Cory Booker & Jeff Merkley announce support for Bernie's Medicare for all

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Surprised Merkley wasn't already backing it. Also that's nice Cory.

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Surprised Merkley wasn't already backing it. Also that's nice Cory.

Apparently a black man from New Jersey is more progressive than some white savior from Oregon that berniebros have latched onto instead.

By what logic? They're both backing it at the same time?

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Also anyone who uses the buzzword "access to healthcare" instead of speaking of healthcare as a universal right is obviously a neolib forced into supporting something they don't want to.

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Also anyone who uses the buzzword "access to healthcare" instead of speaking of healthcare as a universal right is obviously a neolib forced into supporting something they don't want to.

For example:

Bad endorsement:


Good endorsement:

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Also anyone who uses the buzzword "access to healthcare" instead of speaking of healthcare as a universal right is obviously a neolib forced into supporting something they don't want to.

That's not always a bad thing.

>Blairite

>Likes the Liberal Democrats

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This is huge. Cory Booker is making great moves. My opinion of him is going up and up. And no, health care isn't a "universal right", but everyone should have access to it, which is why we need Medicare for All

I think he's going to end up being totally eclipsed by Kamala Harris, who has all of his pros and very few of his cons, and generally just seems to have a better political sense of direction.

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And now Gillibrand as well

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Sherrod :/

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The annoying thing about Brown's statement is that he makes it sound as if one cannnot support both bills, when AFAIK Schatz has co-signed both.


Also I know "muh pragmatism" but having your opening proposal be a bipartian comprise is infuriating Dem tactics and will never not annoy me on any issue.

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Dem tactics and will never not annoy me on any issue.

Clearly.

Why walk into the room already promising to give Republicans some of what they want, especially when everything they want when it comes to healthcare is terrible will likely sabotage any good parts of your bill?

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Other Senators:

Wyden: Says he's undecided but looking at the Sanders bill, "open to persuasion"

Kaine: Has ruled out supporting the bill, says he prefers "choice in the marketplace" (Gag me)

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Sherrod :/

Stop bullying Sherrod Brown his policy proposal sounds really promising.

Instead of "Medicare for All" it's "Medicare for Boomers who can afford it". Very promising indeed.


Also I would note that Brown's "bipartisan" reform has 0 Republican senators co-sponsoring it.

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Richard Blumenthal also backed the bill this morning.

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Let's be honest, if Baldwin and Brown weren't up for reelection next year in states that Trump won, they'd both be cosponsoring here. Disappointing, but I get it.

Apparently someone forgot to tell Baldwin she's up for re-election.. Becomes the first vulnerable 2018 Dem to sign on.