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Igor Bobic

@igorbobic.bsky.social

Senior politics reporter / Senate basement dweller for HuffPost

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Citizen Cohn / Jonathan Cohn@citizencohn.bsky.social · 2y ago

More Republicans warning about Medicaid cuts This time it's the senators from West Virginia, which (not coincidentally) is among the states with the highest proportion of residents on Medicaid & CHIP Via @igorbobic.bsky.social & @delaneyrules.bsky.social www.huffpost.com/entry/medica...

Proposed GOP Medicaid Cuts Could Hit These Red States Hardest

Republican lawmakers sound antsy about cutting a program that benefits many of their own constituents.

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Igor Bobic@igorbobic.bsky.social · 2y ago

Bipartisan criticism for White House barring Associated Press reporters from events for 3rd day in a row today. Murkowski called it "pretty petty" while Murphy had a more blunt response “The freedom of the press is in the fucking Constitution," he said www.huffpost.com/entry/donald...

Senators Slam White House For 'Petty' Decision To Bar Associated Press Reporters

“The freedom of the press is in the fucking Constitution," Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) said after AP reporters were excluded for the third day in a row.

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Igor Bobic@igorbobic.bsky.social · 2y ago

Scientists say NIH cuts are an "atomic bomb" on life-saving health research & many are afraid of reprisal for speaking out. “Virtually everyone I know has scrubbed their institutional information from all social media...It feels like a dark time is ahead," one said www.huffpost.com/entry/donald...

Scientists Warn Trump's NIH Cuts Will Drop 'Atomic Bomb' On Health Research

“It feels like a dark time is ahead. We’re going to try to weather it, but we’re not optimistic that it’ll pass soon,“ lamented one biomedical researcher.

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Igor Bobic@igorbobic.bsky.social · 2y ago

Republicans are demolishing USAID as part of their quest to slash federal spending, but its $40 billion annual budget pales in comparison to their planned tax cut package that could total up to $11 trillion www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...

USAID Costs $40 Billion A Year. GOP Tax Cuts Could Total $11 Trillion Over A Decade.

Republicans readily admit the revenue loss from their tax proposals will be far larger than the spending cuts they’re envisioning.

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