Those trying to get rid of the Affordable Care Act (aka Obamacare) are traveling the country trying to drum up support to force Congress to “defund” the new law, just as the many of the law’s reforms are about to take effect. A group led by former Senator Jim DeMint who now heads The Heritage […]
President Barack Obama met with African-American church and faith leaders at the White House to discuss the 50th Anniversary of the March on Washington. The discussion with the President focused on how civil rights and equality are closely tied to voting rights and closing the gap on education, unemployment, and access to health care. The […]
As the Indiana Legislature enters its crucial final two weeks, Afternoons with Amos broadcast live from the State House talking with numerous legislators about issues still left unresolved. Major issues include how to deal with falling revenues at Indiana’s gambling casinos and horse racing tracks. Whether the State should provide dollars to help pay for […]
Indiana Governor Mike Pence visited Afternoons with Amos to talk with Amos and listeners about a wide range of issues. In his first visit to the program as Governor, Pence discussed a number of leading issues affecting Indiana, though time and again the Governor returned to what he said was the top issue for Hoosiers […]
In a major President’s Day surprise, two of the Indianapolis areas’ leading health care institutions are joining forces. Community Health Network and Health & Hospital Corporation of Marion County have established an innovative partnership between Wishard-Eskenazi Health and Community Health Network to place both systems and Indianapolis in the best possible position for health care […]
EXCLUSIVE: In their only broadcast debate, Democratic Rep. Andre Carson and Republican challenger Carlos May clashed sharply on a wide variety of issues during a formal debate Monday. The two men in the race for the 7th Congressional District seat appeared in a special edition of Afternoons with Amos. At times the discussion between Rep. […]
Republican candidate for Governor Mike Pence appeared on Afternoons with Amos to explain his proposal to cut income taxes for all Hoosiers by 10% if elected. Pence is convinced that his plan would help Hoosiers hurting because of the recession and would help stimulate the economy and increase jobs by having Indiana’s tax rates the […]
Democratic US Senate candidate Joe Donnelly appeared on Afternoons with Amos and explained why he was one of a handful of Democrats who voted a Contempt of Congress citation against Attorney General Eric Holder. The Congressional Black Caucus and a majority of Democrats in the House opposed the GOP led effort to condemn Holder for […]
The US Supreme Court has ruled that the Affordable Care Act (ACA), the health care reform measure passed by Congress in 2010 over fierce opposition from Republicans and the Tea Party, is LEGAL! Voting to uphold the basic structure of the law were Chief Justice John Roberts and Justices Ginsberg, Breyer, Sotomayor, and Kagan. Voting […]
Not waiting for the opinion of the US Supreme Court, Republican candidate for 7th District Congress Carlos May endorses a system where the State of Indiana, working with other states, would create their own health care plan for state residents. In his first campaign appearance on Afternoons with Amos, May explained to Amos and listeners […]
The landmark health care reform law is now two years old. One of the centerpieces of President Barack Obama’s first term. Afternoons with Amos talked about the law’s benefits and successes with Dr. Nadine Gracia, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services. Dr. Gracia is the point person for Minority Health issues for HHS. […]
On March 23 of this year, after months of heated conservative backlash at town halls and Tea Party rallies nationwide, President Obama signed into law HR 3590, which enacted sweeping changes to America’s health care system. Not a single Senate or House Republican supported the bill.
