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143. I really hope that this gains traction in the Senate

Reply to LongTomH (Reply #136)

Thu Aug 31, 2017, 08:14 PM

Aug 2017

We know that the American people support it!

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Kamala Harris to co-sponsor the Medicare for All bill [View all] DesertRat Aug 2017 OP

Outstanding! She's a great DEMOCRAT! She makes me PROUD to be a DEMOCRAT! NurseJackie Aug 2017 #1

Me too! I see her as a rising star in the Democratic party DesertRat Aug 2017 #2

Yay! Go Sen. Harris! nt Maven Aug 2017 #3

Great to see a Democrat work with Bernie to get things done n/t Bradshaw3 Aug 2017 #4

I agree HarmonyRockets Aug 2017 #6

John Coyers introduced the bill in 2003. sheshe2 Aug 2017 #25

House and senate are different as far as this goes, but hopefully they can converge when... Lucky Luciano Aug 2017 #32

15 years is a long time. sheshe2 Aug 2017 #41

Yes...unfortunately it is not likely anytime soon. Lucky Luciano Aug 2017 #48

It's definitely an impediment to entrepreneurship BainsBane Aug 2017 #62

I left a job in health care MontanaMama Aug 2017 #118

Yes, and this is Bernie's third Senate health care bill. beam me up scottie Aug 2017 #72

Kamala Harris signing on is a very good sign....she is a bellwether. virtualobserver Aug 2017 #78

It sure is. It's good to see the next generation pick up the torch. beam me up scottie Aug 2017 #82

Actually he co-sponsored it GaryCnf Aug 2017 #40

A link please. sheshe2 Aug 2017 #43

#33 GaryCnf Aug 2017 #47

Dunno about "bashing" but I still think it's not the best way to get to universal coverage DanTex Aug 2017 #99

Agree, there are issues Freddie Aug 2017 #130

When Bernie proposed it? murielm99 Aug 2017 #114

2003 This. John Coyers. sheshe2 Aug 2017 #21

Bernie's bill is a parallel bill in the senate. n/t Bradshaw3 Aug 2017 #30

It was John Conyers first. sheshe2 Aug 2017 #34

How do you know he hasn't and that it took him 14 years to speak? Bradshaw3 Aug 2017 #45

It hasn't taken Conyers 14 years to speak BainsBane Aug 2017 #53

I did no such thing Bradshaw3 Aug 2017 #132

Well first, sheshe2 Aug 2017 #54

Hang in there, ss2! BlueMTexpat Aug 2017 #124

Hey, Blue...thank you. sheshe2 Aug 2017 #127

The info you request is in several posts including just down below Bradshaw3 Aug 2017 #133

He co-sponsored the same bill. Gore1FL Aug 2017 #49

Indeed. Here's Bernie speaking out on the house floor in 1993: beam me up scottie Aug 2017 #56

Or why did Bernie pronounce it dead in the water in 2009? BainsBane Aug 2017 #57

So Conyer's efforts are irrelevant? Gore1FL Aug 2017 #59

How about Hillary Clinton's in the 90s? BainsBane Aug 2017 #60

Her what in the 90s? Gore1FL Aug 2017 #67

! beam me up scottie Aug 2017 #70

She was in charge of the Clinton administration's effort to established universal healthcare BainsBane Aug 2017 #83

This has nothing to do with the topic at hand. Gore1FL Aug 2017 #86

The Clinton Health Care plan is not a "weird unrelated diversion." yardwork Aug 2017 #97

It is to what I am talking about. It sure isn't medicare for all. Gore1FL Aug 2017 #100

Nonsense. We're talking here about decades of Democratic attempts to provide health care to people. yardwork Aug 2017 #101

In what way is it related to Harris' sponsored bill? Gore1FL Aug 2017 #120

Yes, this exactly LiberalLovinLug Aug 2017 #119

Health care propositions have NOTHING at all to do with health care propositions. LanternWaste Aug 2017 #129

Please explain what the 1993 proposition has to do with the bill Harris has sponsored. Gore1FL Aug 2017 #135

Why is the fact that Hillary tried to establish better healthcare for Americans in the early 90s betsuni Aug 2017 #92

It doesn't count BainsBane Aug 2017 #104

Ah, of course. betsuni Aug 2017 #105

It's not a secret. It's simply not topical. Gore1FL Aug 2017 #123

Yes! I remember Hillary Clinton fighting for health care R B Garr Aug 2017 #81

Whereas she is to blame for legislation BainsBane Aug 2017 #84

That pattern is familiar to every single working woman in this country. yardwork Aug 2017 #102

Including, apparently, Sen. Harris. Gore1FL Aug 2017 #125

+1, there are already posts insinuating single payer has to pass for her R B Garr Aug 2017 #126

+1 betsuni Aug 2017 #93

You might have a word with the person who claims Conyers has been silent BainsBane Aug 2017 #61

You are confused. Gore1FL Aug 2017 #66

You clearly didn't follow my point BainsBane Aug 2017 #85

I am not that other user. Perhaps make those arguments with them Gore1FL Aug 2017 #87

Bernie was a co-sponsor in 2003 GaryCnf Aug 2017 #42

Thanks Bradshaw3 Aug 2017 #46

And Thirty-Seven DEMOCRATS were co-sponsers. R B Garr Aug 2017 #122

As I noted GaryCnf Aug 2017 #134

I'm rather enjoying the heartburn it's causing in some circles. SMC22307 Aug 2017 #112

Good for her HarmonyRockets Aug 2017 #5

Single payer by 2018! Not Ruth Aug 2017 #12

You should look into Booker's reasons for his vote - he NEVER opposed drug importation. George II Aug 2017 #13

What results? Expecting Rain Aug 2017 #103

So she's not a corporatist,turd way mcar Aug 2017 #7

Not if she keeps moving to the left like this HarmonyRockets Aug 2017 #9

So, you accept her only if she agrees with Sanders? NastyRiffraff Aug 2017 #107

Nope HarmonyRockets Aug 2017 #139

She'd have to move to the right to agree with all of Bernie's positions on guns. SunSeeker Aug 2017 #115

Just to clarify HarmonyRockets Aug 2017 #140

No need to be confused BannonsLiver Aug 2017 #19

I hope this will quiet the critics DesertRat Aug 2017 #20

K&R betsuni Aug 2017 #8

K&R UtahLib Aug 2017 #10

Love it when Democrats GaryCnf Aug 2017 #11

Yes, many glibly referred to "pie in the sky promises"... Beartracks Aug 2017 #74

Good for her. Just when is this bill going to be written and introduced? Is this the one.... George II Aug 2017 #14

Sssssh. sheshe2 Aug 2017 #39

So sorry that GaryCnf Aug 2017 #44

lol, Senator Harris has been in office for 6 months, but it's all on her now? R B Garr Aug 2017 #121

Woohoo! mvd Aug 2017 #15

Who wrote the bill? NurseJackie Aug 2017 #16

I believe it was Dem. Congressman John Conyers. nt DesertRat Aug 2017 #17

John Conyers wrote it. Good to know. I hope... NurseJackie Aug 2017 #18

I posted it above. sheshe2 Aug 2017 #22

John Conyers, DEMOCRAT!! (Love it!) NurseJackie Aug 2017 #50

I love that man, Jackie. sheshe2 Aug 2017 #55

He's not in it for the "fame-and-glory". He's not ruled by his ego... NurseJackie Aug 2017 #95

Conyers is the real deal. SunSeeker Aug 2017 #116

I like his demeanor. He's the kind of DEMOCRAT that I like. A man I can trust. NurseJackie Aug 2017 #117

Conyers is in the House, this is Bernie Sander's bill in the Senate. WoonTars Aug 2017 #63

What are toys? sheshe2 Aug 2017 #64

Harris-Schiff .... zentrum Aug 2017 #23

I'd like to see Harris/Franken or Harris/Kennedy DesertRat Aug 2017 #28

I like the idea of Harris-Kennedy zentrum Aug 2017 #65

This is great news! herding cats Aug 2017 #24

Her tweet an hour later... leftstreet Aug 2017 #26

Awesome! nt DesertRat Aug 2017 #58

My daughter was at the Town Hall meeting in Oakland! deurbano Aug 2017 #76

Who is the cosponsor? Chasstev365 Aug 2017 #27

Bernie Sanders n/t leftstreet Aug 2017 #31

BUT, BUT; He's not a Democrat! Chasstev365 Aug 2017 #35

You! leftstreet Aug 2017 #36

I don't even think it's been written yet. George II Aug 2017 #52

Well, that catches MY attention! nt Honeycombe8 Aug 2017 #29

Rep. Conyers has been introducing GaryCnf Aug 2017 #33

Great News Me. Aug 2017 #37

YEAH! She is my rep. I'll tell my family and we will all call her. BigmanPigman Aug 2017 #38

Good work! n/t QC Aug 2017 #51

K&R Jamaal510 Aug 2017 #68

Does this include a provision for making Medicare reimbursements sustainable for providers? MadDAsHell Aug 2017 #69

So far it's a slogan. ucrdem Aug 2017 #77

Exactly. nt SunSeeker Aug 2017 #89

Smart move and Kamalacare has a nice ring. ucrdem Aug 2017 #71

OH fuck...I wasn't ready .... JHan Aug 2017 #88

I like it. MrsCoffee Aug 2017 #98

Looking forward to contacting her tomorrow with thanks. Starry Messenger Aug 2017 #73

K & R Cary Aug 2017 #75

Maybe she can help get it passed in Vermont! R B Garr Aug 2017 #79

... ucrdem Aug 2017 #80

Now can we all agree she'd be a great presidential candidate? nt SunSeeker Aug 2017 #90

Yes Hieronymus Aug 2017 #138

Kick and Rec Warren DeMontague Aug 2017 #91

K&R. Nt The Polack MSgt Aug 2017 #94

K&R brer cat Aug 2017 #96

It's great to see a real DEMOCRAT NastyRiffraff Aug 2017 #106

K&R Gothmog Aug 2017 #108

GREAT Hope it finally gets a CBO score. n/t yodermon Aug 2017 #109

This is how we WIN in 2018 workinclasszero Aug 2017 #110

Tammy Baldwin and Mark Pocan Heartstrings Aug 2017 #111

You are fortunate to be represented by these Democrats! DesertRat Aug 2017 #113

Great OP, DR. sheshe2 Aug 2017 #128

It's encouraging news! DesertRat Aug 2017 #131

I will say: this is a positive step by Sen. Harris. LongTomH Aug 2017 #136

I really hope that this gains traction in the Senate DesertRat Aug 2017 #143

Thank you, Senator Harris. Hieronymus Aug 2017 #137

can't we just talk about this without the inconvenient mention of who she's co-sponsoring it with? Warren DeMontague Aug 2017 #141

I have no problem with that DesertRat Aug 2017 #142