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The Trump administration asks the Supreme Court to overturn Obamacare

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The Trump administration asks the Supreme Court to overturn Obamacare

In a late-night filing, Attorney General Noel Francisco said that after the mandate of individual protection of the law and the two main provisions did not apply, “the rest of the ACA should not be left in effect.”

Judges will hear arguments in this case the following semester, although it is unclear whether this will happen before the November elections.

This dispute ensured another major change in the political landscape during the election season on a problem that has dominated American politics over the past decade. This will be the third time that the court has heard significant challenges to the law. This case pitted a coalition of Democratic attorney general led by California and the House of Representatives, which defended the law, against the Trump administration and a group of red state attorney general led by Texas.

The problem is whether the individual mandate of the law is considered unconstitutional because Congress reduced the sentence to remain uninsured to zero and, if so, whether it would impose the entire law. The federal appeals court in December ruled that the mandate was unconstitutional but adjudicated a decision which, if any, the provisions of the law could be returned to the district court – which had previously stated that all of the laws did not apply.

The government generally sided with the Republican attorney general, but has recently argued that all laws must fall but that the ruling only applies to 18 countries that carry challenges.

In archiving on Thursday, Francisco stressed, “Nothing the Congress of 2017 did showed that the other ACAs would continue to operate without these three integral provisions.”

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He said that “all ACAs must therefore fall within the mandate of individuals, although the scope of assistance included in this case must be limited to the provisions which have proven to injure the plaintiff.”

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi sharply criticized the government after late night filings.

“President Trump and the Republican Party’s campaign to seize the protection and benefits of the Affordable Care Act amid a coronavirus crisis is an unexpected act of cruelty,” he said in a statement Thursday.

Earlier Thursday, Joe Biden, a Democratic presidential candidate, criticized President Donald Trump for continuing to support law enforcement.

“Today, his administration submitted a brief report to the Supreme Court to revoke the health care coverage of 23 million Americans – including 224,000 Wisconsin citizens,” Biden said, commenting on Trump’s visit to Badger State on Thursday. “Every American deserves the peace of mind that comes (with) access to affordable, high-quality health care.”

Biden, who plans to carry out a new health care push to protect the Affordable Care Act this week, was vice-president when former President Barack Obama signed the law in 2010. He called for it to strengthen it by making federal subsidies more generous and generous allows more people to qualify for subsidies. He will also add public options managed by the government and will reduce Medicare’s eligibility age to 60.

Meanwhile, Priorities USA, the super-Piden super PAC, launched a television ad titled “Failing On Health Care,” which highlights Trump’s ongoing efforts to destroy Obamacare and will air in Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, and Michigan. Also, it released a digital ad titled “Pull the Stoppers,” which stressed that 133 million Americans with pre-existing conditions could lose their protection and their costs could rise if the Trump Supreme Court challenge was successful.

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California Attorney General Xavier Becerra defended the law at a campaign event for Biden on Wednesday, saying it allowed millions of Americans to get coverage, especially blacks, Latinos and Asian Americans.

“ACA has changed lives and now through this pandemic, we can all see the value in having greater access to quality health care at affordable prices,” he said, noting that black Americans were four times more likely to be hospitalized with coronaviruses. “Now is not the time to seize our best tools for overcoming the very real and very deadly health disparities in our community.”

Around 11.4 million people registered for the Obamacare 2020 policy on the exchange, while nearly 12.7 million low-income adults were protected through Medicaid expansion. This allows young adults up to the age of 26 to stick to their parents’ policies and prohibit insurance companies from refusing coverage to those who buy their own policies or charge them more due to pre-existing conditions. And that allows many people to get free contraceptives, annual physical exams, mammograms, and cholesterol tests.

This affects almost all Americans, many of whom are unaware of the legal impact.

The filing came a day after Democrat House launched a bill to increase the landmark law. Similar to Biden’s plan, it will make Obamacare’s policies more affordable by strengthening federal premium subsidies – limiting monthly premiums to 8.5% of registrant income and allowing more middle-class Americans to receive subsidies by eliminating income limits four times the poverty level. It also tries to attract more countries to expand Medicaid to low-income adults by covering 100% of costs during the first three years.

And that will reverse some of the steps taken by the Trump administration to weaken the law, including returning funds for marketing and registration assistance during Obamacare’s annual registration period.

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The move in the House of Representatives, led by Pelosi, seeks to draw a sharp contrast between the parties regarding health care, a problem that is becoming more pressing amid a coronavirus pandemic.

“It’s wrong at any time,” said the California Democrat about the government’s attitude. “Now, that’s very stupid.”

This story has been updated with the reaction of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.

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Portuguese historical films will premiere on 29 December.

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Portuguese historical films will premiere on 29 December.

Method Media Bermuda will present the documentary FABRIC: Portuguese History in Bermuda on Thursday, December 29 at the Underwater Research Institute of Bermuda.

A spokesperson said: “Method Media is proud to bring Bermuda Fabric: Portugal History to Bermuda for its 5th and 6th showing at the Bermuda Underwater Observatory. In November and December 2019, Cloth: A Portuguese Story in Bermuda had four sold-out screenings. Now that Bermuda has reopened after the pandemic, it’s time to bring the film back for at least two screenings.

“There are tickets Ptix.bm For $ 20 – sessions at 15:30 and 18:00. Both screenings will be followed by a short Q&A session.

Director and producer Milton Raboso says, “FABRIC is a definitive account of the Portuguese community in Bermuda and its 151 years of history, but it also places Bermuda, Acors and Portugal in the world history and the events that have fueled those 151 years.

“It took more than 10 years to implement FABRIC. The film was supported by the Minister of Culture, the Government of the Azores and private donors.

Bermuda Media Method [MMB] Created in 2011 by producer Milton Raposo. MMB has created content for a wide range of clients: Bermuda’s new hospital renovation, reinsurance, travel campaigns, international sports and more. MMB pays special attention to artistic, cultural and historical content.

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CRISTANO RONALDO CAN MAKE UP A GIANT IN CARIOCA AND PORTUGUESE TECHNICIAN SAYS ‘There will be room’

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Maestro de Braga is the first Portuguese in the National Symphony Orchestra of Cuba.

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Maestro de Braga is the first Portuguese in the National Symphony Orchestra of Cuba.

Maestro Filipe Cunha, Artistic Director of the Philharmonic Orchestra of Braga, has been invited to conduct the Cuban National Symphony Orchestra, as announced today.

According to a statement sent by O MINHO, “he will be the first Portuguese conductor to conduct this orchestra in its entire history.”

In addition to this orchestra, the maestro will also work with the Lyceo Mozarteum de la Habana Symphony Orchestra.

The concerts will take place on 4 and 12 March 2023 at the National Theater of Cuba in Havana.

In the words of the maestro, quoted in the statement, “these will be very beautiful concerts with difficult but very complex pieces” and therefore he feels “very motivated”.

From the very beginning, Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 2 will be performed by an Italian pianist (Luigi Borzillo), whom the maestro wants to bring to Portugal later this year. In the same concert, Mendelshon’s First Symphony will be performed.

Then, at the second concert, in the company of the Mexican clarinetist Angel Zedillo, he will perform the Louis Sfora Concerto No. 2. In this concert, the maestro also conducts Tchaikovsky’s Fifth Symphony.

“This is an international recognition of my work. An invitation that I accept with humility and great responsibility. I was surprised to learn that I would be the first Portuguese member of the Cuban National Symphony Orchestra. This is a very great honor,” the maestro said in a statement.

“I take with me the name of the city of Braga and Portugal with all the responsibility that goes with it, and I hope to do a good job there, leaving a good image and putting on great concerts. These will be very special concerts because, in addition to performing pieces that I love, especially Rachmaninov and Tchaikovsky, I will be directing two wonderful soloists who are also my friends. It will be very beautiful,” concludes Filipe Cunha.

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