Schumer and Van Hollen feud could determine fate of ‘Medicare for all’

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The future of “Medicare for all” over the next two years will depend heavily on whom Senate Democrats choose as their next majority leader.

Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), 67, announced on Thursday that he would be challenging Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY), the 75-year-old current Democratic leader in the Senate, for the party’s top Senate position ahead of the next legislative session in January 2027.

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