LOL
Democrats aren't going to stop this bill. Republicans will. You keep talking as if Democrats are the problem.
As a voter in Oregon, I get to make up my own mind about the importance of Wyden not co-sponsoring this bill and to me, it's insignificant. Today isn't a deadline for that anyway.
LOL. Welcome to where I've been all along. Today's a good day. We agree. I'm going to enjoy watching this play out.
In the past 20 years, this has been a touchstone issue that has creamed Democrats and put Republicans in charge. Perhaps we will see the same happen again.
Since Sanders launched his presidential campaign in May 2015, public support for universal healthcare has climbed. Where 46% of the public supported such a system in 2008 and 2009, a recent Kaiser poll found 53% now support the idea.
But that same survey found that when respondents were told that a universal healthcare plan might give the government “too much control,” or that it might increases taxes, opposition spiked from 43% to 62% and 60% respectively – perhaps a sign of the major political and policy fights that lie ahead.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/sep/13/bernie-sanders-universal-healthcare-medicare-for-all
Now, don't argue with me about the false perception people have about cost and government control. I don't buy that argument and never have. Just saying that's what we are up against. This is how Republicans are going to fight this bill and it's been an effective strategy. Over the next few years, we will see if it still is.
Of course, there is this glaring and irresponible omission in the bill. It doesn't have any provisions on how to pay for it. A rather important detail, isn't it?