The White House Champions of Change program wants to honor those people who have helped people in their communities take advantage of the Affordable Care Act's growing benefits and those who have championed access to health care for everyone in their community throughout their careers.
Before the nearly two-year-old Affordable Care Act was passed, children were refused insurance coverage because of a pre-existing condition and people with chronic conditions ran out of insurance coverage because their expenses hit lifetime limits. Now young adults under the age of 26 can stay on their parent's coverage.
Tea party Republicans in Congress want to cut funds for unemployment insurance (UI) while adding provisions to an UI extension bill that would punish and humiliate jobless workers. The clock is ticking for long-term unemployed workers—their UI expires Feb. 29. Congress needs to stop playing games and pass jobless aid now.
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Two years ago, the Supreme Court undermined our democracy when it struck down restrictions on independent campaign spending by corporations and their supporters. Says AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka: "The Citizens United ruling further tilted the playing field in favor of the 1% and against the 99%."
