- The legislation from Daines appears to be the same language as the Medicare for All bill in the House sponsored by Rep. John Conyers (D-Mich.).
But single-payer isn't a unifying message among Democrats.
Driving the wedge a bit deeper between the dems and the left.
More people died of opioids last year than died of AIDS at the peak of the epidemic. Than died during the whole of the Vietnam War. A health crisis is the #1 cause of personal bankruptcy and has been for 20 years. Any Democrat that can't get behind single payer in this environment is a chickenshit that deserves to be consigned to the dustbin of history. Fuck 'em all. Also, holy shit. TheHill's favicon is Drupal. Gauche.
Fuck 'em all. Fuck 'em all: Embarrass them how, exactly? By forcing them to (GASP!) have a policy position? Yes, it was a purity test. Yes, the amendment was put forward in bad faith. Yes, their perceived best course of action was a response both spineless and heartless. In other news, I got this in my inbox a few minutes ago: I don't have a lot, but fuck it.Fuck 'em all.
The amendment failed to pass after no lawmakers from either party voted for it. Fifty-seven Senators voted against the amendment, while 43 voted simply “present.” Four Democrats voted against the amendment: Senators Joe Donnelly of Indiana, Heidi Heitkamp of North Dakota, Joe Manchin of West Virginia, and Jon Tester of Montana.
Senator Bernie Sanders, the most popular progressive politician in the United States who supports a single-payer health-care system, denounced the amendment as a “political trick” designed “to embarrass Democrats,” ahead of the vote. His office had previously announced that even he would not be voting for it, giving Senate Democrats cover to reject the amendment as a political ploy.
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