TPMDC Allyson Schwartz
Health Care
GOP Leaders Take Conservative Fire For Health Care Repeal Strategy
When top House Republicans advanced a bill this month aimed at repealing one of the most contentious parts of President Obama's health care law, they didn't see much downside. More bad press for health care reform, a splintered Democratic House minority and a consolidated Republican Party. They didn't look hard enough.
Not only have they managed to alienate some Democratic allies on the bill, slated for a floor vote this week, they're also facing heat from the right for targeting just the one provision of "Obamacare," instead of the law in its entirety.
PERMALINK | COMMENTS | RECOMMEND RECOMMEND (0)Topics: Allyson Schwartz, Barney Frank, Health Care, Health Care Repeal, IPAB, Independent Payment Advisory Board, Jim DeMint, Medicare, Mitch McConnell, Obamacare, Phil Roe, Steve King
Allyson Schwartz
Top Dem: Maybe Democratic Super PACs Should Disclose Their Donors
Rep. Allyson Schwartz (D-PA)
Rep. Allyson Schwartz (D-PA), the DCCC official in charge of recruiting new Democrats to run for the House next year, isn't phased by warnings from former Sen. Russ Feingold (D-WI) that Democrats bellying up to the Citizens United-created money trough next year could spell disaster for the party.
But at a breakfast meeting hosted by The Third Way think tank in Washington this morning, Schwartz suggested Democrats could take advantage of the fundraising afforded them by doing it a little differently.
PERMALINK | COMMENTS | RECOMMEND RECOMMEND (0)Topics: Allyson Schwartz, Citizens United, DCCC, Russ Feingold
Anthony Weiner
Top Democratic Rep Calls For Anthony Weiner's Resignation
Rep. Allyson Schwartz (D-PA)
Updated 6:36
The Democratic dominoes are starting to fall for embattled Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-NY). Rep. Allyson Schwartz (D-PA), who serves among the leadership of the DCCC, told Politico Wednesday afternoon that it's time for Weiner to go. Schwartz' office confirmed the news to TPM.
As Wednesday evening went on, more Democrats joined the Weiner resignation bandwagon. Sen. Patrick Leahy (VT) and Reps. Nikki Tsongas (MA) and Joe Donnelly (IN) called on Weiner to step down from Congress, as did Reps. Mike Michaud (ME), Mike Ross (AR) and Larry Kissell (NC).
Topics: Allyson Schwartz, Anthony Weiner
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