BET Wire: House GOP Still Wants to 'Repeal and Replace' Obamacare
Republicans not keen to extending unemployment benefits.
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In Case You Missed It - The Senate is working on a three-month extension for unemployment benefits; Sen. Cory Booker forms volunteer crew to shovel out Newark residents; House Republicans target Obamacare again and more. — Joyce Jones (@BETpolitichick) (Photo: BET)
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Not What Dante Had in Mind - When friends of Dante de Blasio asked whether school would be canceled due to snow, he replied that "Old man winter will decide," but he'd try to convince his father, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, to extend their holiday vacation. His mother, Chirlane McCray, had a different idea and tweeted this photo with the message, "What Dante will be doing if he does not go to school tomorrow." (Photo: Chirlane McCray via Twitter)
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Out of Bounds - Michael Walrond, senior pastor of Harlem's First Corinthian Baptist Church and director of National Action Network's ministers division, lives in New Jersey. But that's not stopping him from launching a challenge to New York Rep. Charles Rangel. According to state law, Walrond doesn't have to actually live in the district until after he wins the seat. (Photo: Courtesy of National Action Network)
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There They Go Again - In the coming weeks, the Republican-led House will hold votes to place more security measures on the exchanges and take other steps to address transparency, Politico reports. The goal is to “protect the American people from the harmful effects of Obamacare by ultimately repealing and replacing the law," Majority Leader Eric Cantor wrote in a letter to the GOP caucus. (Photo: AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)
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Flatly Illegal - Eleven Republican attorneys general are calling the White House plan to let consumers keep their insurance plans for an additional year "flatly illegal." In a letter to Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, they wrote, “We support allowing citizens to keep their health insurance coverage, but the only way to fix this problem-ridden law is to enact changes lawfully: through congressional action.” (Photo: Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
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Taking (Gun) Control - The White House hasn't given up on gun control. On Jan. 3 it announced that the Justice Department will propose a regulation to clarify who is federally prohibited from possessing a firearm because of mental health issues. In addition, Health and Human Services will propose a regulation to address barriers that prevent states from using the federal background check system to provide "limited information on those persons." (Photo: Scott Olson/Getty Images)
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Old Habits Die Hard - Cory Booker may no longer be Newark's mayor, but that's not stopping the U.S. Senate's newest member from lending a hand to seniors and others in need. On Jan. 3, he announced on Twitter that he was heading out with his shovel and called for recruits to join his voluntary crew. (Photo: AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)
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Oops! - Chicago resident Alane Church mistakenly received a book of personal Obama family photos for Christmas, the Associated Press reports. Church, who plans to get the gift to the person it was meant for, told NBC's Today Show that the photos of Malia and Sasha illustrate "very special, private moments of their year of 2013 together." (Photo: Today Show via NBC)