Juliet Eilperin
Recent Stories By Juliet Eilperin:
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A Plan to Drastically Cut EPA Staff and Programs Is on Trump’s DeskMarch 2, 2017
The Office of Management and Budget has suggested deep cuts to the Environmental Protection Agency’s budget that would reduce its staff by one-fifth in the first year and eliminate dozens of programs...
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Obama Would Impose Onetime Tax on Overseas ProfitsFebruary 1, 2015
President Obama's budget request set for release Monday includes plans for a six-year, $478 billion public works program that would be paid for with a one-time 14 percent tax on overseas corporate...
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Obamacare Mandate for Companies Under 100 Workers Delayed until 2016February 10, 2014
The Obama administration announced Monday it would give medium-sized employers an extra year, until 2016, before they must offer health insurance to their full-time workers. Firms with at least 100...
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Major Obamacare Deadline Gets Secret ExtensionDecember 23, 2013
At midnight Monday, the official deadline arrives for Americans to sign up through the new federal health insurance exchange for health plans that begin Jan. 1. But, without any public announcement,...
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Obamacare ‘Ready’ for Rollout After Tech FixesNovember 30, 2013
Administration officials are preparing to announce Sunday that they have met their Saturday deadline for improving HealthCare.gov, according to government officials, in part by expanding the site’s...
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CMS Demanded Results Too Late to Meet Obamacare Deadline November 24, 2013
At 9 a.m. on Aug. 22, a team of federal health officials sat down in a Baltimore conference room with at least a dozen employees of CGI Federal, the company with the main contract to build the online...
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How Politics Doomed Obamacare's RolloutNovember 3, 2013
In May 2010, two months after the Affordable Care Act squeaked through Congress, President Obama’s top economic aides were getting worried. Larry Summers, director of the White House’s National...
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White House Scrambles to Secure Support for ObamacareOctober 27, 2013
By the time President Obama acknowledged on Monday that his signature health-care program had serious problems, it was clear the political stakes had escalated for the White House. And so that...
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Obama Takes Aim at Power Plants to Slow Climate ChangeJune 23, 2013
President Obama will announce his intention to limit greenhouse gas emissions from existing power plants, increase appliance efficiency standards and promote renewable energy development on public...
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IRS’s Lerner Placed on Paid Administrative LeaveMay 24, 2013
The Internal Revenue Service official responsible for the office that targeted certain organizations seeking tax-exempt status was placed on paid administrative leave Thursday, making her the second...
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Outrage Over IRS Targeting of Conservative GroupsMay 13, 2013
At various points over the past two years, Internal Revenue Service officials singled out for scrutiny not only groups with “tea party” or “patriot” in their names but also nonprofit groups that...
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National Parks Show Signs of Federal Budget Cuts August 21, 2012
Chatham Manor, the elegant 241-year-old Georgian house that served as a Union headquarters during the Civil War, remains a must-see stop on tours of Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military...