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Sen. Ron Wyden, chair of the committee that oversees Medicaid, likened some states' attempts to stop people from losing coverage to "waving at somebody as their car goes by, and going, well, we contacted you."

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[-] ProcurementCat@feddit.de 11 points 1 year ago

That's what this administration is prioritizing. But thanks to so many Republicans in the Senate and house, there's almost nothing it can do

[-] circularfish@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Yes and no. Congress is a mess in its current configuration and nothing is likely to get done, but I think there are at least four issues on which the dems can run much more aggressively in 2024 and win legislative majorities: reproductive, voting, and worker’s rights, and health care.

Large numbers of American know that the system is broken when it comes to these issues and are not going to fault a candidate for pointing it out as long as they come with a realistic solution.

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