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I'm Thom Hartmann here
on the news you need to know this Alec wants to kill
Obamacare the American Legislative Exchange Council's pushing new
legislation to prevent
insurance companies from acceptance subsidies under the health care law
in public the new legislation is club being called the
health care freedom act but behind closed doors it's known as the Obamacare
Kill Bill
the law would suspend the licenses have health insurers who accept Obamacare
subsidies
making it virtually impossible to ensure those who can't afford new plans
one of these laws were actually going to affect would force insurance companies
to try to collect premiums from patients
or lead them to stop doing business in the states in which was enacted
RA the measure has been introduced in Ohio and Missouri despite the fact that
would be preempted by federal law
states do regulate their own insurance licenses
and the law is in obvious conflict to the federal Affordable Care Act
even after more than 40 attempts to repeal Obamacare a government shutdown
and Ted Cruz's make-believe filibuster republicans don't seem to get the point
that the health care law is here to stay as the legislation is just another
pathetic
attempt to dismantle outlaw at the expensive millions of Americans who need
health insurance
Alec in there millionaire and billionaire
leaders don't represent health care freedom
represent partisan lawmakers in corporate interests who will do
anything undermine our president in screwed news this year many families in
our nation are skipping Thanksgiving dinner
thanks to the five billion dollars that was cut from SNAP benefits food stamp
benefits in November 1st
many families simply can't afford their traditional turkey dinners
this is the first holiday since the so-called hunger cleft which means that
the 47 million Americans rely on food stamps
are trying to get by with smaller benefits many of them are turning to
local food pantries to make up the difference
food banks were already struggling to meet demands before these cuts
government subsidies the that help keep food banks open were cut
dramatically in the sequester so these organizations are trying to feed even
more hungry people with less
meanwhile most members of congress remain silent about repealing these
would stamp cuts
and some movie even proposed slashing an additional $4 billion dollars in the
program
it is simply unacceptable but people are going hungry
in the richest nation on earth a corporations receive huge tax subsidies
at the Richard asked to pay their fair share in the best the rest to the news
at least one Maryland County is going green
last week prince george's county council unanimously passed a measure requiring
every public building to be powered by renewable energy
bill mandates that public buildings use one kill a lot of solar geothermal
or wind energy for every 1000 square feet of floor space
measure also requires the budget for every new building or renovation set
aside
at least 2 percent for green energy installations
prince george's plan is part of a statewide initiative to reduce
greenhouse gases by 25 percent by the year 2020
council member Mary lehman who proposed the measure
said I am thrilled that the council has adopted one of the most ambitious
policies for clean energy and public buildings
in the country she added this bill will spur clean energy jobs for our workforce
energy savings for our taxpayers and a cleaner environment for our children
sells a great plan for Maryland belch on lawmakers to take it
ash nationwide according to read cast out or radiation levels are still
elevated because the jet stream but spikes in some areas have come down a
bit
in the East Coast Chicopee mass a city near 43 counts per minute but spikes are
down to sixty
from 60 from yesterday 66 in the midwest Craig montana's hovering at 40 counts
per minute
was bikes down to fifty-five from 59 yesterday
in the southwest Tucson Arizona is down to fifty councilmen it mysteries
averages sixty
levels there are spiking a 65 on the west coast however Portland Oregon is
sitting at thirty eight counts per minute up from thirty to the day before
and spikes there are now at 59 up from 49 counts per minute yesterday
adcast reminds us that they really look at level is 100 counts per minute
their monitoring areas all around our nation to keep us informed
Walmart workers in three more cities went on strike you had a black friday
workers in Miami protest on Monday following workers in Tampa in sacramento
who went on strike over the weekend
he strikes come just days before a major action that workers have planned for
Black Friday
and the promise more than 1500 protests across the country
protester protesters are demanding the low pay retailer pay their employees
at least twenty-five thousand dollars a year and stop reach
every tally 18 against workers who protest unfair working conditions
on our workers are realizing that they have more power by standing together and
together
they are taking a stand against corporate power
and finally the gratitude graffiti project is spreading
thanks to the state of New Jersey project started back on October 27th and
runs through Thanksgiving
encourages residents to write messages on local store windows telling their
neighbors what it is they're thankful for
more than 25 businesses are participating on the program sponsors
said
thought is if you actively express your gratitude may create a daily
have a been thankful in the day and in this day and age we can all use a little
more practice and appreciated a little things
and gratitude the project is a creative way to spread
a little holiday cheer and that's the way it is today
Tuesday November 26th 2013
I'm Thom Hartmann on the news
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