California Progressives Warn Dems Against No Vote on Single-Payer

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'This shouldn't be controversial,' the state progressive caucus said. 'When you vote against the state party platform and bills we have endorsed we will simply vote to not endorse you.'

in a public announcement,"the Progressive Caucus sent an email to all of our members and to every delegate in the party, including elected officials, calling for a challenge to the endorsement of any Assembly member that fails to vote 'Yes' for AB 1400 on Monday. That email described a basic function of democracy and party organizing: elected officials vote on bills, then we vote on their endorsement. It's that simple.

Ben Hauck, Southern California vice chair of the progressive caucus, also responded to the new reporting in a Twitter thread on Thursday in which he explained how the consequences of not voting in favor of AB 1400 follows a democratic process:published Friday at, the backdrop of the vote should be"the very real people whose lives illustrate why CalCare is needed," people who face a"nightmare" of"financial catastrophe" as a result of no or insufficient healthcare...

"The multi-trillion dollar-healthcare industry is in an all-out panic over the prospect" of a statewide single-payer system, he wrote,"bombarding legislators and the press with the sky is falling scenarios about the consequences of losing their golden goose."His signature, however, is not guaranteed, as the"Despite his campaign promise," the outlet reported,"the California governor has long been allied with insurance companies opposing the reform.

 

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