Republicans have long wanted to repeal the tax on expensive types of health insurance
Month: July 2019
The most important lesson Democrats must learn from Obama’s presidency
Imagine, for a moment, what 2009 would have looked like if the Senate’s Democratic supermajority showed up for its first day of work and immediately nuked the filibuster.
In such a world, the White House didn’t have to beg Republican senators for the votes it needed to enact President Barack Obama’s stimulus package. Though Democrats eventually achieved a 60-vote supermajority in the 111th Congress, it was only after Pennsylvania Sen. Arlen Specter switched parties...
Sanders strongly defends ‘Medicare for All’ after recent criticism
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) defended his "Medicare for All" plan in a speech, calling a way to bolster health care for senior citizens."Despite what you're hearing about Medicare for seniors being weakened, the tru...
Bernie Sanders defends Medicare For All
Former senior advisor to Bernie Sanders’ 2016 campaign Mark Longabaugh and former senior advisor to Hillary Clinton’s campaign Adrienne Elrod discuss the Vermont Senator's policies, as he prepares to make a speech devoted to his Medicare For All plan.
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Rand Paul blocks funding for 9/11 victims over hypocritical budget concerns
Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) blocked an attempt by Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) on Wednesday to fast-track a bill that would extend compensation for victims of the September 11th attacks.
Paul expressed concerns that Gillibrand’s attempt to pass the measure using unanimous consent — meaning a bill is approved so long as no senator objects — did not take into consideration the need to offset that funding elsewhere.
In short, he argued, funding shouldn’t be d...
Senator Bernie Sanders on healthcare and Cardi B
2020 contender Senator Bernie Sanders is about to give a major campaign speech on his Medicare for All plan. He joins Ali Velshi to talk about it. Plus, what he thinks about all the love he’s received from rap star Cardi B.
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House Votes to Repeal Obamacare Tax Once Seen as Key to Health Law
The so-called Cadillac tax on high-cost health plans, a key way the Affordable Care Act was supposed to pay for itself, was dealt a blow by an unlikely foe: Democrats.
Biden, Sanders duel over competing health care plans
Bernie Sanders rolls out his Medicare-For-All plan while Joe Biden breaks with many of his competitors by saying Obamacare is the best medicine. Joining Andrea Mitchell to discuss are NBC’s Shaquille Brewster, and former Obama White House Communications
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