Jonathan Cohn: "A new estimate from the Kaiser Family Foundation suggests that, if fully implemented, the House Republican budget would reduce Medicaid enrollment nationally by between 14 million and 27 million people. (Kaiser Health News is an editorially independent program of the Foundation.) That's above and beyond the 17 million who would not get Medicaid … Continue reading GOP Budget: Less Medicaid, More Cockroaches and Amputations

Amitai Etzioni: "One wonders: "How is it possible to significantly cut Medicare spending, which is often said to be a major reason our deficits are so large, and still grow the deficit? The answer is that the Ryan plan calls for making permanent the Bush tax cuts for the super-rich and further reduces the taxes levied … Continue reading Ryan plan: Robin Hood for the rich

Michael Sean Winters: "There are economic reasons to preserve Medicaid as well. Programs such as Medicaid, among other things, assure a degree of social stability. Medicaid is the largest provider of long-term nursing home care. What would happen to the economy if, unable to pay for care, a woman whose second income is necessary to … Continue reading Medicaid Cuts & Subsidiarity

Father Thomas Kelly from Elkhorn, Wisconsin narrates an ad explaining how the cuts in Rep. Paul Ryan's budget plan hurt children, seniors and families -- that's not pro-life.  The ad is sponsored by NETWORK, A National Catholic Social Justice Lobby and the New Evangelical Partnership for the Common Good.    

Nick Sementelli of Bold Faith Type: "Catholics can disagree in good faith about the proper mechanism for protecting the weak and vulnerable. The problem with the House budget, however, is that it offers no mechanism at all.  Boehner's endorsement of a plan that funds tax cuts for the rich that do not trickle down by … Continue reading Boehner at Catholic University: The Catholic Right Responds

Morning's Minion of Vox Nova: "If effect, what they are doing is rejecting the underlying principles of Catholic social teaching, not just the application of those principles. Can anybody possibly argue that the Boehner budget protects the poor? Let’s use some good old-fashioned practical reason. The modern GOP insists first of all on upper income tax cuts and … Continue reading Boehner and Catholic University

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NY Times: "More than 75 professors at Catholic University and other prominent Catholic colleges have written a pointed letter to Mr. Boehner saying that the Republican-supported budget he shepherded through the House will hurt the poor, the elderly and the vulnerable, and that he therefore has failed to uphold basic Catholic moral teachings... The letter … Continue reading Catholic Professors on Boehner's Support for an Anti-Life Budget

USA Today: "Democratic Rep. Joe Donnelly announced this morning that he'll run for the U.S. Senate seat in Indiana held by veteran Sen. Richard Lugar, giving his party a shot at wresting the seat from Republicans."

Center on Budget and Policy Priorities: "Today, Medicaid is a key source of coverage for low-income pregnant women.  Without Medicaid, many of these women would remain uninsured and would not have the resources to obtain prenatal care.  Research has shown that babies born to women who do not receive adequate care are three times more likely … Continue reading Ryan Medicaid Block Grant Would Cause Severe Reductions in Health Care for Seniors, People with Disabilities, Pregnant Women, and Children