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Showing Original Post only (View all)Do you believe we can get Medicare For All through Congress in 2021-2024? [View all]
Let's assume that our party ends up nominating a candidate who supports Medicare For All (that candidate would most likely be Sanders or Warren), and that nominee wins the general election.
Let's assume that enacting Medicare For All becomes the #1 priority for that administration, to be tackled right away.
Do you believe we'll have enough votes in both the House and the Senate to pass Medicare For All?
I am not including an option for DUers who don't believe a candidate in favor of Medicare For All could win the GE, because I'm curious about whether you believe we could get the bill through Congress.
Obama favored a public option, after all, and we didn't have the votes for that.
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YES. If we can get that nominee to the White House, we'll be able to enact the bill. | |
5 (15%) |
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NO. The votes wouldn't be there. | |
25 (76%) |
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MAYBE LATER. We wouldn't have the votes immediately but with the WH bully pulpit could gain support. | |
0 (0%) |
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OTHER. (Please explain.) | |
3 (9%) |
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Do you believe we can get Medicare For All through Congress in 2021-2024? [View all]
highplainsdem
Aug 2019
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Nope, you didn't miss it. No one has actually done the tough job of working out the details...
George II
Aug 2019
#5
Beto O'Rourke has the right idea with Medicare for America, read text of plan here
Indygram
Aug 2019
#4
No time now. Does his plan get rid of private insurance? By MFA I mean the plans that are
highplainsdem
Aug 2019
#7
Sounds interesting, but it isn't what I mean by Medicare For All. Polls have shown there's
highplainsdem
Aug 2019
#13
Which "Medicare for All" are you referring to? As far as I can tell, "Medicare for All"....
George II
Aug 2019
#6
I'm talking about a single payer plan getting rid of private health insurance. Basically, the
highplainsdem
Aug 2019
#8
Even if we had a 70-30 majority in the Senate (or should I say 70-29-1?), NO plan that gets rid...
George II
Aug 2019
#12
That's my best guess, too, but since I've encountered Sanders and Warren supporters (especially
highplainsdem
Aug 2019
#14
Problem is, a candidate running on pure Medicare for everyone wouldn't get elected in 2020.
Hoyt
Aug 2019
#53
True, I just think she jumped the gun to mark Warren joining Sanders on MFA. It was an error
OnDoutside
Aug 2019
#58
The question remains, can we take and hold congress until the Supreme Court shakes out?
LuvLoogie
Aug 2019
#22
Why isn't it passing right now ? Aren't some of the people who are for it members of Congress ?
JI7
Aug 2019
#28
Fighting over the details of their healthcare proposals won't help them beat Donald Trump
Gothmog
Aug 2019
#39
This plan requires one to take away private insurance which will be a killer issue
Gothmog
Aug 2019
#40
No, & neither will the public option, the votes aren't there in the Senate, nor the House for either
Celerity
Aug 2019
#50
Dems really don't need to publicize this kind of thing now or anytime in the near future
empedocles
Aug 2019
#52