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To: From: Sent: Subject: Jackson, Ryan[jackson.ryan@epa.gov] American Enterprise Institute Thur 7/27/2017 10:10:25 AM AEI Today: It's still mission impossible for the Republican health plan . It's still mission impossible for the Republican health plan AEl's daily publication of independent research, insightful analysis, and scholarly debate Reuters It's still mission impossible for the Republican health bill Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell did the seemingly impossible on Monday and got the votes he needed to proceed on consideration of the House plan for repealing and replacing Obamacare. At this point, it's hard to tell what will happen in the coming days, but the scene looks troubling. The problem for Senate Republicans is that their principal goal is incompatible with the process they are using to pass the legislation. Twenty20 The left denies the role of marriage in escaping li|j^ Sierra Club v. EPA, 1:17-cv-01906 ED_001523_00003137-00001 For today's progressives, marriage doesn't matter when it comes to fighting poverty. In a column titled "No, young people aren't poor because they're not married," Melissa Boteach and Anusha Ravi of the Center for American Progress argue that "[two] poor people getting married does not make anyone less poor." Their underlying assumption is that marriage is irrelevant to poverty simply because it's not a panacea. Reuters The US has paralyzed itself by fixating on the The collapse of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria ought to pull away the shroud of post-9/11 confusion that has occluded the strategic vision of the United States and the West in general. By abstracting out a war on terror from the larger struggle for Middle East power, we have paralyzed ourselves into a kind of short-range target obsession. In doing so, we violate Clausewitz's first dictum: to understand the nature of the conflict. Reuters Conservatives need a goal. It should be universal coverage. The Affordable Care Act is in bad shape, with premiums increasing at an alarming rate, insurers leaving the exchanges, and a new Sierra Club v. EPA, 1:17-cv-01906 ED_001523_00003137-00002 administration much less willing to prop it up. We aren't in a "death spiral," but some action will be needed, especially given the progress made on Capitol Hill this week. But Republicans don't seem to know what they want to achieve -- other than being able to say that they repealed Obamacare. More from AEI Liberals want Republicans to stop being Republicans Ramesh Ponnuru | Bloomberg View At last, Congress seems to be taking an interest in the FCC Daniel Lyo . hPolicyDaily.com Bret Swanson: After a decade-long drought, America is on the verge of a productivity boom James Pethokoukis | AEldeas Beware of Greeks bearing bonds Desmc iman | InsideSources According to one liberal writer, Donald Trump is not so radical a president Michael Barone | Washington Examiner AEI in the news: Washington may allow states to decide essential health benefits Sara Hans; . omberg BNA In an open letter to America's first 'drug czar,' Milton Friedman made the case for decriminalizing drugs Mark J. Perry | AEldeas Sierra Club v. EPA, 1:17-cv-01906 ED_O01523_00003137-00003 The left is looking to the Fed to juice the economy James Pethokoukis | AEldeas Watch: Are carbon taxes a problem or a solution? Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and Brian Schatz (D-HI) weigh in Aparna Mathur | AEI event video Quiz: Test your knowledge of recent economic news and data Mark J. Perry | AEldeas Around the web: Wisconsin firm offers to implant remote-control microchips in its employees Matt Winesett | AEldeas AEI cares about your inbox. Want to tailor your AEI subscriptions? CHck here and get content that matters to you View^onjme | Ensure.deliyery | Subscribe American Enterprise Institute 1789 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20036 P: 202.862.5800 I F: 202.862.7177 I www.aei.org This message is for: iajdtsojjj^^^ [ Majaje^references^ | Ujjsubsribe Sierra Club v. EPA, 1:17-cv-01906 ED_001523_00003137-00004