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Sunday, July 09, 2017
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Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) spoke in two deeply red statesKentucky and West Virginiaon Sunday in an effort to emphasize the devastating consequences the Republicans' plan would have on the poor, the elderly, those with preexisting conditions, and those struggling with opioid addiction.
Ahead of the planned "Care Not Cuts" rallies, Sanders released a statement singling out McConnell in particular, who he argued is attempting to ram through legislation that would severely harm his own state.
"Unbelievably, at a time when Kentucky has made significant progress in healthcare, the Republican bill being proposed in the Senate by Kentucky's own Senator Mitch McConnell would throw over 230,000 people in Kentucky off of health insurance," Sanders said.
In his speech in Morgantown, West Virginia, Sanders said:
We are gathered here today to make one simple point. And what we are saying, as clearly as we can, is that we will not allow 22 million Americans to be thrown off of the health insurance they currently have in order to give over $500 billion in tax breaks to the wealthiest 2 percent of this country, and to profitable drug companies and to other large health care corporations. Plain and simple, this so-called "health care" bill is nothing more than a massive transfer of wealth from working families to the very rich. While there are massive cuts to Medicaid, while seniors will pay far more in premiums, while Planned Parenthood will be defundedthe 400 highestincome taxpayers, most of whom are billionaires, will get about $33 billion in tax cuts.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/2017/07/09/republicans-hide-voters-sanders-rallies-trumpcare-resistance
RKP5637
(67,112 posts)mountain grammy
(26,655 posts)Arazi
(6,829 posts)left-of-center2012
(34,195 posts)"... the Republican bill being proposed in the Senate by Kentucky's own Senator Mitch McConnell would throw over 230,000 people in Kentucky off of health insurance," Sanders said.
Mr. Evil
(2,856 posts)I really don't give a shit about 'republicans' and 'democrats.' I do give a shit about reality, common sense (sometimes that statement is an oxymoron) and good governance. The good governance part is something we are in short supply of. Anyone running for public office that makes fund raising from giant corporations a major part of their campaign is never going to put good governance at the forefront of their service, if elected. There is a better way and he continues to prove it.
flibbitygiblets
(7,220 posts)by their own party. Bernie is the real deal.
lark
(23,156 posts)Tell them the truth and they will just think it's hell.
whathehell
(29,094 posts)onecent
(6,096 posts)your words....
Thank You, Thank you!!!!
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