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

Michael Sean Winters: "I would submit that a pro-life Democrat, committed to social justice issues and especially to helping the poor and the immigrants, is today the only kind of politician that truly enfleshes the Church's teachings in their fullness. Republican moderates, conversely, break with the Church's positions across the board. This fact tells you … Continue reading Dem & GOP Moderates

The Hill: "Several hundred demonstrators with disabilities protested outside Rep. Paul Ryan’s (R-Wis.) office Tuesday against his GOP budget’s proposed reduction in Medicaid funding."

CNN: "The most prominent face of terror in America and beyond, Osama Bin Laden, has been killed in Pakistan."

Alan I. Abramowitz: "It is far too early to make any specific forecast of the outcome of the 2012 House elections. What we can say, at this point, is that if Barack Obama wins a decisive victory over his Republican challenger in the presidential election, Democrats have a realistic chance of regaining control of the … Continue reading Why Democrats Could Take Back the House in 2012

Center for American Progress: "Government spending cuts will hurt faith-based organizations’ efforts in two ways. First, these cuts will reduce their operating budgets. And second, they will also increase the demand on their services by forcing even more people to seek help. Only 7 percent of nonprofits reported in 2010 that the demand for their … Continue reading Leaving Faith Organizations out in the Cold

Paul Krugman: "Medical care, after all, is an area in which crucial decisions — life and death decisions — must be made. Yet making such decisions intelligently requires a vast amount of specialized knowledge. Furthermore, those decisions often must be made under conditions in which the patient is incapacitated, under severe stress, or needs action … Continue reading Patients Are Not Consumers

Jennifer Butler:  "I’ve yet to see a defense of the 2012 Republican budget that morally justifies balancing the budget on the backs of poor and vulnerable families while asking for no sacrifice from wealthy and powerful interests. What is the answer to the charge that it is dishonest to invoke “shared sacrifice” while refusing to modestly … Continue reading Right and wrong ways to reduce our debt

TPM: "In a McClatchy-Marist poll released this week, 70% of registered voters who identify with the Tea Party opposed making cuts to either Medicare or Medicaid -- the government-run health programs for the elderly and the poor -- to help reduce the nation's deficit. Meanwhile, only 28% of tea partiers said they'd be willing to cut … Continue reading Poll: 70% Of Tea Partiers Oppose Cuts To Medicare, Medicaid

Salt Lake Tribune: "The Republicans in Congress are hell-bent to slash budget deficits by gutting entitlement programs. Food stamps, which provide food to the poor, are an entitlement, so the GOP wants to replace them with block grants to the states. But taking food from the mouths of hungry children to balance the budget is wrong. … Continue reading Food stamps