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Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) on Monday released a fact sheet explaining how he will fund his “major” multitrillion-dollar campaign proposals — the Green New Deal, free college, housing for all, etc. — and revealed that he will pay for them through a combination of cutting military spending, creating new taxes, and enacting penalties on the fossil fuel industry in the form of lawsuits.

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s PAC is endorsing a slate of candidates to take on establishment Democrats in the 2020 election.

The American College of Physicians (ACP), the nation’s second-largest physician group, is making headlines for coming out in favor of Medicare for All. Its decision is being hailed as courageous and credible because most healthcare industry players oppose this healthcare reform.

“Mike’s plan will allow people to keep their private insurance,” reads his website, and “create a Medicare-like public insurance option.” By pursuing a public option that would destroy private insurance markets, Bloomberg and his travelers are trying to eat their cake and have it too.

Former Mayor Michael Bloomberg fired an opening salvo against Sen. Bernie Sanders on Wednesday, claiming there was no way he could win if he were the Democrat nominee.

Tom Steyer brought a taco truck and mariachi band with him for an event over the weekend in Las Vegas ahead of Nevada’s caucuses on Saturday.

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez admitted this week that Medicare for All may not become a reality, even if Sen. Bernie Sanders wins.

Nevada’s Culinary Union, which boasts of 60,000 members, says supporters of Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) have “viciously attacked” the organization and working families due to the organization’s recent policy explainer, which notes the socialist senator’s intention to erase union health benefits under Medicare for All.

Top progressive group Democracy for America (DFA) announced Wednesday that they had endorsed Iowa Senate Democrat candidate Theresa Greenfield. 

Bosses of a powerful service industry union in Las Vegas, Nevada are going after 2020 Democrat presidential primary candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) for his plan to strip union workers of their negotiated healthcare plans in favor of “Medicare for All.”

A New Hampshire primary exit poll found that young New Hampshire Democrat voters overwhelmingly endorse Medicare for All. 

The majority of Americans would not support a socialist candidate, a Gallup poll released on Tuesday showed.

RINDGE, New Hampshire — Students who turned out to hear Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) make his pitch to New Hampshire voters on the last day of primary campaigning told Breitbart News that his proposals for free college and “Medicare for All” give them reassurance as they prepare to enter the real world.

Former Vice President Joe Biden asserted the Medicare for All proposal championed by his progressive rival Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) would require massive tax increases.

Buttigieg responded to Sen. Amy Klobuchar’s attack, as she reminded him of his past support for Medicare for All.

VERDICT: FALSE. Sanders has admitted that his Medicare for All plan will result in tax hikes for middle class Americans.

Centrist Democrat think tank Third Way found that voters populating three battleground states are largely opposed to Medicare for All.

Presidential hopeful Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) on Tuesday, amid the festering concerns over the coronavirus, released a plan to address outbreaks of infectious disease, plugging Medicare for All and linking “climate change” to the spread of disease.

During a portion of an interview with “CBS Evening News” released on Friday, 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) stated that it “is impossible to predict” how much his healthcare plan will cost, but healthcare costs in the

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) could not explain how he would avoid bankrupting the country with his costly proposals — proposals which would double federal spending over the next decade — during Tuesday’s debate in Des Moines, Iowa.

Socialist Sen. Bernie Sanders’ (I-VT) radical agenda would effectively double the size of government with at least $60 trillion in new spending, according to modest estimates.

More than 1.2 million healthcare jobs are at risk under Medicare for All, according to a study released Monday.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom is expected to offer free health care to illegal aliens age 65 and older in his new state budget, which is due to be unveiled on Friday, which would make California the first state to do so.

Joe Biden bragged on Thursday that the same “sexism” he claimed derailed 2016 Democrat presidential nominee Hillary Clinton would not deter him from beating President Donald Trump.

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) made a distinction between his plan to introduce Medicare for All in the United States and Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s plan, contending that his implementation would occur much faster.

“I’m glad you raised that, because the truth is, it’s not quite the same,” Buttigieg responded. “Medicare is Medicare.” 

Many Democrats believe that party infighting over the future of health care is sending mixed messages to voters, according to a report released Tuesday.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) has switched up her rhetoric on Medicare for All in recent weeks, using the word “choice” while talking about her proposal to move the country onto a single-payer system.

An analysis from the University of Pennsylvania’s Penn Wharton Budget Model released this week found that Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s (D-MA) wealth tax would not raise as much as her campaign claims.

Better Future Michigan released an ad Wednesday highlighting Sen. Gary Peters’ (D-MI) support for “extreme” policies such as Medicare for All and the Green New Deal.

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) told a group of supporters over the weekend she is “tired” of being told free college and Medicare for All are handouts, arguing “nobody else is giving us a damn thing.”

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) faced a dose of heckling on Tuesday from workers who take issue with his Medicare for All plan during UNITE HERE’s Culinary Union town hall in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Former Vice President Joe Biden on Monday mocked the enthusiasm his fellow 2020 contender Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) has engendered with voters in Iowa.

Former Vice President Joe Biden accused South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg on Monday of stealing his healthcare plan.

Pete Buttigieg on Sunday told a Hispanic worker in South Carolina that illegal immigrants would have access to government-funded health care.

Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) threw shade at the top tier of Democrat candidates during a campaign event in South Carolina on Tuesday, highlighting what she considers fundamental flaws in each of their grandiose healthcare proposals.