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Exclusive: Senator Blackburn Explains How the GOP Health Plan Puts Money in Americans’ Hands

Exclusive: Senator Blackburn Explains How the GOP Health Plan Puts Money in Americans’ Hands

by Zachery Schmidt | Dec 16, 2025 | News, Policy, Tennessee, The South, TN LEAD

Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) told The Tennessee Star in an exclusive interview that the new Republicans’ bill proposal would send money back to Americans rather than to insurance companies. Last week, Senator Mike Crapo (R-ID) introduced the Health Care Freedom for...
HHS to Reduce Staff, Save Taxpayers $1.8 Billion Yearly

HHS to Reduce Staff, Save Taxpayers $1.8 Billion Yearly

by Zachery Schmidt | Mar 27, 2025 | National, News, Policy

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced on Thursday that it will reduce its full-time employee workforce by around 10,000. HHS said this reduction will save American taxpayers $1.8 billion yearly. Including early retirements and Fork in the Road,...

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