Republican priorities

In one quiet decision last month, two powerful Republicans threw a $22 billion gift to the private HMO industry.
     Then, they wrote a budget that eliminated $4.9 billion from one of the most successful and socially important initiatives the federal government pays for: making sure that deadbeat dads pay what they owe their families.
     And eliminated $12.7 billion in aid to college students...
     And gave states “sweeping new authority to impose premiums and co-payments on millions of low-income people covered by Medicaid... [and to] scale back benefits for many recipients.”
     Republican priorities. Gotta love ’em.