Bernie Sanders refuses to support ‘sham’ Republican single-payer amendment

Published July 27, 2017 2:34am ET



Sen. Bernie Sanders will not support a “sham” amendment to the Republican healthcare bill dismantling Obamacare that would implement a single-payer healthcare insurance program.

On Wednesday, Sen. Steve Daines, R-Mont., who does not support single-payer, proposed the amendment as a way of cornering vulnerable Democrats seeking re-election to go on record for the progressive platform.

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