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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsThe United States Senator who fought for affordable health care for decades:
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The United States Senator who fought for affordable health care for decades: (Original Post)
George II
Sep 2017
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Autumn
(44,980 posts)1. RIP Senator.You fought the good fight.
lamp_shade
(14,816 posts)2. Now I'm all choked up. Thank you. He WAS indeed the Lion of the Senate.
R B Garr
(16,950 posts)3. Thank you! Wonderful Democrats have been fighting for us, and they did
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.
NurseJackie
(42,862 posts)4. Ted Kennedy, DEMOCRAT! He makes me proud to be a DEMOCRAT!!
brer cat
(24,523 posts)5. Some people forget or never knew that Democrats
have a very long history of fighting to make health care more readily available and affordable. How about this one:
SunSeeker
(51,512 posts)6. K & R
mcar
(42,278 posts)7. It was his life's work
murielm99
(30,717 posts)8. Thanks for posting this George.
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.