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    Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) speaks during a People's Action rally against Big Pharma greed on September 21, 2021 in Washington, D.C

    'We Need Medicare for All': Record Number in US Postponed Healthcare in 2022

    "After health insurance companies raised prices 24% last year and made nearly $12 billion in profits last quarter, 38% of Americans now report they or a family member put off needed medical care because it was too expensive," said Sen. Bernie Sanders. "We must end this corporate greed."

    Kenny Stancil
    Jan 17, 2023

    Nearly 40% of people in the United States said they or a family member delayed medical care last year due to the prohibitively high cost of treatment under the nation's for-profit healthcare model, according to a Gallup survey published Tuesday.

    As U.S. residents faced soaring prices for private insurance, the percentage of them forgoing medical services as a result of the costs climbed 12 points in one year, from 26% in 2021 to 38% in 2022. Of those who reported postponing treatment last year, 27% said they or a family member did so "for a very or somewhat serious condition," up nine points from the previous year.

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    House Speaker Kevin McCarthy walks to open the House floor

    Khanna Warns House GOP Wants to 'Hijack the Entire US Economy' to Cut Social Security

    "They don't care about breaking the institutions, breaking the economy," said Rep. Ro Khanna.

    Jake Johnson
    Jan 17, 2023

    Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna of California said Tuesday that House Republicans are threatening to "hijack the entire U.S. economy" and "subject it to collapse" in pursuit of cuts to Social Security and other right-wing policy goals, a warning that came as the Treasury Department prepared to take emergency measures to prevent the U.S. from breaching the debt ceiling.

    "This is what the Freedom Caucus wants," Khanna said in an appearance on Democracy Now!, referring to the far-right faction of House Republicans pushing to use the debt ceiling as leverage to enact deep cuts to federal spending—a strategy that Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) has embraced.

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    Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) speaks in his office

    On Jan. 6 Anniversary, Khanna Says 'Insurrectionists Do Not Belong in Office'

    "And they do not belong on the ballot going forward," said the California Democrat. "Elected officials who directly aided and abetted the deadly assault on our nation's democracy on Jan. 6 must be held accountable."

    Kenny Stancil
    Jan 06, 2023

    Democratic Congressman Ro Khanna argued on Friday, the second anniversary of the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, that Republican lawmakers who supported former President Donald Trump's effort to overturn his 2020 election loss should be barred from holding office now and in the future.

    "Insurrectionists do not belong in office," Khanna (Calif.) tweeted. "And they do not belong on the ballot going forward. Elected officials who directly aided and abetted the deadly assault on our nation's democracy on Jan. 6 must be held accountable."

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