Sen. Tom Cotton earlier this week introduced legislation that would repeal the individual mandate under Obamacare for many Americans. Under Obamacare, households which don’t comply with the law’s individual mandate to purchase health insurance are required to pay a so-called individual shared responsibility payment. The Mandate Relief Act of 2017 introduced by Cotton and … [Read more...]
Boozman, Cotton Vote To Begin Debate On Reforming Health Care
The U.S. Senate narrowly voted this afternoon to proceed on reforming America’s health care system. Senators voted 50-50 on a procedural “motion to proceed” to begin debate on alternative options to Obamacare. The 50-50 tie was broken by a “yes” vote from Vice President Mike Pence. Both of Arkansas’s Senators voted for the motion. Sen. John Boozman said in a statement … [Read more...]
Cotton, Boozman Support Another Try At Obamacare Repeal
A scheduled vote to partially repeal and replace Obamacare was cancelled this week due to a lack of support in the U.S. Senate. Republican Senators now plan to try to pass legislation that would repeal Obamacare after a two-year delay. Sen. John Boozman said in an e-mail to The Arkansas Project that it’s “clear that an agreement on the proposed legislation to repeal and … [Read more...]
Senate Healthcare Bill Would Cut Taxes For 190,000 Arkansans
Legislation replacing Obamacare in the U.S. Senate would cut taxes for nearly 200,000 Arkansans, according to an analysis done by Americans for Tax Reform (ATR). While the bill doesn’t repeal and replace the Obamacare program entirely (which is what some Republicans pledged to do), it does repeal many of the taxes Americans pay due to Obamacare. Those include taxes on … [Read more...]
On Prayers, Pears, and the Little Rock Night Club Shooting
Could prayers ever be a justifiable response to a shooting at a Little Rock nightclub that left 28 injured Saturday morning? Both U.S. Sens. Tom Cotton and John Boozman mentioned the need for prayer after the shooting occurred. However, State Rep. Greg Leding of Fayetteville tweeted Saturday that when people talk about “thoughts and prayers” in difficult times, that we might … [Read more...]
