Nebraska Woman Loses Health Insurance for Fourth Time Under Obamacare

[The Daily Signal] Feb. 2, 2017 Good morning from Washington, where Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch is meeting with senators who will vote on his confirmation. If that happens soon, he could be part of some big decisions, Fred Lucas reports. What if your health coverage got canceled four times under Obamacare? Melissa Quinn has one woman's story. Civilians quake as the war in Ukraine erupts anew. Nolan Peterson files from Kyiv. Plus: Robin Simcox on morality and national security, and Katrina Trinko on the left's squeamishness about unborn babies. It's Groundhog Day. News [Nebraska Woman Loses Health Insurance for Fourth Time Under Obamacare] Since the health care law's implementation three years ago, Pamela Weldin, 60, has lost her insurance four different times. [Read More] News [Neil Gorsuch Could Rule on These 3 Big Cases If He Joins Supreme Court Soon] "It's doable to get a swift confirmation. The average Supreme Court confirmation comes in 67 days. Justice Ginsburg was confirmed in 50 days," says Carrie Severino of the Judicial Crisis Network. [Read More] Commentary [The Question the Left Won't Answer on Abortion] Fox News' Tucker Carlson asked a California Democrat if abortion was "the taking of a human life." His answer showcased the illogical thinking of the left on this issue. [Read More] News ['Humanitarian Disaster': Thousands of Civilians Caught in the Crossfire as the War in Ukraine Escalates] Ukrainian officials say that a combined force of pro-Russian separatists and Russian regulars in eastern Ukraine is deliberately trying to derail the February 2015 cease-fire, called Minsk II, writes Nolan Peterson, who is based in Ukraine. [Read More] News [Conservative Lawmakers Warn Congress Not to Reinstate Earmarks] "When people talk about the fact that Congress needs to get back in charge of its own spending, I couldn't agree more," says Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah. "But that does not mean, 'Bring back earmarks.'" [Read More] Commentary [Keeping America Safe Involves Morally Difficult Decisions] Taking at face value much of the commentary surrounding "extreme vetting" in recent days, one would be led to believe that no moral dilemmas exist when it comes to easing the terror threat. [Read More] News [Republican Lawmakers Call for Swift Confirmation of Betsy DeVos] Two GOP senators announced Wednesday they wouldn't support Betsy DeVos. Republican Rep. Dave Brat, who championed DeVos' confirmation in a letter, says, "The status quo is currently not doing the job for too many kids, particularly those in the inner cities." [Read More] [The Daily Signal] The Daily Signal is brought to you by more than half a million members of The Heritage Foundation. [Donate to The Daily Signal] [Find us on Facebook] [Find us on Facebook] [Follow us on Twitter] [Follow us on Twitter] How are we doing? We welcome your comments, suggestions, and story tips. Please reply to this email or send us a note at [comments@dailysignal.com]. The Daily Signal 214 Massachusetts Avenue, NE Washington, DC 20002 [(800) 546-2843] 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.] -