• FiniteBanjo@feddit.online
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      10 days ago

      Why did they pass the ACA when we gave them 58 senators? Why did they ban lobby and PAC campaign funds in 2003? Why did Biden audit the rich? Why did Obama enforce immigrant holding time limits against the private prison industry’s wishes?

      Seems to me we just haven’t given them more than 48 senators in over 13 years and now everything sucks.

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          10 days ago

          It originally had a public option, which wasn’t in Romney’s healthcare plan. That needed just one more vote to pass, but midterm voters decided to give it many fewer votes instead.

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          9 days ago

          So you oppose giving healthcare to 70 Million people? And btw, the DNC plan was closer to German Healthcare until a lone independent required to reach 60 votes forced the current version.