In fiery Senate floor speech, Bernie Sanders savages Republicans for their secretive health care

[Hassin Bin Sober]

In fiery Senate floor speech, Bernie Sanders savages Republicans for their secretive health care bill


http://www.salon.com/2017/06/20/in-fiery-senate-floor-speech-bernie-sanders-savages-republicans-for-their-secretive-health-care-bill/


The Senate Republican leadership’s approach to rewriting the American Health Care Act has been so secretive that not only have Democrats condemned them, but many of their fellow Republicans have done likewise.

Of course, nothing can compare to the rage that poured out from the Senate’s most famous capital ‘i’ Independent, Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont.

“It should tell every American, whether you are a Democrat, a Republican or an Independent, whether you’re conservative or progressive. It should tell you something that major, major legislation is being written at this moment, and most Republicans don’t have a clue as to what’s in that legislation, let alone Democrats, let alone the average American,” Sanders declared from the Senate floor.

[hrmjustin]

1. Good!

[beam me up scottie]

2. STORMING SANDERS!

Give em hell, Bernie!

[countryjake]

3. Video of Sen. Sanders holding the floor last night...

[babylonsister]

4. Yay, Bernie! I'm still agog they're getting away with this. nt

[pnwmom]

5. "Nothing can compare to the rage"? Sure, if you don't count Elizabeth Warren and

Senator Markey, among others.

http://www.masslive.com/politics/index.ssf/2017/06/elizabeth_warren_ed_markey_dec.html

The senator, who read from a handful of those letters, added that her office has also received more than 1,000 phone calls from Americans who are scared and angry about the "closed doors" efforts to modify the health care system.

Warren further argued that the legislation Republicans are working on is not a health care bill, but rather a tax cut for billionaires that is paid for by cutting health care for millions of Americans.

"The Republicans negotiate in secret, behind closed doors; they refuse to allow anyone to see the bill; they won't tell anyone what's in it...No hearings, no reviews, no public look at what the Republicans are up to. What's going on here? I'll tell you what's going on: Senate Republicans don't dare let the people back home see this bill," she said. "They don't dare let voters see this bill."

SNIP

"We don't care how long we have to stand up here, we don't care how many times you try to dodge the question about what's in your secret health care bill: Democrats are here to keep demanding that you show us this bill, and we're going to keep insisting that you account for its shameful contents," she said.

[zentrum]

6. K&R for Bernie!

[sarge43]

7. Bern 'em up, Senator and thank you. n/t