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[–] [email protected] 21 points 2 months ago (3 children)

Suggesting Democrats are doing "everything possible" on an issue like healthcare is absolutely wild.

The last time we heard Dems talk about healthcare was when Bernie pressured candidate Biden into "supporting" a public option. Then once elected, with control of congress, Dems didn't even broach the subject.

[–] [email protected] 29 points 2 months ago

True, but to be a little fair to them, the republicans have the power and use it to completely block all objectively good attempts at progress at all. Nothing good can happen in america without a supermajority or a complete change of the system.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 2 months ago

It isn't everything possible.

They did negotiate lower prices on 10 of the most expensive drugs that of a certain age old