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April 10, 2019
Read Bernie Sanders's FULL 2019 Medicare-for-all plan
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https://www.vox.com/2019/4/10/18304712/read-bernie-sanders-2019-medicare-for-all-plan
https://twitter.com/voxdotcom/status/1116030614006915074
April 10, 2019
Lawrence O'Donnell: No one has campaigned for this idea harder & longer than @SenSanders
https://twitter.com/Lawrence/status/1115729672988430343
April 10, 2019
Published on Apr 10, 2019
Bernie Sanders spoke with CBS News political correspondent Ed O'Keefe at length about his plan to reintroduce his signature "Medicare for All" plan, which would expand government health coverage to every American.
Video: Bernie Sanders talks about what his "Medicare for All" plan will do
Published on Apr 10, 2019
Bernie Sanders spoke with CBS News political correspondent Ed O'Keefe at length about his plan to reintroduce his signature "Medicare for All" plan, which would expand government health coverage to every American.
April 10, 2019
April 10, 2019, 7:09 AM
Excerpt:
Bernie Sanders is leading the polls in the packed field of 2020 Democratic candidates and while it's more likely to see him out on the campaign trail these days, he's back in the halls of Congress Wednesday to unveil an updated version of one of his signature proposals, "Medicare for All."
Once dismissed as too radical by many Democrats, it's now central to how the party talks about health care and has become a common refrain of the Democratic presidential campaign. Four of his opponents in the race for president are co-sponsoring his universal health care plan in the Senate. But what is Medicare for All?
"It guarantees, like every other major country on Earth, health care to every man, woman and child in this country," Sanders told CBS News' Ed O'Keefe.
Under the Sanders plan, all Americans would be covered by a government-backed program like Medicare. All necessary health care would be covered -- but at a cost. Some put the price tag at $25 to $32 trillion over the next decade.
"What's expensive and what's unsustainable is the current health care system," Sanders said of the potential cost. "We are spending twice as much per capita as any other nation."
Sanders said Medicare for All would "get rid of insurance companies and drug companies making billions of dollars in profit every single year."
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/bernie-sanders-2020-on-medicare-for-all-role-of-insurance-companies/
Interview: Bernie Sanders on the role of insurance companies under "Medicare for All"
Interview Video at LinkApril 10, 2019, 7:09 AM
Excerpt:
Bernie Sanders is leading the polls in the packed field of 2020 Democratic candidates and while it's more likely to see him out on the campaign trail these days, he's back in the halls of Congress Wednesday to unveil an updated version of one of his signature proposals, "Medicare for All."
Once dismissed as too radical by many Democrats, it's now central to how the party talks about health care and has become a common refrain of the Democratic presidential campaign. Four of his opponents in the race for president are co-sponsoring his universal health care plan in the Senate. But what is Medicare for All?
"It guarantees, like every other major country on Earth, health care to every man, woman and child in this country," Sanders told CBS News' Ed O'Keefe.
Under the Sanders plan, all Americans would be covered by a government-backed program like Medicare. All necessary health care would be covered -- but at a cost. Some put the price tag at $25 to $32 trillion over the next decade.
"What's expensive and what's unsustainable is the current health care system," Sanders said of the potential cost. "We are spending twice as much per capita as any other nation."
Sanders said Medicare for All would "get rid of insurance companies and drug companies making billions of dollars in profit every single year."
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/bernie-sanders-2020-on-medicare-for-all-role-of-insurance-companies/
April 9, 2019
Published on Apr 9, 2019
It is our children who will have to live with the consequences of climate change if we do not take bold action. We have a moral responsibility to leave them a habitable planet.
Our Children Will Live with the Consequences of Climate Inaction
Published on Apr 9, 2019
It is our children who will have to live with the consequences of climate change if we do not take bold action. We have a moral responsibility to leave them a habitable planet.
April 9, 2019
''His name is Birdie Seeders''
https://twitter.com/BernieSanders/status/1115631094936813570
April 9, 2019
By Shane Ryan | April 8, 2019 | 5:28pm
The Bernie Sanders campaign is set to launch a new podcast Monday night called Hear the Bern. Co-hosted by National Press Secretary Briahna Joy Gray, it will feature a variety of campaign staffers, volunteers, and other campaign figures, as well as regular appearances from Sanders himself. Listen to the promo here.
Heres the description of Hear the Bern, straight from the Sanders campaign:
https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2019/04/exclusive-bernie-sanders-campaign-launches-new-pod.html
Exclusive: Bernie Sanders Campaign Launches New Podcast, "Hear the Bern"
By Shane Ryan | April 8, 2019 | 5:28pm
The Bernie Sanders campaign is set to launch a new podcast Monday night called Hear the Bern. Co-hosted by National Press Secretary Briahna Joy Gray, it will feature a variety of campaign staffers, volunteers, and other campaign figures, as well as regular appearances from Sanders himself. Listen to the promo here.
Heres the description of Hear the Bern, straight from the Sanders campaign:
Hear the Bern is the latest in a long string of direct-to-voter media outreach efforts from Sen. Bernie Sanders I-Vt. Most recently, in 2017, Sanders hosted a live streaming interview program called The Bernie Sanders Show, which was also released in podcast form. It featured the senator interviewing guests ranging from Bill Nye to Elizabeth Warren to Rev. William Barber.
By contrast, Hear the Bern is co-hosted by National Press Secretary Briahna Joy Gray, and will feature voices from the campaign headquarters, as well as surrogates, activists, and volunteers who can give listeners a sense of how campaigns work behind the scenes. Interviews with Senator Sanders and dispatches from the campaign trail will be a recurring feature of the podcast, but it will also engage directly with the themes and questions animating the progressive movement.
Back in 1984, Sanders announced his first mayoral re-election campaign with an announcement in a small, newspaper he printed himself. He subsequently launched a Sunday radio show called The Mayor Speaks, and a cable access show called Bernie Sanders Speaks With The Community. After joining congress, he produced another program with longtime aide and 2016 presidential campaign manager Jeff Weaver Eye on Vermont which he recorded in D.C. and sent back to his constituents in Vermont.
Sanders is hoping that this podcast, which will also be filmed and made available on YouTube, will have an appeal that reaches far beyond supporters, pundits or wonks to everyday Americans seeking an insight into the workings of the campaign and who are interested in getting involved in the work of improving their communities.
The podcast will premier Monday, April 8th, and will be available on Apple Podcasts, Google Music, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.
This post will be updated Monday night when the first episode goes live.
By contrast, Hear the Bern is co-hosted by National Press Secretary Briahna Joy Gray, and will feature voices from the campaign headquarters, as well as surrogates, activists, and volunteers who can give listeners a sense of how campaigns work behind the scenes. Interviews with Senator Sanders and dispatches from the campaign trail will be a recurring feature of the podcast, but it will also engage directly with the themes and questions animating the progressive movement.
Back in 1984, Sanders announced his first mayoral re-election campaign with an announcement in a small, newspaper he printed himself. He subsequently launched a Sunday radio show called The Mayor Speaks, and a cable access show called Bernie Sanders Speaks With The Community. After joining congress, he produced another program with longtime aide and 2016 presidential campaign manager Jeff Weaver Eye on Vermont which he recorded in D.C. and sent back to his constituents in Vermont.
Sanders is hoping that this podcast, which will also be filmed and made available on YouTube, will have an appeal that reaches far beyond supporters, pundits or wonks to everyday Americans seeking an insight into the workings of the campaign and who are interested in getting involved in the work of improving their communities.
The podcast will premier Monday, April 8th, and will be available on Apple Podcasts, Google Music, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.
This post will be updated Monday night when the first episode goes live.
https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2019/04/exclusive-bernie-sanders-campaign-launches-new-pod.html
April 8, 2019
Published on Apr 8, 2019
Senator Sanders speaking at a meeting of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers in Las Vegas.
Bernie Sanders IAM Las Vegas Speech On Unions
Published on Apr 8, 2019
Senator Sanders speaking at a meeting of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers in Las Vegas.
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