Executive Order

Donald Trump's First Executive Order Is To Fuck Over Homeowners

... lot down in the first place or are working toward improving their credit. Obama’s HUD secretary Julian Castro was pretty damn hopeful when the FHA issued its decision earlier this month. He  boasting to CNBC that he had “no reason to believe that this will be scaled back. The fund is in a much stronger position than it’s been in years.” Congratulations, Castro, you played yourself. This shouldn’t come as too big of a shock, as the GOP was pretty anti-reduction from the start, claiming it would threaten a system so newly bailed out. It was a topic of discussion during Ben Carson’s senate hearing even. Trump’s HUD secretary-designate said he’d examine the policy, but lo and behold, President Trump decided to do him a favor and just eliminate the damn thing altogether. The rate cuts were set to take effect on January 27. In other HUD-related news, Republican Arizona congressman Paul Gosar wants to fuck up the Fair Housing Act. This is the politician who described the Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing rule as that of “Obama’s most aggressive attempt yet to force his utopian ideology on American communities” and thinks housing ...

Trump Signs Executive Order That Could Effectively Gut Obamacare’s Individual Mandate

... However, some of these are embedded in the law, so it is unclear what latitude the executive branch will have. Though the new administration’s specific intentions are not yet clear, the order’s breadth and early timing carry symbolic value for a president who made repealing the ACA — his predecessor’s signature domestic achievement — a leading campaign promise."  Read more. Overseas, some react with alarm to Trump’s ‘America first’ pledge:  Gerry Mullany and Steven Erlanger report for the New York Times : "In the Philippines, nationalists rallied outside the United States Embassy in Manila, setting fire to an American flag with a picture of President Trump’s face. In China, state media highlighted the “violent” protests that accompanied his inauguration. In Germany, the vice chancellor warned of a “drastic radicalization” in American politics and said Berlin stood ...

What Trump’s First Executive Action On Mortgage Premium Cuts Means For You

... Mary Bowerman and Sean Rossman , USA TODAY Published 1:25 p.m. ET Jan. 21, 2017 | Updated 4 hours ago. On his first day as president, Trump signed a number of executive orders, including one that orders all federal agencies and departments to start finding a way to ease the transition away from Obamacare and replace it with another healthcare plan. USA TODAY NETWORK. President Trump, flanked by Vice President Pence and chief of staff Reince Priebus, signs an executive order on health care on Friday. (Photo: Evan Vucci, AP). Corrections & Clarifications: An earlier version of this story misidentified the action taken by the Trump administration. President Donald Trump blocked an Obama administration policy Friday that would have reduced the cost of mortgages for millions of home buyers. Here’s a look at what Trump’s first executive action means for your mortgage. What happened. In the first hour of Trump's presidency, the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development sent a letter to lenders, real estate brokers and closing agents ...

What Does Trump's Affordable Care Act Executive Order Do

... of the Affordable Care Act." But he talks about easing the burden, not just on individuals, but on insurance companies, on hospitals, on doctors, on medical device-makers, pretty much across the board, saying this law is hurting the entire health care industry. And what it does is essentially sets the direction of policy for it. It tells all the heads of all his agencies, who haven't yet been confirmed mostly, that they should find ways to ease the financial burden of this law on all these constituencies. MARTIN: Now, that's a pretty sweeping mandate. What can the order specifically require them to do at this point. KODJAK: Well, it's a little bit vague because it depends on how aggressive they want to be. He specifically mentions the Department of Health and Human Services. He's nominated Representative Tom Price, who ...

Trump Signs Executive Order That Could Gut Affordable Care Act's Individual Mandate

... could gut Affordable Care Act's individual mandate. Donald Trump. Pool / Getty Images. President Donald Trump signs his first executive oder, ordering federal agencies to ease the burden of President Barack Obama's Affordable Care Act. (Pool / Getty Images). Ashley Parker, Amy Goldstein The Washington Post. President Donald Trump signed an executive order late Friday giving federal agencies broad powers to unwind regulations created under the Affordable Care Act , which might include enforcement of the penalty for people who fail to carry the health insurance that the law requires of most Americans. The executive order, signed in the Oval Office as one of the new president's first actions, directs agencies to grant relief to all constituencies affected by the sprawling 2010 health-care law: consumers, insurers, hospitals, doctors, pharmaceutical companies, states and others. It does not describe specific federal rules to be softened or lifted, but it appears to give room for agencies to eliminate an array of ACA taxes ...

Trump Exercises Presidential Pen To Issue ‘executive Order’ No. 1 Hana Levi Julian

... Secretary of Defense by Vice President Mike Pence, and General John Kelly was sworn in as U. S. Secretary of Homeland Security. Hana Levi Julian. About the Author: Hana Levi Julian is a Middle East news analyst with a degree in Mass Communication and Journalism from Southern Connecticut State University. A past columnist with The Jewish Press and senior editor at Arutz 7, Ms. Julian has written for __link__, __link__ and other media outlets, in addition to her years working in broadcast journalism. If you don't see your comment after publishing it, refresh the page. Our comments section is intended for meaningful responses and debates in a civilized manner. We ask that you respect the fact that we are a religious Jewish website and avoid inappropriate language at all cost. If you promote any foreign religions, gods or messiahs, lies about Israel, anti-Semitism, or advocate violence (except against terrorists), your permission to comment may be revoked. He is a man of his word unlike his predecessor. ...

Trump Begins With Action On Obamacare, Regulation Freeze And Confirmations

... regulation freeze and confirmations President Trump ended his first day in office Friday by ordering all federal departments and agencies to find ways to ease the economic burden of President Obama's health care plan as Congress works to repeal and replace it, spokesman Sean Spicer said. Check out this story on __link__: __link__ j Hl 6 Ve. Cancel Send. A link has been sent to your friend's email address. A link has been posted to your Facebook feed. To find out more about Facebook commenting please read the Conversation Guidelines and FAQs. Trump begins with action on Obamacare, regulation freeze and confirmations. David Jackson and Gregory Korte , USA TODAY Published 12:44 p.m. ET Jan. 20, 2017 | Updated 10:29 p.m. ET Jan. 20, 2017. President Donald Trump signed his first executive order as president, ordering federal agencies to ease the burden of President Barack Obama's sweeping health care law. Retired Gen. James Mattis took the oath of office to be defense secretary. (Jan. 20) AP. ...

Trump Will Sign Executive Order To Defund International Planned Parenthood This Weekend

... 1993, then reinstated by former President George W. Bush when he took office in 2001. Eight years later, former President Barack Obama overturned the rule. So reports that the new president may reinstate the policy are not surprising. Regardless, Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N. H.) told Foreign Policy that she is prepared to fight Trump on the matter through legislative procedures, should he reinstate the rule through executive order. Any legislation to overturn the president’s policy decision on this matter would need to pass through the Republican-controlled House and Senate, and would even then likely face a veto from Trump. “It will be one of their first actions, which is very short-sighted,” she told the magazine. And Amnesty International said the move would “send a dangerous message to the world that the reproductive ...