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Joe Biden’s ‘no’ on ‘Medicare-for-all’ is a ruse

July 15, 2019 Sally C. Pipes

Former Vice President Joe Biden has reiterated his opposition to any health reform plan that would scrap ObamaCare, including "Medicare-for-all." According to the former vice president, "starting over" on health care would be "a sin." Instead, Biden proposed expanding ObamaCare to include a "public option," wherein...

Kerry Jackson Responds to President Trump’s Take on CA Homeless Crisis in Daily Signal

July 02, 2019 Pacific Research Institute

‘This Is the Liberal Establishment’: As Homelessness Rises in Major Cities, Trump Speaks Out By Fred Lucas President Donald Trump says he is working on a plan to address a spike in homelessness in the United States, particularly in several California cities. During a Fox News Channel interview...

Read Heartland News Story on Sally Pipes Creation of Benjamin Rush Institute

June 27, 2019 Pacific Research Institute

Organization Spreads Pro-Freedom Ideas in Medical Schools By Leo Pusateri In a time when 51 percent of millennials say they have a positive view of socialism, there is an organization spreading the word of free markets and capitalism in one of the sectors most vulnerable to government...

Despite High Costs, Americans Support Potential of Innovative Gene Therapies to Cure Difficult-to-Treat Diseases

June 26, 2019 Pacific Research Institute

SAN FRANCISCO – A new poll from the California-based nonpartisan think tank, the Pacific Research Institute (PRI), shows that Americans overwhelmingly support innovative gene therapies, which change the focus of medicine from treating illnesses to curing illnesses. Click here to read the top-line results of PRI's...

Kerry Jackson Discusses Living in Fear in California on Newsmax TV

June 18, 2019 Pacific Research Institute

Watch Kerry Jackson, fellow with PRI's Center for California Reform, discuss his new book, Living in Fear in California, on "The Brett Winterble Show" on Newsmax TV. Click here to watch the interview (The interview begins at the 1:01:35 mark) ...

Read Wayne Winegarden’s Comments on Administration’s Trade Wars in Bankrate

June 07, 2019 Pacific Research Institute

The Trump administration’s trade wars are whipping Fed policy back and forth By Sarah Foster President Donald Trump’s trade wars just might prompt the Federal Reserve rate cut he’s been clamoring for — but for the wrong reasons. Weeks after the White House slapped higher duties on Chinese imports...

Sally Pipes Responds to CA Push to Expand Medicaid for Undocumented in Daily Signal

June 07, 2019 Pacific Research Institute

California Lawmakers Move to Expand Medicaid for Illegal Immigrants By Kaylee Greenlee The California Assembly voted 44-11 in favor of a bill last week that broadens state Medicaid coverage to include illegal immigrants to the tune of more than $3 billion annually. Under federal law, Medi-Cal, the state’s Medicaid...

Sally Pipes Responds to Push for Healthcare for Undocumented in Calmatters

June 05, 2019 Pacific Research Institute

California poised to go further than any state to insure the undocumented—too pricey, or about time? By Elizabeth Aguilera As California moves closer than ever to offering free health care to low-income undocumented adults—at a potential cost of $1 billion—battle lines are being drawn about who should...

Wayne Winegarden Discusses Fears of US Recession in Yahoo! Finance Article

June 05, 2019 Pacific Research Institute

US recovery closes in on 10 year milestone as fears abound that the party is ending By Calder McHugh As the U.S. economy inches closer to a record-setting decade of sustained growth, experts are increasingly worried that a cliff — caused by a multi-front trade war —could...

Wayne Winegarden Responds to Latest Round of Tariffs in Las Vegas Review Journal

June 04, 2019 Pacific Research Institute

GOP senators speak out against Trump’s tariffs on Mexican imports By Debra J. Saunders The Trump administration worked Tuesday to contain blowback that followed President Donald Trump’s announcement last week of new tariffs on Mexican goods — both from Mexico City and Senate Republicans who openly expressed their...

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