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Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) refused to say if she would raise taxes on the middle class in order to pay for Medicare for All during the third Democrat debate in Houston, Texas, on Thursday evening.

Bill Maher doesn’t care about health costs or people. He’s just another Hollywood hypocrite who wants the government to bully and control the everyday Americans he despises.

Former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel during Sunday’s broadcast of “This Week” on ABC sounded off on the 2020 Democratic presidential candidates’ positions on socialist policies like supporting Medicare for All and wanting to provide free health care for migrants. Emanuel

Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), one of the highest-ranking Democrats, on Wednesday backed Medicare for All. 

Elaine Parker of Job Creators Network writes in RealClear Policy that, as strong as the economy is for the American worker, there are dark clouds on the horizon with policy proposals from the likes of Bernie Sanders such as Medicare for All.

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) – a top Democrat 2020 contender – has not offered a watered-down version of the political vision he pushed during the Democrat Primary race against Hillary Clinton. He has expanded upon it, offering plans that would drastically grow government and affect Americans – regardless of class, race, or ideology – across the board. 

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) took another dive into the hip-hop world and sat down for an interview with rapper a longtime supporter Michael “Killer Mike” Render and said he’s challenging President Donald Trump’s worldview of robbing, stealing, and cheating one’s way to the top.

A majority of Democrats have said they would be more likely to back a candidate if they prioritized Medicare for All over Obamacare, according to a poll released Wednesday.

Only 22 percent of Democrat voters want to eliminate private health insurance in favor of a Medicare for All system, according to a poll released Monday. 

Sen. Gary Peters (D-MI), who is up for reelection in 2020, has attacked Medicare for All, even though he recently admitted that “you’re going to have Medicare for All down the road.”

Many vulnerable Senate Democrats up for reelection in 2020 have rejected the polarizing Medicare for All proposals and instead pushed for expanding Obamacare through a public option.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) – whether unintentionally or intentionally – has been using her ideological counterpart Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) as somewhat of a “human shield” to dodge political criticism, Politico assesses.

Sen. Bernie Sanders’ (I-VT) campaign is denying that the presidential candidate shifted his position on union health benefits under Medicare for All, calling the Washington Post’s report “wrong” and “bullshit.”

A healthcare executive said Thursday that both Sen. Bernie Sanders’ Medicare for All and former Vice President Joe Biden’s public option are “similarly bad.”

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) made a significant shift Wednesday, adjusting the previous position that his Medicare for All agenda would “absolutely” erase union health benefits.

A healthcare executive slammed Medicare for All Wednesday, saying that the single-payer healthcare plan would cause “disruption” for millions of Americans by eliminating their private health insurance. 

Elaine Parker of Job Creators Network writes in Townhall that sweeping policies espoused by presidential candidates in this robust economy are doomed out of the gate because the money to pay for them simply doesn’t exist.

Democrat presidential hopeful Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) said Tuesday she is “still angry” with her uncles after they voted for then-candidate Donald Trump in the 2016 presidential election.

Former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D) admitted that the far-left’s policy proposals – such as Medicare for All and decriminalizing border crossings – are bad ideas in an interview with Vice News published Tuesday.

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) took shots at Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) after she spoke to a group of big donors and claimed Sanders’ Medicare for All plan makes her uncomfortable.

Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) told wealthy donors Sunday night that she is uncomfortable with Sen. Bernie Sanders’ (I-VT) Medicare for All bill, even though she co-sponsored Sanders’ legislation and championed Medicare for All for months on the campaign trail.

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) admitted during a town hall in Davenport, Iowa, Monday that his Medicare for All plan will “absolutely” erase union health benefits.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s (D-MA) sweeping campaign proposals will cost the U.S. at least $5 trillion over the next decade, according to an estimate from the Washington Times.

The American Medical Association (AMA) announced Thursday that they will leave an industry group dedicated to fighting Medicare for All and other single-payer proposals. 

Sixty-four percent of American voters remain unwilling to pay more taxes to pay for universal coverage, such as Medicare for All or a public option, according to a poll released Thursday.

Nearly two-thirds of swing-state voters favor lowering healthcare costs over providing universal health care, according to a poll released Thursday.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) called for health care that is high-quality, affordable, and “gender-affirming” in a tweet posted Tuesday afternoon. However, she has not always held that position.

LITTLETON, New Hampshire — Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) rounded out his two-day swing through New Hampshire at an ice cream social on Tuesday afternoon, telling a packed crowd at the Littleton Opera House that Donald Trump is “the most dangerous president” in American history.

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) addressed hundreds of voters in two packed events in New Hampshire on Monday, as he seeks to regain momentum in the Democratic presidential primary.

Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) visited a nursing home on the campaign trail Monday and was confronted by a resident, who told her to “leave our health care system alone.”

Although Medicare for All remains a popular proposal for progressive Democrats, many labor unions remain divided over whether the single-payer healthcare proposal would benefit American workers.

A majority of likely Iowa Democrat caucus voters prefer a public option, compared to only one-fifth of Democrats who prefer Medicare for All, according to a poll released this week.

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) promised this week to repeal Obamacare if President Donald Trump and Republicans win the House back in the 2020 election. 

A study released Wednesday found that a government health insurance option, a proposal backed by former Vice President Joe Biden, could close as many as 55 percent of rural hospitals.

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) beats out former Vice President Joe Biden on health care, which serves as a symbolic contrast over the Democrats’ ideological split over Medicare for All or improving Obamacare through a public option, according to a poll released Tuesday.

The Donald Trump administration continues to mull whether to roll out its long-awaited Republican healthcare plan as an alternative to the Democrats’ Medicare for All and public option proposals.