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Coverage, and i got a little practice when you gave me that other act, you know, when we were president. you were president. i was with you. look, close the medicaid coverage gap that locks nearly 4 million americans out of coverage just because their states refuse to expand medicaid. lower prescription drug costs, which was mentioned already by allowing medicare to negotiate prices for drugs that are on the market. we can do this. we should do this. we have to do this. but let me close with thi...

In georgia, where we have 646,000 georgians, 4.4 million americans, in the coverage gap. ive been focused on child care, on expanding the child tax credit, on jobs, infrastructure. all of these things are important. but even as we push forward infrastructure, weve got to deal with the infrastructure of our democracy. and thats the question confronting us right now. and the issue for democrats is what are you going to do? sadly, our republican counterparts have already made their decision. im not...

Economy its also right to protect the democracy and its a contradiction, it is sheer hypocrisy to say otherwise, to change the rule in order to raise the debt ceiling while the ceiling of our democracy is crashing in all around us. i think historys going to judge us for this moment. and be really clear. ive been focused during my year now almost in the senate on a whole range of issues. ive been focused on getting medicaid expansion, for example, in georgia, where we have 646,000 georgians, 4.4 ...

Taken together, the provisions in the social policy bill represent the biggest step toward universal coverage since the passage of the Affordable Care Act.

Taken together, the provisions in the social policy bill represent the biggest step toward universal coverage since the passage of the Affordable Care Act.

Sealing and the possibility of shutting down the government. my hope is that we will keep ourselves in a position to pay our debts. the united states of america, the richest country in the world cant be known as debt-free nation. we have to pay our debt and have to work our way through it and itll take compromise and itll get there. mike: the social spending package pass house of representatives is over at the senate, it sounds like west virginia senator joe manchin may want to hold off next yea...

This is a not a red state/blue state issue. This is a moral issue for all Americans.

Child poverty moving forward. theres a number of clean tax energy credits in here. the climate provision. its upwards of $500 billion. theres also an expansion thats going to capture two million people whose states did not expand medicare coverage under baker. theyve been in this coverage gap without. in terms of medicare, bernie sanders had wanted vision, dental and hearing. hearing is going to make it ultimately into this package if the framework holds up, don. a big part of paying for this is...

Im told at a private lunch just now, they walked through some of the issues unresolved, dealing with medicare and expansion of medicare. dealing with medicaid, closing the coverage gap that exists in a number of states. how to deal with immigration, and also paid leave for employees has been a big push among liberals, as well as climate issues and taxes as well. so as you can see, a number of major issues still have yet to be resolved. the question is can they get this all together, and can they...

Healthcare in a big way. another piece we are still fighting for that is still in here is money to cover the medicaid coverage gap for people in states where governors, republican governors have refused to expand medicaid. thats a lots of our southern states, but its a big opportunity. >> absolutely, if the american people can find their way to the ballot box. we bring in one of your colleagues, thank you very much, congresswoman jaya is pal. now we have another congresswoman. i imagine you have...