White House counselor Kellyanne Conway on Wednesday compared an expansive healthcare bill proposed by Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., to the Green New Deal.
“Even the Democrats are not running on Obamacare,” Conway said on “Fox and Friends.” “Under ‘Medicare for all’ there will be choices for none.”
Conway was referencing the Medicare for All Act that would enroll everyone living in the U.S. onto a government plan.
“This is the healthcare version of the Green New Deal,” she said. “Sounds great, they all want it, whoopee. The underlying ideology. Government is coming to take over one of the most intimate parts of your life.”
.@KellyannePolls smirks and says “even the Democrats are not running on Obamacare.”
“This is a government takeover. I gave birth four times. I didn’t want Uncle Sam and big brother in there with me. Wake up, everybody. This is the health care version of the Green New Deal.” pic.twitter.com/Zr1zL6BAcT
— Washington Examiner (@dcexaminer) April 10, 2019
Introduced by freshman Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., and Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass., the Green New Deal was blocked by senators last month in a procedural vote in which most Democrats voted “present.”
Conway said she wants government to have as little to do with her medical procedures as possible as someone who has given birth four times.
“This is a government takeover,” Conway said. “I gave birth four times. I didn’t want Uncle Sam and big brother in there with me. Wake up, everybody.”
So far, 14 senators have signed onto Sanders’ Medicare for All Act, compared to 16 last year. Sanders is a candidate for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination.
