Repealing Obamacare Is Just the Start: How to Fix American Health Care, Part 1

[The Daily Signal] Jan. 13, 2017 Happy Friday from Washington. One week from today, Donald Trump takes the oath of office. Meanwhile, conservatives in Congress move toward repealing Obamacare and giving Americans health care options. We've got a video report from Melissa Quinn and commentaries from Rachel Bovard and Jim DeMint. Trump's Pentagon pick vows to stand up to Russia, Josh Siegel reports. Plus: Black leaders tell Kelsey Harkness they vouch for the nominee for attorney general, and Kevin Mooney airs radicals' plans to "shut down" Trump's big day. Commentary [Repealing Obamacare Is Just the Start: How to Fix American Health Care, Part 1] In the first part of an exclusive series for The Daily Signal, Heritage Foundation President Jim DeMint explains how to clear away the obstacles impeding innovative health care reform. [Read More] News [Black Leaders Who Support Jeff Sessions: 'He Is a Good Man, Let That Be Heard'] "What's happening with Jeff Sessions … [is] left tactic 101," says Rev. Ralph J. Chittams Sr. "If you are a conservative and you are white, you have to be a racist." [Watch the Video] News [Trump Protesters Vow to 'Shut Down' Inauguration, Related Celebrations] A coalition of leftist causes calling itself Disrupt J20 plans a series of organizing sessions, classes, protests, and other activities aimed at disrupting Donald Trump's inauguration as president Jan. 20. [Read More] Commentary [Why Quick Repeal of Obamacare Should Come Before Replacement] Under a simultaneous repeal-and-replace effort, 60 votes would be required to repeal Obamacare, instead of 51—an impossibility, as Republicans only have 52 votes in the Senate. [Read More] News [What You Need to Know About the Process Republicans Are Using to Repeal Obamacare] GOP lawmakers are taking a crack at repealing the health care law through a process called reconciliation, and the Senate took the first major step toward dismantling the law Thursday. [Watch the Video] News [Trump's Entrepreneurial Approach Threatens the Washington Establishment, Says Newt Gingrich] The key to understanding Trumpism, Newt Gingrich says, is to understand how Trump makes decisions. "Trump knows you get what you inspect, not what you expect," notes the former House speaker. [Read More] News [Pentagon Nominee James Mattis Warns of Russian Attempts to 'Break NATO'] Russia is the principal threat facing the United States, and the new administration should increase support to allies in the face of the Kremlin's attempts to "break the North Atlantic alliance," Trump's choice for defense secretary testified Thursday. [Read More] [The Daily Signal] The Daily Signal is brought to you by more than half a million members of The Heritage Foundation. [Find us on Facebook] Find us on Facebook [Follow us on Twitter] Follow us on Twitter The Daily Signal 214 Massachusetts Avenue, NE Washington, DC 20002 [(800) 546-2843] [Donate to The Daily Signal] Add [morningbell@heritage.org] to your address book to ensure that you receive emails from us. You are subscribed to this newsletter as {EMAIL}. If you want to receive other Heritage Foundation newsletters, or opt out of this newsletter, [please click here to update your subscription.] -