Rep. Jayapal: Polling Says 66% of Americans Think Medicare for All Is a ‘Great Idea’

>> All right now Senator ░░░░░░░░ Warren is answering her ░░░░░░░░ She released her plan ░░░░░░░░ how she d pay ░░░░░░░░ Medicare for all Unlike ░░░░░░░░ Sanders Warren says no ░░░░░░░░ class tax increases period ░░░░░░░░ said the burden will ░░░░░░░░ on states employers and ░░░░░░░░ big business to pay ░░░░░░░░ the 20 trillion price ░░░░░░░░ I ve been candid ░░░░░░░░ I have concerns about ░░░░░░░░ for all and I ░░░░░░░░ been getting an earful ░░░░░░░░ my Progressive friends telling ░░░░░░░░ that I m wrong ░░░░░░░░ I said listen I ░░░░░░░░ to have someone on ░░░░░░░░ to help me see ░░░░░░░░ a dint way and ░░░░░░░░ the author and the ░░░░░░░░ chair pramila Jayapal on ░░░░░░░░ van Jones show All ░░░░░░░░ I can t tell ░░░░░░░░ I ve known you ░░░░░░░░ a long time and ░░░░░░░░ ve been a champion ░░░░░░░░ hero on a philosophical ░░░░░░░░ I don t even ░░░░░░░░ we should have insurance ░░░░░░░░ health period and insurance ░░░░░░░░ be for stuff you ░░░░░░░░ not sure about You ░░░░░░░░ not sure your house ░░░░░░░░ catch fire get fire ░░░░░░░░ and you re not ░░░░░░░░ you ll get crop ░░░░░░░░ crop insurance Right now ░░░░░░░░ do have health care ░░░░░░░░ and so that s ░░░░░░░░ I think the rub ░░░░░░░░ can take something away ░░░░░░░░ somebody Tell us about ░░░░░░░░ s good about Medicare ░░░░░░░░ all I want to ░░░░░░░░ you why I m ░░░░░░░░ believer and why I ░░░░░░░░ the bill Yes That ░░░░░░░░ today in America people ░░░░░░░░ dying because they don ░░░░░░░░ have health care Sure ░░░░░░░░ ve been across the ░░░░░░░░ and you ve heard ░░░░░░░░ This is not an ░░░░░░░░ we have to explain ░░░░░░░░ everybody They literally are ░░░░░░░░ their loved ones die ░░░░░░░░ are making choices every ░░░░░░░░ about whether they ll ░░░░░░░░ their mortgage or whether ░░░░░░░░ ll pay their cancer ░░░░░░░░ They re driving to ░░░░░░░░ because insulin costs 10 ░░░░░░░░ as much in the ░░░░░░░░ States of America Their ░░░░░░░░ insurance plan is go ░░░░░░░░ me That is where ░░░░░░░░ are today We have ░░░░░░░░ million people who are ░░░░░░░░ or underinsured and even ░░░░░░░░ you have health insurance ░░░░░░░░ average person is paying ░░░░░░░░ from 10 000 to ░░░░░░░░ 000 even when we ░░░░░░░░ considered So we have ░░░░░░░░ system that costs us ░░░░░░░░ trillion over the next ░░░░░░░░ years and that s ░░░░░░░░ CMS estimate and we ░░░░░░░░ in a situation where ░░░░░░░░ is because of the ░░░░░░░░ profit interests that are ░░░░░░░░ into the system that ░░░░░░░░ profits above patients So ░░░░░░░░ want a plan that ░░░░░░░░ going to tackle the ░░░░░░░░ of the health care ░░░░░░░░ in America that is ░░░░░░░░ to do two things ░░░░░░░░ bring down costs over ░░░░░░░░ long term because you ░░░░░░░░ address this issue without ░░░░░░░░ down costs and number ░░░░░░░░ universally guarantee insurance to ░░░░░░░░ single person and no ░░░░░░░░ in quality if you ░░░░░░░░ rich or poor Nobody ░░░░░░░░ one can argue with ░░░░░░░░ as goals and they ░░░░░░░░ too much and people ░░░░░░░░ left out but there ░░░░░░░░ real concerns that people ░░░░░░░░ if we just put ░░░░░░░░ on the screen One ░░░░░░░░ the idea that you ░░░░░░░░ limb nating choice and ░░░░░░░░ ll force me on ░░░░░░░░ private plan and you ░░░░░░░░ force me into some ░░░░░░░░ plan that is too ░░░░░░░░ and the middle class ░░░░░░░░ pay more in taxes ░░░░░░░░ let s walk through ░░░░░░░░ of those Perfect I ░░░░░░░░ being able to choose ░░░░░░░░ even if it s ░░░░░░░░ I just ate a ░░░░░░░░ so help me understand ░░░░░░░░ need to talk about ░░░░░░░░ Exactly Help me understand ░░░░░░░░ you respond to that ░░░░░░░░ that you re forcing ░░░░░░░░ into something they may ░░░░░░░░ want to do We ░░░░░░░░ t have choice today ░░░░░░░░ if you have private ░░░░░░░░ What choice do you ░░░░░░░░ have You don t ░░░░░░░░ a choice as to ░░░░░░░░ plan you pick your ░░░░░░░░ chooses that In fact ░░░░░░░░ and more because of ░░░░░░░░ rising health care costs ░░░░░░░░ companies are limiting who ░░░░░░░░ get to see what ░░░░░░░░ is in network or ░░░░░░░░ of network and if ░░░░░░░░ lose your job you ░░░░░░░░ have no choice at ░░░░░░░░ You ve got no ░░░░░░░░ insurance and that s ░░░░░░░░ you have insurance now ░░░░░░░░ you don t have ░░░░░░░░ what choice do you ░░░░░░░░ now So if that ░░░░░░░░ choice then I would ░░░░░░░░ have the choice of ░░░░░░░░ a guaranteed insurance plan ░░░░░░░░ matter where you work ░░░░░░░░ want to start a ░░░░░░░░ business You want to ░░░░░░░░ a small business You ░░░░░░░░ to leave your job ░░░░░░░░ go do something else ░░░░░░░░ get sick and need ░░░░░░░░ stay home You have ░░░░░░░░ take care of a ░░░░░░░░ one You have that ░░░░░░░░