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The United States Senator who fought for affordable health care for decades: (Original Post) George II Sep 2017 OP
RIP Senator.You fought the good fight. Autumn Sep 2017 #1
Now I'm all choked up. Thank you. He WAS indeed the Lion of the Senate. lamp_shade Sep 2017 #2
Thank you! Wonderful Democrats have been fighting for us, and they did R B Garr Sep 2017 #3
Ted Kennedy, DEMOCRAT! He makes me proud to be a DEMOCRAT!! NurseJackie Sep 2017 #4
Some people forget or never knew that Democrats brer cat Sep 2017 #5
K & R SunSeeker Sep 2017 #6
It was his life's work mcar Sep 2017 #7
Thanks for posting this George. murielm99 Sep 2017 #8

R B Garr

(16,950 posts)
3. Thank you! Wonderful Democrats have been fighting for us, and they did
Mon Sep 4, 2017, 12:10 PM
Sep 2017

it very publicly in a time when they were openly ridiculed, but they persisted.

Thank you for this excellent reminder about our Lion of the Senate.



brer cat

(24,523 posts)
5. Some people forget or never knew that Democrats
Mon Sep 4, 2017, 01:47 PM
Sep 2017

have a very long history of fighting to make health care more readily available and affordable. How about this one:

murielm99

(30,717 posts)
8. Thanks for posting this George.
Tue Sep 5, 2017, 01:46 PM
Sep 2017

We have so many good Democrats fighting for us, past and present. This is only one of the reasons I am proud to say I am a Democrat.

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