Weiner Withdraws Single-Payer Amendment | Talking Points Memo

Early in the health care debate, Speaker Nancy Pelosi promised single-payer advocate Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-NY) that the House would hold a mostly-ceremonial vote on a Medicare-for-all amendment. It was a move intended to appease the sizable faction of House liberals who felt they’d had to swallow too many compromises during the committee process.


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