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lapucelle

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10. Democrat John Conyers has been pushing for Medicare for All for 15 years.
Fri Jul 28, 2017, 02:35 PM
Jul 2017

It's important that we support Democrats like him if we want to achieve these goals. From his website:

Washington, D.C. – Congressman John Conyers, Jr. (MI-13) today released the following statement on Republican Senator Steve Daines using Rep. Conyers’ H.R. 676, Medicare for All legislation as a pawn in his scheme to force a vote on Senate Democrats:

“The process by which the Senate is considering changes to our nation’s healthcare plan is a sham, and Senate Democrats are right not to take part in it. We’ve said all along that Republicans should be holding hearings, soliciting input from the public, and carefully weighing analysis from the Congressional Budget Office. My proposal is no different. In fact, Medicare for All is far more popular than the status quo or anything Republicans have put forward, with about 60% of Americans in support, so it’s even more deserving of hearings and a CBO score.

“Poll after poll shows that Americans agree that we have a collective obligation to guarantee healthcare coverage to everyone through a government financed healthcare system. A majority of my Democratic colleagues in the House are cosponsors of my Medicare for All bill. Republicans are right: thanks to its overwhelming popularity, Medicare for All has become the alternative to Trumpcare. So let’s have a real debate, including hearings, independent analysis, and input from doctors, patients, and hospitals. What we shouldn’t be doing is holding disingenuous 11th-hour votes on any ideas that haven’t be subjected to the normal legislative process.”


We need everyone on board with Conyers.
https://conyers.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/conyers-statement-senator-daines-using-medicare-all-pawn

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Rep. John Conyers has introduced his Medicare For All bill every year since 2003. lapucelle Jul 2017 #1
well if people were really concerned about that they should have voted for Hillary over trump in still_one Jul 2017 #2
Good point. I can see a public option in the next decade, but not Medicare for all with no Hoyt Jul 2017 #3
It should be obvious to anyone with minimal critical thinking skills that there is a better still_one Jul 2017 #4
Conyers's bill has strong support in the House. lapucelle Jul 2017 #5
It would be helpful if we can regain the house and senate in 2018 still_one Jul 2017 #6
Absolutely Crucial & Essential Me. Jul 2017 #9
Succinct & To The Point Me. Jul 2017 #7
What a strange, off-point, aggressive response. kristopher Jul 2017 #8
Democrat John Conyers has been pushing for Medicare for All for 15 years. lapucelle Jul 2017 #10
Instead of stupid political infighting why not concentrate on selling policy? kristopher Jul 2017 #11
If the goal is to "educate the uninformed public", lapucelle Jul 2017 #12
Thank you. sheshe2 Jul 2017 #14
Lapucelle isn't the poster doing the "stupid political infighting." brer cat Jul 2017 #13
The OP is The Sanders Institute. sheshe2 Jul 2017 #17
How is it Infighting? JHan Jul 2017 #18
Why is that with Nina Turner, Cornel West, Jeffrey Sachs, and Tulsi Gabbard on that team they are still_one Jul 2017 #21
Yup. sheshe2 Jul 2017 #20
This is not a new concept. sheshe2 Jul 2017 #15
Because only :cough: a certain person deserves credit NastyRiffraff Jul 2017 #22
All our single-payer systems are DEMOCRATIC PARTY products. Hortensis Jul 2017 #24
Medicare is paid for by a payroll tax, Progressive dog Jul 2017 #16
Thanks for the link ++++++++++ JHan Jul 2017 #19
Have you seen this article area51 Jul 2017 #23
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