Booker signs on to Sanders's 'Medicare-for-all' bill

[Hassin Bin Sober]

The smartest thing The Democratic Senate Leadership ever did was appoint Bernie to a leadership position.

Leading the charge on Single Payer!!!

Booker signs on to Sanders's 'Medicare-for-all' bill

http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/350090-booker-signs-onto-sanderss-medicare-for-all

Sen. Cory Booker is throwing his support behind a "Medicare for all" bill being introduced by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), becoming the latest Democrat floated as a 2020 contender to back the legislation.

The New Jersey senator told NJTV News that he would sign on as a co-sponsor of the bill, which is scheduled to be rolled out on Wednesday.

"This is something that’s got to happen. ObamaCare was a first step in advancing this country, but I won’t rest until every American has a basic security that comes with having access to affordable health care," Booker told the New Jersey outlet.

He added that "you should not be punished because you are working-class or poor and be denied health care. I think health care should be a right to all."

[Pugster]

1. How many weeks until we get a CBO score on it?

Usually how long does it take after a bill is introduced for the CBO to release cost/savings details?

[SFnomad]

2. How many times do we need this? It's the third thread with the exact same title within a half hour

[Hassin Bin Sober]

3. What? Are we paying by the pixel? Trash a thread if you don't like it.

Mine was posted simultaneously with one other. I didn't see the other one when I scanned.

But that's ok. Good news should be spread far and wide!!!!

Plus mine is more better as it has 5 flag salute emojis. So there.

[demmiblue]

4. ...

+

[Voltaire2]

10. All this good news and solidarity is too much!

[A-Schwarzenegger]

21. i never LOL

but LOL

[Warren DeMontague]

32. Thanks for kicking the thread!

[SMC22307]

35. First one I've seen.

But I don't live on DU like some.

[left-of-center2012]

5. Sadly, expect any thread with "Sanders" in it to draw fire

[disillusioned73]

6. Single payer..

it's whats for dinner!!

[Autumn]

7. Hooray for Sen. Cory Booker !!!

[Expecting Rain]

8. This Democrat takes that as the official (unofficial) announcement that Booker is running in 2020.

He could go all they way.

[Hassin Bin Sober]

11. I thought it was when he had the sudden Epiphany on pharmaceutical money

[George II]

13. What "pharmaceutical money"?

[Hassin Bin Sober]

16. Correct

[aidbo]

20. LOL

[Expecting Rain]

22. Many people in NJ work for pharmaceutical companies.

When employees donated money to Cory Booker we had "purists" demagoguing the contributions as proof Booker was "owned" by big pharma.

Same old, same old.

[George II]

25. Many like to ignore the fact that corporations are prohibited from contributing to candidates, and..

....the the limit for any individual in one year is $2700 ($5400 for a married couple)

Then again, if a candidate primarily accepted contributions under $50 they can avoid saying from whom those contributions came from. If you don't itemize small contributions you can accept dozens of "small" contributions from the same person to the extent that they could exceed the maximum limit.

[bettyellen]

31. Most of my friends thought the "Wall Street" money people talk about was from the bosses and not the

Employees! They didn't believe me when I explained individual donations are limited- and tracked back to their employers.

[demmiblue]

26. Awww... there, there. Lol!

[Eliot Rosewater]

29. Insisting candidates not take donatiions from people who work for corporations

which dont always play nice, the corporations that is, is absurd.

Something really bad happened a few years ago when a whole bunch of new, young voters were sold a lie about how they need to vote only for certain types of candidates who pass a certain test.

I dont know where to begin at just how counterproductive that will be to literal survival.

[R B Garr]

12. Yes, the actual results obviously don't matter, so beat them to it. nt

[Autumn]

9. This is really taking off !! Sen. Jeff Merkley has signed on

https://www.democraticunderground.com/10029582944

[Warren DeMontague]

33. I'm not surprised. Merkley knows what's important.

[Autumn]

34. It's good. It's like a ray of sunshine in a storm, just that they are siging on to SP

feels good.

[George II]

14. Has anyone seen the details of the bill?

[murielm99]

17. Has it been written yet?

Who is writing it?

[BigmanPigman]

15. This use be the Dem consensus from now on and we need 10 GOP

to sign onto it. Don't count on Benedict McCain though.

[jalan48]

18. Good to hear-is this the same one Ms. McCaskill said no to?

[QC]

19. KICK!

Seems like only a year ago, single payer was a ponylicious fantasy that would never, ever come to pass.

[Warren DeMontague]

23. Good for Senator Booker and Senator Sanders!

Booker has been displaying real leadership in recent weeks. He is one to watch!!

[JonLP24]

24. I like Booker. He's on my short list for President

Though I'll support anyone in a primary or general election. I just really hate Trump it doesn't matter to me who the nominee is.

[demmiblue]

27. Hmmm...

"Though I'll support anyone in a primary or general discussion."

I won't go THAT far (though there are a couple of exceptions).

On edit: if it means Trump, anyone here will do. lol!

[JonLP24]

30. lol Thanks

I didn't realize I typed "discussion".

[juxtaposed]

28. Sanders is so pro-union. The first pro-union guy I've seen in 20 years!

The middle and working class where screwed over with false bullshit promises for years from the dem's. Labor always backed Dems. and where taken for granted.. Look at charter schools NOW and outsourcing . Sanders has put his skinny ass on the line a few times.

[SMC22307]

36. This must really chap some hides.

Sanders is an ideas guy... glad to see so many on board. Thank you, Cory Booker!