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Budi

(15,325 posts)
1. The 17 Repub votes in favor, just made Sinema, Manchin & all other threats irrelevant.
Thu Jul 29, 2021, 10:50 AM
Jul 2021

How team Biden brought this home for a win is exactly Why JOE BIDEN is our President today.

Bravo !! 💙

dsc

(52,147 posts)
2. they are still relevant even to this bill
Thu Jul 29, 2021, 10:52 AM
Jul 2021

since Speaker Pelosi, for good reason, has made it clear no reconciliation bill no bipartisan bill.

 

Budi

(15,325 posts)
9. Irrelevant to this particular Vote. 17 Repubs made her vote irrelevant to THIS Vote.
Thu Jul 29, 2021, 11:52 AM
Jul 2021
THIS VOTE

tenderfoot

(8,425 posts)
4. At least she has health care and doesn't have to worry about paying for it.
Thu Jul 29, 2021, 10:59 AM
Jul 2021

Unlike the people that voted for her.

brooklynite

(94,267 posts)
6. Do you know that for a fact?
Thu Jul 29, 2021, 11:24 AM
Jul 2021

While the number of people who have no health insurance is a problem, the reality is that MOST people do have it and are happy with it.

Bucky

(53,928 posts)
7. Arizona ranks 42nd of 50 states for insurance coverage (Mass is 1, TX is 50)
Thu Jul 29, 2021, 11:41 AM
Jul 2021

source: https://wallethub.com/edu/uninsured-rates-by-state/4800

Between 2010 and 2019 the rate of uninsured dropped less than 6%, much worse than most other low tiered states--meaning the problem is bad in Arizona and it's not getting better all that fast compared to other states with similar bad health care coverage for its citizens.

Sen. Sinema is fun and fashionable, but she's not doing much to "promote the general welfare" of the people who hired her. Yall 'Zonies got a problem.

dsc

(52,147 posts)
13. Arizona didn't expand Medicaid
Thu Jul 29, 2021, 12:06 PM
Jul 2021

which, admittedly isn't her fault. But that means that if you have between 138% poverty and 150% poverty as a childless adult, no medicaid for you.

 

Budi

(15,325 posts)
12. Yup. She sure does have some premium taxpayer purchased health care!!
Thu Jul 29, 2021, 11:56 AM
Jul 2021

Her constituents, not so much.

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