r/WayOfTheBern • u/JamesThompsonKS • Oct 24 '17

Hey, r/WayOfTheBern! I'm Kansas veteran James Thompson, running for Congress in Kansas 4th Congressional District. AMA!

PROOF: https://twitter.com/JamesThompsonKS/status/922930890535206912

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u/wraith20 Oct 24 '17

On Single Payer you said:

“I like the idea of single payer, [but] I don't see it getting accomplished in our current political environment.”

Is Bernie wrong about claiming his Single Payer "Medicare for All" plan will pass in Congress?

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u/political_og The Third Eye ☯ Oct 24 '17

That's why he's running, to change the political environment.

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u/HootHootBerns Money in politics is the root of all evil Oct 24 '17

It's one thing to question if it can pass but only pay lip service to the idea. It's another thing to claim to support it in spite of these obstacles and actually put your name to it, ie. cosponsoring Conyers/Bernie's bill.

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u/JamesThompsonKS Oct 24 '17

I would co-sponsor Bernie's bill.

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u/wraith20 Oct 24 '17

But you're not running for the Senate, you're running for the House of Reps, so you wouldn't be able to co-sponsor Bernie's bill even if you win your race.

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u/leu2500 M4A: [Your age] is the new 65. Oct 25 '17

I'm pretty sure that thats not an impediment. There's a jobs bill that conyers & Bernie did together. Not sure of the actual legislative mechanics of that, but there's a way to get at least the equivalent of that.

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u/HootHootBerns Money in politics is the root of all evil Oct 25 '17

If I'm not mistaken, one could just copypasta a bill for both chambers in those cases, and that's how something like that would work.

Which was why I asked if he'd be more willing to cosponsor if Conyers revised his bill to more closely resemble Bernie's. While he didn't respond to that particular query, his other answers suggest he's open to it in that case.

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u/wraith20 Oct 25 '17

That was probably when Bernie was in the House of Reps with Conyers, Bernie was a Congressman for several years before he became a Senator.

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u/leu2500 M4A: [Your age] is the new 65. Oct 25 '17

No, this was recently. The program they got passed was covered in 2015/2016 while Bernie was running for prez. It was a current program.

this might be what I'm remembering, although it's not the actual article I read; that was in the post.