claims recently brought forward by two victims of child sexual abuse.

Assemblyman Barclay said efforts by him and other state lawmakers to have the law repealed have been unsuccessful and offered little hope that can happen, noting the current political makeup of the state Legislature.

The failed effort to sink her nomination was led by policy - minded groups, not «the political left that took the lead on defeating the GOP Obamacare repeal plan,» they write, noting that the policy groups «weren't as well - equipped to mobilize grass - roots pushback.»

Repeal efforts in the Senate, where Democrats have a numerical majority, have been stymied by a breakaway faction of Democrats.

«While we have actively opposed the Republican efforts to repeal Obamacare, the ACA was an idea developed by the private insurance companies to protect their profits and market share.

Maloney's efforts are part of a Democratic Adopt - A-District plan to focus attention on what has so far been an unpopular measure passed by the House Republicans last week to repeal the Affordable Care Act.

And we are asking that the county executive in Dutchess County and the Dutchess County Legislature join our efforts in reducing energy costs by repealing their regressive energy fuel tax.»

SCHENECTADY — In an effort to quiet the concerns of residents who are rattled by the barrage of late - night explosions, Schenectady County legislators on Tuesday night repealed the legal use of small fireworks.

A concerted effort by Republicans in Congress to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act hit a surprising road block earlier this year: strong pushback against cuts to Medicaid.

The first was an effort to repeal the law — the NH House passed the repeal by the NH Senate narrowly voted to save the program.

It was adopted by over 40 states, though repeal efforts in several places are underway.

Common Core backers did get a bit of good news from Louisiana late Tuesday, when a district judge slapped down Gov. Bobby Jindal's effort to repeal the standards by executive order.

WHEREAS, the ESEA Discussion Draft repeals the long - standing Title I Maintenance of Effort (MOE) and the Title IX General Provisions MOE requirement, and without them, state and local education funding could be lowered by states with no consequences to the state's ongoing receipt of federal aid; and

More significantly, after pit bull advocates won legislation in 19 states prohibiting the passage of breed - specific local dangerous dog ordinances, victim advocates have mobilized on campaign budgets of nothing to stop the passage of similar laws in at least six other states, as well as defeating aggressive efforts to repeal pit bull bans by ballot initiative in Miami in 2012 and Aurora, Colorado in 2014, winning the 2016 passage of a pit bull ban in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, and obtaining the introduction of a proposed pit bull ban throughout Quebec province.

But repeated repeal attempts and the Trump Administration's efforts to undermine the exchanges by cutting advertising money and reducing the signup window may make it difficult for many families to learn about their options.

The Republican - led Congress ran out of time to reauthorize CHIP by Sept. 30 while debating the latest in several efforts to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, the Washington Post reported.

The GOP repeal efforts could also result in less robust coverage being offered by small employers, depending on state approaches to health care reform.

Other efforts to circumvent the FCC's decision include a lawsuit brought forth by 22 state attorneys general and proposed legislation that would restore the 2015 protections repealed by the FCC.

is urging Republicans to join his efforts to roll back the repeal of net neutrality rules via the Congressional Review Act now that the order has been officially published by the FCC.