To See Who Stands With People Over Lobbyists,

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To See Who Stands With People Over Lobbyists, Progressive Campaign Pressures Democrats to Quickly Hold Vote on Medicare for All

From the article:

With a deep-pocketed coalition of industry lobbyists, former Obama and Clinton campaign officials, and establishment Democrats already crafting their talking points and formulating their strategy to undercut Medicare for All, progressive advocacy groups are ramping up pressure on the incoming Democratic House to combat these corporate forces by quickly pushing ahead with single-payer legislation in the new Congress.

In a petition circulated this week, the grassroots advocacy group Progressive Change Campaign Commitee (PCCC) is calling on the new House Democratic majority to advance toward a vote on Medicare for All legislation as soon as possible.
"Big corporation lobbyists are spending millions trying to override the will of the people and kill Medicare for All before the fight even starts. That's why it's imperative that Congress sees that Americans haven't forgotten about Medicare For All now that the election is over. This fight is just beginning," PCCC declared in an email to supporters.

To read more:

https://www.commondreams.org/news/2018/12/26/see-who-stands-people-over-lobbyists-progressive-campaign-pressures-democrats?cd-

Pundits will of course insist that we move very slowly, if at all, toward any change that might interfere with the very profitable healthcare industries pursuit of profits at the expense of people.

And we will be told that single payer is unaffordable, or that our taxes will skyrocket. But these assertions are easily rebutted by the fact that the US is ranked 37th, not 1st, in healthcare access and outcomes.

And every other country with a single payer system offers better coverage to its citizens for less than the US spends on its own inferior system.

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