Democrats vote against single payer amendment

Jul 27, 2017

They had their chance. An amendment was put forward for Medicare for All! 43 Democrats showed their great support for single payer by voting ... Present. Again, given the chance to vote FOR single payer, the left decided not to.

Even John Conyers who is introducing a single payer bill in the house is encouraging Democrats to vote ... AGAINST his bill! Actions speak louder than words ... the Democrats claim to want a single payer system, but definitely don't want to vote FOR one. At least they still have their Cadillac plan that they exempted from their Obamacare bill ... still the only bill that Democrats have voted FOR.

http://www.cnn.com/2017/07/27/politics/health-care-single-payer-senate-vote/index.html

Dems reject GOP single-payer amendment

Senate Republicans tried to troll their Democratic colleagues into revealing an intra-party rift on single-payer health insurance on Thursday

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Tim Finnegan Wasn't it called the Affordable Care Act? I must have always misread it. You're saying it's the Affordable Insurance Act.

Jul 28, 2017

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Bob R/CA If you're interested, we could discuss the actual levers that can control costs in healthcare. But it appears you're more concerned with semantics and political barbs.

Jul 28, 2017

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T.E.C. - Iowa So Tim, what is your solution?

Jul 30, 2017

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Tim Finnegan I would like to see a bipartisan bill that addresses many of the issues of Obamacare. Some type of compromise where both sides give and take.

Also, if democrats, such as Bernie really want single-payer, they should vote for it when it comes up, not simply vote present.

Jul 30, 2017

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Chalky Bernie Sanders said today he was Introducing a single payer bill. I think he just might vote for it unlike Republican Daines who attached an amendment to the ObamaCare Repeal bill and then ***didnt even vote for it ***.

http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/344520-sanders-im-absolutely-introducing-single-payer-healthcare-bill

Jul 30, 2017

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