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U.S. House passes healthcare bill in major Trump victory.

5 Maggio 2017 BreakingNews @en di

The U.S. House of Representatives approved a bill on Thursday to repeal major parts of Obamacare and replace it with a Republican healthcare plan, handing President Donald Trump his biggest legislative victory but setting up a tough fight in the Senate. With the 217-213 vote, Republicans obtained just enough support to push the legislation through the House, sending it to the Senate for consideration. No Democrats voted for the bill. The bill’s passage represented a step toward fulfilling a top Trump campaign pledge and a seven-year Republican quest to dismantle Democratic former President Barack Obama’s signature healthcare law.

The new law by the GOP to replace Obamacare provides cuts to the detriment of health services of which benefiting women

11 Marzo 2017 BreakingNews @en di

The American Health Care Act has angered American women, especially many of those who sit in Congress, in fact, the new law drafted by the GOP to replace Obamacare provides, between the lines, cuts to the detriment of several health services of which typically benefiting women, talk about mammograms, pregnancy and maternity. According to Democratic female lawmakers major cuts will have in the sector of abortion, that was always been an enemy of a large part of GOP, in fact, according to Planned Parenthood, the intention of the Republicans is to keep alive the right to abortion but equating it to the others health services, so effectively would become paid. At idea of the GOP have already opposed three Senators:Patty Murray, Dem., Lisa Murkowski and Susan Collins, Rep., These three opposition threatened to blow up the Republican majority in the Senate.

Paul Ryan presented the American Health Care Act, health care plan for America

9 Marzo 2017 BreakingNews @en di

The Speaker of the House of Representatives Paul Ryan presented the American Health Care Act, the bill drafted by the GOP to replace Obamacare, while Ryan presentation has labeled the Obamacare as “unsustainable” and, quoting former President Clinton, “the craziest thing in the world”. According to the Speaker of the new health care bill will allow the Americans to continue to have access to health care with a relatively low expenditure because, unlike the Obamacare, will work on the costs of health insurance policies without weighing the cost of health squarely on the federal government’s coffers , in the project of the GOP remain alive free insurance to the needy, but these will be financed individually by the single States with funds provided in part by the federal government, in the end will disappear the obligation for employers to provide medical insurance to employees, these can independently choose the health insurance that best suits their needs.

After 100 days of presidency for the first time, the market goes against Trump

28 Febbraio 2017 BreakingNews @en di

The Trump’s victory in the November elections has boosted the stock market in the US, especially the dollar saw a rise of its value of 6.5%, the financial operators’ enthusiasm was due to the promises made by the tycoon about a great plan to reduce taxes and the abolition of Obamacare. After 100 days of presidency for the first time, the market goes against Trump, the dollar’s value dropped approximately of 3% and the stocks no longer grow. Analysts explain this phenomenon in the light of the execution speed of administration, financial operators expected that Trump immediately put his hand on taxes and Obamacare while in reality has not do anything except reject a proposal for adjustment of customs duties proposed by the House of Representatives but judged by the President too complicated. An important test for the credibility of the new administration on the stock and currency markets will be the speech on the State of the Union that Trump will make to Congress shortly.

Strategy to save the Obamacare law

5 Gennaio 2017 BreakingNews @en di

President Obama met on Capitol Hill several of Democrats Senators and Representatives, including the minority whips of the House of Representatives and of the Senate. Obama is working together with his Congressmen to try to work out a strategy to save the law on health insurance, renamed Obamacare. In fact, until now Obamacare has survived thanks to the presidential veto power, but by January 20 will no longer be possible. A meeting, similar to the one that Obama had today, was also made by the Republicans, under the guidance of Vice-President Mike Pence. In this meeting the Republicans choose, on the advice of the President of the Commission for the Budget of the Senate, Mike Enzi, to scrap Obamacare with a procedure that requires a simple majority. In fact, the Republicans can count on a majority in both houses of Congress.