Sanders Calls for Democrats to Pass ‘Medicare for All’
Sanders said Democrats should use their new majorities to expand coverage, reverse Medicaid cuts and restore Affordable Care Act subsidies.
- On Thursday, Sen. Bernie Sanders urged Democrats to pass Medicare for All legislation, arguing the party must deliver on the healthcare mandate voters provided during Tuesday's midterm elections.
- Following a sweeping midterm victory, progressives view the Democratic landslide as evidence that voters demand significant change, with 66% of Americans supporting Medicare for All.
- Sanders argued the party must prioritize repealing $1 trillion in Medicaid cuts and restoring Affordable Care Act tax credits, while lowering the Medicare eligibility age to 55.
- While President Donald Trump holds veto power, Sanders challenged Democrats to pass the legislation anyway, suggesting the popular policy might not prompt a presidential rejection.
- Sanders plans to utilize the reconciliation process, which requires only 51 votes in the Senate, as he prepares to chair the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee.
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Nov. 8 – Adam Hamilton, Bernie Sanders, Byron Donalds, Josh Shapiro
Kristen Welker has exclusive interviews with Sen.-elect Adam Hamilton (D-Kan.), Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Gov.-elect Byron Donalds (R-Fla.), and Gov. Josh Shapiro (D-Pa.). Jonathan Martin, Marc Short, and Ashley Etienne join the Meet the Press roundtable.
Bernie Sanders Says Democrats Must Pass Medicare For All — And Claims The Votes Are Coming – 100PercentFedUp.com – by Donald
Bernie Sanders says Medicare for All belongs at the top of the new Democratic Congress's agenda and predicts the support will be there.
Vermont’s Sen. Bernie Sanders poised to get back powerful committee chair in new Congress
He wants the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee to “be very aggressive about moving toward ‘Medicare for All’” and restore the healthcare subsidies Congress allowed to lapse last year. Read the story on VTDigger here: Vermont’s Sen. Bernie Sanders poised to get back powerful committee chair in new Congress.
POLITICS: Sanders Says He’s Not Sure Trump Would Veto Medicare-for-All Bill – The Beltway Report
Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., said Thursday that he isn’t “absolutely certain” President Donald Trump would reject a Medicare-for-all bill if Congress passed one, pushing back on skepticism from MS NOW host Chris Hayes during a televised interview. “Healthcare is a human right. We need Medicare-for-all, which is now supported by over 60% of Americans, probably 80-90% of Democrats,” Sanders said. Hayes interjected, noting that while support for Med…
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