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Simon J. Levien retweeted
New — House Dems sent a health care wishlist to Hakeem Jeffries
@simonjlevien obtained an 84-page agenda of Dems’ potential health policy plans. It was crafted by a working group led by Reps. AOC and Terri Sewell.
No consensus on Medicare for All.
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Simon J. Levien retweeted
POLITICO is hiring two reporters for our stellar health care team, including a Hill reporter and someone to write Prescription Pulse with *yours truly*.
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Simon J. Levien retweeted
NEW: Foreign doctors trained and ready to work are barred by Trump's visa freeze.
"A bunch of physicians, well-trained, just sitting at home doing nothing," a Pennsylvania physician from Nigeria tells POLITICO as hospitals face shortages.
@simonjlevien⬇️
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Simon J. Levien retweeted
My first international byline is out today in @washingtonpost! I reported on Terradot, a start-up that’s working to sequester large amounts of carbon using crushed rock in Brazil. washingtonpost.com/climate-s…
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I joined @politico today as a healthcare reporter, covering doctors, hospitals and their relationships in Washington! 🏨🏛
Please send tips and add me to your press lists via slevien@politico.com.
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Simon J. Levien retweeted
Here’s our @wsj obituary of former Ways and Means Chairman Charlie Rangel. wsj.com/us-news/charles-rang…
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Vance will attend Trump's rally in Butler, Pa., on Saturday, according to a campaign official
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At the DNC, Chicago's Trump Tower is a Republican enclave nytimes.com/live/2024/08/20/…
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Trump said that Biden was "never" fit to be POTUS. Read his reaction: nytimes.com/2024/07/21/us/po…
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JD Vance, Trump's VP pick, once called Trump "cultural heroin." Here's how Vance made an about-face on the former president: nytimes.com/2024/07/15/us/jd…
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I was the @nytimes reporter at the Trump rally in Butler. If you have info relevant to the assassination attempt and what happens next, email me or DM me for Signal
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Read our explainer on Project 2025, a conservative policy playbook written by Trump allies that has the public in a stir: nytimes.com/article/project-…
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He told Biden to ‘Pass the torch.’ It cost him his role in a state campaign.
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NEW: The Biden campaign will release an ad today targeting Trump's anti-abortion record. Read about it from me in @nytimes:
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Radio Host Who Was Fed Questions by Biden Campaign Leaves Philadelphia Station nytimes.com/2024/07/07/us/po…
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Imagine a presidency that could be, unburdened by what has been.
@Kellen_Browning & I wrote about the "KHive" for VP Kamala Harris —
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As you may have seen, a Biden campaign staffer tried to cut off two interviews I did with attendees of a VP Harris rally who were critical of President Biden.
I asked her after the interviews, why? She said she was just doing her job.
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The debate is a hard act to follow, but VP Kamala Harris held TV interviews to assure supporters about Biden while acknowledging the president's "slow start."
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