Support for Medicare for All has grown in recent months, following Sen. Sanders's promotion of the issue and the Republicans' failed attempt to repeal the Affordable Care Act. (Photo: @RoseAnnDemoro/NNU/Twitter)
Now There Are 16 Democrats Receiving Thanks and Applause for Co-Sponsoring Medicare for All
(And 31 who are not.)
Sep 13, 2017
Update (11:10 AM EST):
Mid-morning on Wednesday, Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) became the sixteenth co-sponsor of the bill. She was immediately thanked.
\u201cThank you @SenatorShaheen. I'm proud that we're in this fight together to make health care a right. https://t.co/M6X77Xrn8Y\u201d— Bernie Sanders (@Bernie Sanders) 1505314226
Earlier:
With Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) set to officially introduce his Medicare for All act Wednesday afternoon, the 15 Democratic co-sponsors of the bill are receiving applause and praise for pledging their support for the universal healthcare proposal.
\u201cIn just a few days, we've reached 15 co-signers for #MedicareForAll! Join me in thanking those senators.\n\nWe continue to push.\u270a\ud83c\udfff\u270a\ud83c\udffe\u270a\ud83c\udffd\u270a\ud83c\udffc\u270a\ud83c\udffb\u201d— RoseAnn DeMoro (@RoseAnn DeMoro) 1505271216
As his various colleagues made their endorsements public over recent days, Sanders has made a point to thank them individually.
\u201cThank you @KamalaHarris for your support. Let's make health care a right, not a privilege. https://t.co/hYbxTq8BVH\u201d— Bernie Sanders (@Bernie Sanders) 1504136613
\u201cThank you @SenWhitehouse for your commitment to making health care a right, not a privilege. #MedicareForAll https://t.co/pmCKz3U9ct\u201d— Bernie Sanders (@Bernie Sanders) 1504970272
\u201cThank you @SenJeffMerkley for joining us in the fight to make Medicare for all a reality. https://t.co/ZPAv1YByPj\u201d— Bernie Sanders (@Bernie Sanders) 1505154086
\u201cThank you @CoryBooker for your support for Medicare for All and efforts in our working group to make this bill stronger. https://t.co/p16K853B4S\u201d— Bernie Sanders (@Bernie Sanders) 1505158833
\u201cThank you @SenGillibrand for fighting with us to make sure all Americans can get the health care they need. https://t.co/UHhfuOuR89\u201d— Bernie Sanders (@Bernie Sanders) 1505224087
\u201cYou're right, @SenatorBaldwin: Health care should be a right. Thank you for fighting for universal health care. https://t.co/cbhUeqrEkq\u201d— Bernie Sanders (@Bernie Sanders) 1505233834
\u201cThank you @SenBlumenthal for being with us in the fight to make health care a right. https://t.co/v1I3OiWiCY\u201d— Bernie Sanders (@Bernie Sanders) 1505235189
\u201cThank you @maziehirono for joining the fight. No one should have to worry about not being able to afford the care they need. https://t.co/1G6B0mu0UV\u201d— Bernie Sanders (@Bernie Sanders) 1505235751
\u201cThank you @SenatorTomUdall for you dedication to guaranteeing health care to every person in America. Let's go forward together. https://t.co/k24rFqDyIl\u201d— Bernie Sanders (@Bernie Sanders) 1505249968
\u201cThank you @SenFranken for your support. You're right\u2014we need a health care system that makes health care a right, not a privilege. https://t.co/fUUuybXOVH\u201d— Bernie Sanders (@Bernie Sanders) 1505255833
Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Ed Markey (D-Mass.), Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) have also signed on in recent days.
The members of the Democratic caucus who have not publicly supported the Medicare for All bill are below.
| Sen. Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) | Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) | |
| Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) | Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.V.) | |
| Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) | Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.) | |
| Sen. Ben Cardin (D-Md.) | Sen. Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) | |
| Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.) | Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) | |
| Sen. Bob Casey (D-Pa.) | Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.) | |
| Sen. Chris Coons (D-Del.) | Sen. Bill Nelson (D-Fla.) | |
| Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) | Sen. Gary Peters (D-Mich.) | |
| Sen. Joe Donnelly (D-Ind.) | Sen. Jack Reed (D-R.I.) | |
| Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) | Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) | |
| Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) | Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) | |
| Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) | Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) | |
| Sen. Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.) | Sen. Jon Tester (D-Mont.) | |
| Sen. Heidi Heitkamp (D-N.D.) | Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) | |
| Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) | Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) | |
| Sen. Angus King (I-Maine) | Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) |
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Update (11:10 AM EST):
Mid-morning on Wednesday, Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) became the sixteenth co-sponsor of the bill. She was immediately thanked.
\u201cThank you @SenatorShaheen. I'm proud that we're in this fight together to make health care a right. https://t.co/M6X77Xrn8Y\u201d— Bernie Sanders (@Bernie Sanders) 1505314226
Earlier:
With Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) set to officially introduce his Medicare for All act Wednesday afternoon, the 15 Democratic co-sponsors of the bill are receiving applause and praise for pledging their support for the universal healthcare proposal.
\u201cIn just a few days, we've reached 15 co-signers for #MedicareForAll! Join me in thanking those senators.\n\nWe continue to push.\u270a\ud83c\udfff\u270a\ud83c\udffe\u270a\ud83c\udffd\u270a\ud83c\udffc\u270a\ud83c\udffb\u201d— RoseAnn DeMoro (@RoseAnn DeMoro) 1505271216
As his various colleagues made their endorsements public over recent days, Sanders has made a point to thank them individually.
\u201cThank you @KamalaHarris for your support. Let's make health care a right, not a privilege. https://t.co/hYbxTq8BVH\u201d— Bernie Sanders (@Bernie Sanders) 1504136613
\u201cThank you @SenWhitehouse for your commitment to making health care a right, not a privilege. #MedicareForAll https://t.co/pmCKz3U9ct\u201d— Bernie Sanders (@Bernie Sanders) 1504970272
\u201cThank you @SenJeffMerkley for joining us in the fight to make Medicare for all a reality. https://t.co/ZPAv1YByPj\u201d— Bernie Sanders (@Bernie Sanders) 1505154086
\u201cThank you @CoryBooker for your support for Medicare for All and efforts in our working group to make this bill stronger. https://t.co/p16K853B4S\u201d— Bernie Sanders (@Bernie Sanders) 1505158833
\u201cThank you @SenGillibrand for fighting with us to make sure all Americans can get the health care they need. https://t.co/UHhfuOuR89\u201d— Bernie Sanders (@Bernie Sanders) 1505224087
\u201cYou're right, @SenatorBaldwin: Health care should be a right. Thank you for fighting for universal health care. https://t.co/cbhUeqrEkq\u201d— Bernie Sanders (@Bernie Sanders) 1505233834
\u201cThank you @SenBlumenthal for being with us in the fight to make health care a right. https://t.co/v1I3OiWiCY\u201d— Bernie Sanders (@Bernie Sanders) 1505235189
\u201cThank you @maziehirono for joining the fight. No one should have to worry about not being able to afford the care they need. https://t.co/1G6B0mu0UV\u201d— Bernie Sanders (@Bernie Sanders) 1505235751
\u201cThank you @SenatorTomUdall for you dedication to guaranteeing health care to every person in America. Let's go forward together. https://t.co/k24rFqDyIl\u201d— Bernie Sanders (@Bernie Sanders) 1505249968
\u201cThank you @SenFranken for your support. You're right\u2014we need a health care system that makes health care a right, not a privilege. https://t.co/fUUuybXOVH\u201d— Bernie Sanders (@Bernie Sanders) 1505255833
Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Ed Markey (D-Mass.), Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) have also signed on in recent days.
The members of the Democratic caucus who have not publicly supported the Medicare for All bill are below.
| Sen. Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) | Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) | |
| Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) | Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.V.) | |
| Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) | Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.) | |
| Sen. Ben Cardin (D-Md.) | Sen. Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) | |
| Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.) | Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) | |
| Sen. Bob Casey (D-Pa.) | Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.) | |
| Sen. Chris Coons (D-Del.) | Sen. Bill Nelson (D-Fla.) | |
| Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) | Sen. Gary Peters (D-Mich.) | |
| Sen. Joe Donnelly (D-Ind.) | Sen. Jack Reed (D-R.I.) | |
| Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) | Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) | |
| Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) | Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) | |
| Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) | Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) | |
| Sen. Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.) | Sen. Jon Tester (D-Mont.) | |
| Sen. Heidi Heitkamp (D-N.D.) | Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) | |
| Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) | Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) | |
| Sen. Angus King (I-Maine) | Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) |
Update (11:10 AM EST):
Mid-morning on Wednesday, Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) became the sixteenth co-sponsor of the bill. She was immediately thanked.
\u201cThank you @SenatorShaheen. I'm proud that we're in this fight together to make health care a right. https://t.co/M6X77Xrn8Y\u201d— Bernie Sanders (@Bernie Sanders) 1505314226
Earlier:
With Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) set to officially introduce his Medicare for All act Wednesday afternoon, the 15 Democratic co-sponsors of the bill are receiving applause and praise for pledging their support for the universal healthcare proposal.
\u201cIn just a few days, we've reached 15 co-signers for #MedicareForAll! Join me in thanking those senators.\n\nWe continue to push.\u270a\ud83c\udfff\u270a\ud83c\udffe\u270a\ud83c\udffd\u270a\ud83c\udffc\u270a\ud83c\udffb\u201d— RoseAnn DeMoro (@RoseAnn DeMoro) 1505271216
As his various colleagues made their endorsements public over recent days, Sanders has made a point to thank them individually.
\u201cThank you @KamalaHarris for your support. Let's make health care a right, not a privilege. https://t.co/hYbxTq8BVH\u201d— Bernie Sanders (@Bernie Sanders) 1504136613
\u201cThank you @SenWhitehouse for your commitment to making health care a right, not a privilege. #MedicareForAll https://t.co/pmCKz3U9ct\u201d— Bernie Sanders (@Bernie Sanders) 1504970272
\u201cThank you @SenJeffMerkley for joining us in the fight to make Medicare for all a reality. https://t.co/ZPAv1YByPj\u201d— Bernie Sanders (@Bernie Sanders) 1505154086
\u201cThank you @CoryBooker for your support for Medicare for All and efforts in our working group to make this bill stronger. https://t.co/p16K853B4S\u201d— Bernie Sanders (@Bernie Sanders) 1505158833
\u201cThank you @SenGillibrand for fighting with us to make sure all Americans can get the health care they need. https://t.co/UHhfuOuR89\u201d— Bernie Sanders (@Bernie Sanders) 1505224087
\u201cYou're right, @SenatorBaldwin: Health care should be a right. Thank you for fighting for universal health care. https://t.co/cbhUeqrEkq\u201d— Bernie Sanders (@Bernie Sanders) 1505233834
\u201cThank you @SenBlumenthal for being with us in the fight to make health care a right. https://t.co/v1I3OiWiCY\u201d— Bernie Sanders (@Bernie Sanders) 1505235189
\u201cThank you @maziehirono for joining the fight. No one should have to worry about not being able to afford the care they need. https://t.co/1G6B0mu0UV\u201d— Bernie Sanders (@Bernie Sanders) 1505235751
\u201cThank you @SenatorTomUdall for you dedication to guaranteeing health care to every person in America. Let's go forward together. https://t.co/k24rFqDyIl\u201d— Bernie Sanders (@Bernie Sanders) 1505249968
\u201cThank you @SenFranken for your support. You're right\u2014we need a health care system that makes health care a right, not a privilege. https://t.co/fUUuybXOVH\u201d— Bernie Sanders (@Bernie Sanders) 1505255833
Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Ed Markey (D-Mass.), Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) have also signed on in recent days.
The members of the Democratic caucus who have not publicly supported the Medicare for All bill are below.
| Sen. Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) | Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) | |
| Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) | Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.V.) | |
| Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) | Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.) | |
| Sen. Ben Cardin (D-Md.) | Sen. Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) | |
| Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.) | Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) | |
| Sen. Bob Casey (D-Pa.) | Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.) | |
| Sen. Chris Coons (D-Del.) | Sen. Bill Nelson (D-Fla.) | |
| Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) | Sen. Gary Peters (D-Mich.) | |
| Sen. Joe Donnelly (D-Ind.) | Sen. Jack Reed (D-R.I.) | |
| Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) | Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) | |
| Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) | Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) | |
| Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) | Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) | |
| Sen. Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.) | Sen. Jon Tester (D-Mont.) | |
| Sen. Heidi Heitkamp (D-N.D.) | Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) | |
| Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) | Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) | |
| Sen. Angus King (I-Maine) | Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) |
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