House Democrats Ready Vote to Undercut Health Care Innovation

Plus: 4 Things to Know About Mark Morgan, Trump's Choice to Run ICE

May 07, 2019   Good morning from Washington, where House Democrats are about to make a big mistake by voting to choke off new choices in health care. Marie Fishpaw explains. Trump wants Obama's last Border Patrol chief to round up illegal immigrants. Fred Lucas fills in some blanks. The roaring economy lifts our poorest countrymen, Adam Michel writes. Plus: Bruce Klingner on North Korea's missile launch, Riley Walters on the U.S.-China trade standoff, Cully Stimson on bringing WikiLeaks' ringleader to justice, and Tom Jipping on the crying need for federal judges.     Commentary House Democrats Ready Vote to Undercut Health Care Innovation The bill would undo the Trump administration's regulatory relief efforts designed to allow more innovative health care solutions, which provided a small escape hatch from Obamacare's one-size-fits-all solution. More Commentary Poorest Americans Are Benefiting Most From Strong Economy In the past year, wage growth was 6.6% for the 10th percentile of workers with the lowest incomes. That's double the 3.3% growth rate for workers at the top of the income distribution. More News 4 Things to Know About Mark Morgan, Trump's Choice to Run ICE As ICE director, Morgan could have influence in making a case to Congress about closing loopholes that force the catch-and-release process for illegal immigrants. More Commentary Julian Assange's Days in the UK Are Numbered According to the Justice Department, the WikiLeaks founder was involved in "one of the largest compromises of classified information in the history of the United States." More Commentary Parsing the President's Tweets on Tariffs Amid China Trade Talks The taxes on Chinese imports are paid by American importers. Several studies show that these tariffs aren't negatively impacting Chinese producers the way the Trump administration thinks they are. More Commentary How North Korea's Missile Launch Could Affect Nuclear Negotiations The missile launch is a violation of United Nations resolutions, which prohibit any North Korean military activity using ballistic missile technology. More Commentary The Senate Has Confirmed Trump's 100th Judge. Let's Put That Number in Perspective. Vacancies are actually 25% higher than when Trump took office, and the percentage of those vacancies designated as "judicial emergencies" is nearly at an all-time high. More Commentary Ex-Gay Pastor's Counseling of Those Questioning Their Sexuality Could Be at Risk With Equality Act "To remove from the table only the kind of therapy that would help a person walk away from homosexuality, how is that equal? How is that fair?" asks Ken Williams, who is now married with children. More           The Daily Signal is brought to you by more than half a million members of The Heritage Foundation. Donate to The Daily Signal Find us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter How are we doing? We welcome your comments, suggestions, and story tips. Please reply to this email or send us a note at comments@dailysignal.com. The Daily Signal 214 Massachusetts Avenue, NE Washington, DC 20002 (800) 546-2843     Add morningbell@heritage.org to your address book to ensure that you receive emails from us. You are subscribed to this newsletter as johnmhames1.diogenes--light@blogger.com. If you want to receive other Heritage Foundation newsletters, or opt out of this newsletter, please click here to update your subscription.

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