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jfkraus

(387 posts)
Wed Jun 21, 2017, 04:19 PM Jun 2017

Missed Opportunity

Here's the thing. The Senate Republicans are creating their health insurance bill in secret. This is an opportunity for the Democrats that they are missing. The Democrats should be putting their own bill together that will address the issues with the Affordable Care Act, not repeal it. Then publicly present it as an alternative to the new Senate bill.

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Missed Opportunity (Original Post) jfkraus Jun 2017 OP
Or push the popular single payer before the GOP does, even if it doesn't pass or there are huge ... YCHDT Jun 2017 #1
I think Bernie Sanders already has something FakeNoose Jun 2017 #2
put forth a single payer bill. Joe941 Jun 2017 #3
Whatever they do, they... jfkraus Jun 2017 #4

YCHDT

(962 posts)
1. Or push the popular single payer before the GOP does, even if it doesn't pass or there are huge ...
Wed Jun 21, 2017, 04:21 PM
Jun 2017

... hurdles to get it going it should be a dem idea

FakeNoose

(32,639 posts)
2. I think Bernie Sanders already has something
Wed Jun 21, 2017, 04:57 PM
Jun 2017

He's got a single payer insurance bill already written, or else working on it now.
Am I right? I thought I read it here on DU a few months ago.

It won't be considered or voted on until it goes through proper channels though.
Usually they get stuck in committee.


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