There are over 500,000 Eversource customers without power because of the Tropical Storm, and Eversource Spokesperson Mitch Gross joined the show to talk about what they're doing to restore power and bring things back to normal.
Congressman John Larson, who was recently appointed the Chairman of the Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee, joins Brad and Paul to discuss the future of Social Security and how we can protect and expand it.
Linda Szynkowicz Fight Voter Fraud.org
"Don't Risk Your American Dream" Non-Citizen PSA
It is illegal to vote if you're not eligible, and it's also unlawful to remain registered under certain circumstances. Our efforts at Fight Voter Fraud, Inc. support people who are going through the legal process of becoming U.S. citizens and want to avoid any potential issues that might arise from being mistakenly registered to vote. Please share the video on social media or via email, or download and share the hard-copy PSA flyer. Click here for more information about our PSA.
In other news, here are some recent wins for election integrity:
Pennsylvania: The state is making progress with absentee ballots, now requiring both a signature and a date on the ballot. The Supreme Court has supported this by declining to consider a challenge, ensuring these requirements remain in place.
Georgia: Their election board is reviewing cases involving election officials who dismissed tens of thousands of legitimate challenges brought forward by voters.
We encourage you to stay vigilant these next few weeks. Here's how Fight Voter Fraud can help.
ReportIt App: Please use our ReportIt App to report suspected voter fraud anonymously. If you see something, say something.
Double Registered, Double Voter Data: Visit our website to download our double-registered, double-voter data request form, where you can review the names of suspected double-registered individuals in your county or district and learn how to submit challenges correctly -- we'll even teach you how to use the data to help clean the voter rolls.
A proposed bill PB317 has been written by CT State Senator Eric Berthel which proposes to require insurance companies to cover bariatric surgery benefits. Despite coverage by Medicaid and Medicare in our state, the majority of private insurance plans do not offer bariatric surgery as a benefit. When the ACS was passed by Obama, the essential benefit in Connecticut was based on the current coverage by our biggest HMO: Connecticare. As a result Obamacare has NOT covered bariatric surgery. Most insurers do not and have not been forced to offer the benefit. Many of our patients have switched to Medicaid for coverage despite having good jobs. This has caused a burden to taxpayers. State employees also have bariatric surgery coverage. Darren Tishler spoke to Brad and Paul about it
