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elleng

(130,895 posts) Mon Mar 6, 2017, 11:15 PM Mar 2017

Watch what they DO!

The frontal assault on Social Security starts with the markup...

SUNSET OF ESSENTIAL HEALTH BENEFITS RE-
4 QUIREMENT.—Section 1937(b)(5) of the Social Security
5 Act (42 U.S.C. 1396u–7(b)(5)) is amended by adding at
6 the end the following: ‘‘This paragraph shall not apply
7 after December 31, 2019.’’.

Sec. 5. Elimination of Medicaid premium assistance requirement. Sec. 6. ... Section 1902 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a) is amended-- (1) in subsection ... (3) Section 1937(a)(1)(B) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1396u- 7(a)(1)(B))

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Watch what they DO! (Original Post) elleng Mar 2017 OP

While Trump distracts, the GOP destructs. eom guillaumeb Mar 2017 #1

Can someone elaborate? What is this really about? AJT Mar 2017 #2

This is about the House of Representatives 'beginning' to Sunset Social Security, Medicaid, elleng Mar 2017 #3

Yes. Watch what they do. Kick and Rec. . nt Bernardo de La Paz Mar 2017 #4

K&R 2naSalit Mar 2017 #5

K & R LeftInTX Mar 2017 #6

Wow,we have to pay attention to this POS. Wellstone ruled Mar 2017 #7

guillaumeb

(42,641 posts)

1. While Trump distracts, the GOP destructs. eom

Reply to elleng (Original post)

Mon Mar 6, 2017, 11:18 PM

Mar 2017

AJT

(5,240 posts)

2. Can someone elaborate? What is this really about?

Reply to elleng (Original post)

Mon Mar 6, 2017, 11:21 PM

Mar 2017

elleng

(130,895 posts)

3. This is about the House of Representatives 'beginning' to Sunset Social Security, Medicaid,

Reply to AJT (Reply #2)

Mon Mar 6, 2017, 11:23 PM

Mar 2017

to 'disappear' it, or at least many of it's essential elements.

Sec. 5. Elimination of Medicaid premium assistance requirement. Sec. 6. ... Section 1902 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a) is amended-- (1) in subsection ... (3) Section 1937(a)(1)(B) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1396u- 7(a)(1)(B))