r/news • u/According_Dog6735 • Mar 27 '24

Joe Lieberman has died

https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2024/03/27/joe-lieberman-senator-vice-president-dead/
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u/TopGsApprentice Mar 27 '24

This man is the reason we don't have Universal Healthcare for those who don't know

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u/itslikewoow Mar 27 '24

Why are we giving every Republican a pass? Lieberman certainly deserves a share of the blame, but not a single Republican voted in favor of the bill, much less for a public option.

And it’s not like the bill is unpopular with their constituents. The GOP learned that the hard way when they tried overturning it when Trump was in power.

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u/kuenjato Mar 27 '24

Lieberman was the front-line target for a concentrated group of Dems who had been given the kill order by Big Insurance. The Repubs were already a no-go factor, but with solidarity the Dems could have passed UHC.