Bernie's hitting the road, pitching the reconciliation bill in red states ! [View all]
Bernie’s hitting the road, pitching the reconciliation bill in red states
Aug 22, 2021 7:16pm Eastern Daylight Time
by Dem, Community
https://m.dailykos.com/stories/2021/8/22/2047562/-Bernie-s-hitting-the-road-pitching-the-reconciliation-bill-in-red-states
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I want voters in red states, blue states and purple states to understand that Congress will soon be voting on the most significant piece of legislation to benefit working families since the New Deal and the Great Depression, and that not one Republican will vote for it. Not one.”
He then points out that the same republican senators who will vote against this bill voted for the Trump tax cuts for the wealthy and corporations. Next he states that he wants to make clear what is (will be) in this reconciliation bill.
“addressing such structural crises as income and wealth inequality, climate change, health care, education and housing and, in the process, create millions of good-paying jobs.”
He says that it will be paid for by raising taxes on the wealthy and on corporations.
“Yes. We will take on the greed of the pharmaceutical industry, which charges U.S. residents the highest prices in the world by far for prescription drugs. Under our proposal, Medicare will finally be allowed to negotiate prescription drug prices with the industry.” Many seniors have to ration their medication or can’t afford it. This situation is unconscionable. This will dramatically lower medication prices for America’s seniors.
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