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Donkees

(31,405 posts)
Thu Aug 31, 2017, 11:52 AM Aug 2017

2009 Bernie Sanders: "Medicare For All Single payer will eventually prevail"



https://www.c-span.org/video/?290733-4/senator-sanders-amendment-withdrawal

DECEMBER 16, 2009
Senator Sanders After Amendment Withdrawal Senator Bernie Sanders spoke about withdrawing his amendment to create a single-payer health care system by expanding Medicare to all. He made the move after Oklahoma Republican Tom Coburn required that the entire amendment be read. Senator Sanders stopped the reading nearly three hours into it.
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2009 Bernie Sanders: "Medicare For All Single payer will eventually prevail" (Original Post) Donkees Aug 2017 OP
His efforts are finally paying off. beam me up scottie Aug 2017 #1

beam me up scottie

(57,349 posts)
1. His efforts are finally paying off.
Thu Aug 31, 2017, 04:13 PM
Aug 2017

The subject of Medicare for All wasn't even on the public's radar two years ago and now it's gaining support daily.

Thanks, Bernie!

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