Senator Richard Blumenthal Endorses Sanders' Medicare for All Bill

[Donkees]

Proud to announce my support for single-payer #MedicareForAll led by @SenSanders. Let's make healthcare a right, not a luxury.

[Donkees]

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[Nanjeanne]

2. I'm shocked but pleased. Not easy in CT. I just called

Chris Murphy's office urging him to stand with his fellow Senators and support Sen Sander's bill.

[Donkees]

4. 'Murphy noted that he may wind up co-sponsoring Sanderss bill, as did Schatz'

Murphy noted that he may wind up co-sponsoring Sanders’s bill, as did Schatz. “If I were building a health care system, from scratch, I’d start with a single-payer system,” he said.

Murphy has met with Sanders to discuss his alternative plan, according to a source with knowledge of that conversation. After all, Murphy said the two have the same goal.

https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2017/9/8/16275998/chris-murphy-single-payer

[Donkees]

3. UPDATE: As of Tuesday afternoon at 3:15 p.m., Sanders bill has garnered 11 total public co-sponsors

UPDATE: As of Tuesday afternoon at 3:15 p.m., Sanders’ bill has garnered 11 total public co-sponsors. In addition to Warren, Gillibrand, Booker, Harris, Merkley, and Whitehouse, Sens. Brian Schatz (D-HI), Mazie Hirono (D-HI), Ed Markey (D-MA), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) have all announced their intention to co-sponsor the bill.

https://thinkprogress.org/even-more-senators-are-co-sponsoring-sanders-medicare-for-all-bill-1403fcfa1fea/

[HarmonyRockets]

5. Welcome aboard Sen Blumenthal