Sanders Says ‘Medicare for All’ Won’t Happen This Congressional Term

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) claimed that due to a split Congress, a Medicare for All program “ain’t going to happen” in the next two years.
During an NPR interview aired on Feb. 21, the Independent senator asserted that there was not enough support for the program, even from Democrats.
The lawmaker said, however, that members of Congress may still use this congressional session to change health care across the nation.
When asked what he wanted to see the Senate do in the next two years, Sanders said that “obviously” he wanted to see a “Medicare for All system” but had little hope of it passing even the Democrat-controlled Senate….}

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