House Health Policy Advisor and the Chief Architect of the affordable Care Act. And civil Rights Attorney david henderson. Pete, we will start with obama care. Lets hit on a key piece of this majority opinion. Here is a quick expert exempt from Justice Breyer who wrote we begin with the two individual plaintiffs, the problem lies in the fact that the statutory provision, while it tells them to obtain coverage, has no means of enforcement. With the penalty, that is the Mandate Penalty zero out, the irs can no longer seek a penalty for not one who fails to comply. So pete, talk us through this decision. Of course the Landmark Case we have been waiting for. Is a big decision for obamacare. I am not sure i would call it a landmark. Only because the court took a pass on answering the fundamental question at the center of the case. Which is was the Individual Mandate as it now stands unconstitutional. What the court says is come interesting question but you are the wrong people to raise it.
but they will give us a huge indicator of our politicians fortunes as we hurtle towards the big contest. the prime minister tried to look cheerful on the campaign trail. but he s been under the cosh for many months. if the results are gruesome, could rishi sunak sjob be at risk? will sir keir starmer be able to show convincing progress tonight? labour s been miles ahead in the national polls for months though real life votes are what really count. ed davey and his army of activists want to call time on the tories. in how many parts of the country will they get their way? thousands of council seats are up for grabs, a by election in blackpool, police commissioners are being chosen too, and there are elections for those powerful mayors around the country it is the biggest test of public opinion before the general election. reeta chakrabarti will bring us the numbers as the hours tick by. these are the seats at the main parties are defending. just under 1000 for the conserv
both mccain and james khomeini, though he was given the green light to share it on tv. i have talked to the highest level of intelligence officials, and they have assured me that the new york times story about constant contacts is grossly overstated and inaccurate. the president went off on the fbi for yet another leak, tweeting, the fbi is totally unable to stop the national security leakers that have permeated our government for a long time. they can t even find the leakers within the fbi itself. classified information is being given to media that could have a devastating effect on u.s. find now. in between fighting political fires, the president got some business done, signing another executive order on regulatory reform. this one directs agencies to establish task forces to identify and rescind regulations the president claims are stifling economic growth.
donald trump. we are not afraid of the opposition because we are going to unify, come together, and kick some ass,
Addressing the problem of un- and underinsurance would involve a massive undertaking, but one that’s necessary to ensure universal access to a basic level of healthcare.