Senator Kamala Harris, in her latest efforts to define her position on health insurance, has entrusted Hamptons with a major fundraiser that she is still not comfortable with the Medicare for All plan. she had approved, her rival Bernie Sanders retaliate.
"I'm not going to the Hamptons to raise funds from billionaires," Sanders, who uses a single-payer Medicare for All platform, said in a tweet Monday afternoon. "If I ever came to this country, I would say the same thing I've been saying for 30 years: we need to adopt a Medicare for All system to ensure affordable health care for all, not just for those who have it. means."
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DAVENPORT, LOWA, UNITED STATES – 2019/07/16: US Senator from California, Kamala Harris embraces Kyrah Cortimiglia as she campaigns for the Democratic nomination in the presidential election of 2020 at the Friends of MLK at a round table for women of color. (Photo by Jeremy Hogan / SOPA Images / LightRocket via Getty Images)
DAVENPORT, LOWA, UNITED STATES – 2019/07/16: US Senator from California, Kamala Harris is campaigning for the Democratic nomination in the 2020 presidential election at Friends of the MLK at a round table for women of color. (Photo by Jeremy Hogan / SOPA Images / LightRocket via Getty Images)
Democratic Senator Kamala Harris (D-Calif.), Democratic presidential candidate, will speak at the second evening of the first democratic presidential debate on Thursday, June 27, 2019, at the Arsht Center for the Performing Arts in New York. Miami. (Al Diaz / Miami Herald / TNS via Getty Images)
MIAMI, FLORIDA – June 27: Democratic presidential candidate Senator Kamala Harris (D-CA), speaking during a television interview after the second night of the first democratic presidential debate on June 27 2019 in Miami, Florida. A group of 20 Democratic presidential candidates was split into two groups of 10 for the first 2020 election debate that will take place over two nights at the Knight Concert Hall of the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Arts of the Miami-Dade County Scene, organized by NBC. News, MSNBC and Telemundo. (Photo by Cliff Hawkins / Getty Images)
US Senator from California, Democrat Presidential Candidate, Kamala Harris Participates in the Second Democratic Debate of the 2020 NBC News Presidential Campaign Season at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts in Miami, Florida on June 27 2019. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP) (The photo credit should correspond to SAUL LOEB / AFP / Getty Images)
The American senator from California, Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris, will address the press at Spin Room after the second democratic primary debate of the 2020 presidential campaign season organized by NBC News at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Arts. the scene in Miami, Florida, June 27, 2019. (Photo by JIM WATSON / AFP) (The photo credit should read JIM WATSON / AFP / Getty Images)
Senator Kamala Harris addresses the crowd at the 2020 Family Planning Action Fund Election Forum, which will focus on abortion and human rights. of Reproduction, in Columbia, South Carolina, June 22, 2019. – Many Democratic Presidential Candidates are in Colombia to Attend the South Carolina Democratic Party Convention and the Forum on the Election of the family planning on June 22nd. (Photo by Logan Cyrus / AFP) (Photo credit should match LOGAN CYRUS / AFP / Getty Images)
Proponents of US Senator and Democratic Democrat Kamala Harris attend a meeting in a historic home in Columbia, South Carolina, on June 21, 2019. – Many Democratic presidential candidates run in Colombia to present themselves in front of the Democratic Party of South Carolina. Party Convention and Forum on the Election of Family Planning on June 22. (Photo by Logan Cyrus / AFP) (Photo credit should match LOGAN CYRUS / AFP / Getty Images)
US Senator and Democratic presidential candidate, Kamala Harris, will address a crowd of supporters at a meeting in a historic home in Columbia, South Carolina, on June 21, 2019. – Many Democratic presidential candidates are in Colombia to introduce themselves. at the South Carolina Democratic Party Convention and the Family Planning Election Forum on June 22. (Photo by Logan Cyrus / AFP) (Photo credit should match LOGAN CYRUS / AFP / Getty Images)
On June 21, 2019, a supporter of US Senator and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris attends a meeting in a historic home in Columbia, South Carolina. – Many Democratic presidential candidates are in Colombia to travel to South Carolina. The Democratic Party Convention and the Forum on the Election of Family Planning on June 22nd. (Photo by Logan Cyrus / AFP) (Photo credit should match LOGAN CYRUS / AFP / Getty Images)
On June 21, 2019, a supporter of US Senator and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris attends a meeting in a historic home in Columbia, South Carolina. – Many Democratic presidential candidates are in Colombia to travel to South Carolina. The Democratic Party Convention and the Forum on the Election of Family Planning on June 22nd. (Photo by Logan Cyrus / AFP) (Photo credit should match LOGAN CYRUS / AFP / Getty Images)
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MSNBC – Election Coverage "The Last Word Town Hall with Lawrence O Donnell and Kamala Harris" – Pictured: Kamala Harris – (Photo: Liz Nemeth / MSNBC Photo Bank / NBCU via Getty Images)
MSNBC – Election Coverage "The Last City Hall with Lawrence O Donnell and Kamala Harris" – Pictured: (gd) Lawrence O Donnell, Kamala Harris – (Photo: Liz Nemeth / MSNBC Photo Bank / NBCU via Getty Images)
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – APRIL 27: US Democratic Senator Danala Harris (D-CA) Speaks at the National Forum on Wages and Workers: Creating an Inclusive Economy at Enclave on the 27th April 2019 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Six candidates for the 2020 Democratic presidential election participate in the forum organized by the Service Employees International Union and the Center for the American Progress Action Fund to share their economic policies. (Photo by Ethan Miller / Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – APRIL 5: Democratic presidential candidate Senator Kamala Harris (D-CA) speaks at the National Action Network convention on April 5, 2019 in New York. A dozen Democratic presidential candidates 2020 will speak at the congress of the organization this week. Founded by Reverend Al Sharpton in 1991, the National Action Network is one of the most influential African-American organizations dedicated to civil rights in America. (Photo by Spencer Platt / Getty Images)
JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE! – "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" broadcast every night of the week at 23:35 EDT offers a diverse range of guests, including celebrities, athletes, music numbers, comedians and human interest topics, as well as comedy excerpts and a house group. The guests on Tuesday, March 19 included Senator Kamala Harris (presidential candidate 2020), Mark Hamill ("Knightfall") and musical guest Judah & the Lion. (Randy Holmes via Getty Images)
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North Vegas Las Vegas, New Zealand – March 1: Participants waving campaign signs as US Senator Kamala Harris (unrepresented) speaks at a public meeting at Canyon Springs High School on March 1, 2019 North Las Vegas, Nevada. Harris is campaigning for the Democratic nomination for the 2020 presidency. (Photo by Ethan Miller / Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY – FEBRUARY 21: (GD) 2020: Democratic Senator Kamala Harris (D-CA) and Reverend Al Sharpton leave the city after lunch at Sylvia's restaurant in Harlem on February 21, 2019 in New York. York. According to the Sharptons National Civil Rights Organization, National Action Network, the two men discussed criminal justice reform and other critical issues. Harris dined on a plate of chicken and waffles. (Photo by Drew Angerer / Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY – FEBRUARY 21: (GD) Reverend Al Sharpton and Democratic presidential candidate 2020, Senator Kamala Harris (D-CA) speak at a luncheon at Sylvia's restaurant in Harlem , February 21, 2019 in New York. According to the Sharptons National Civil Rights Organization, National Action Network, the two men discussed criminal justice reform and other critical issues. Harris dined on a plate of chicken and waffles. (Photo by Drew Angerer / Getty Images)
US Senator from California, Kamala Harris, speaks to the media on Jan. 21, 2019 at Howard University in Washington, after announcing earlier in the day that she is seeking to become the first African-American woman to hold the position President of the United States. crowd of democrats queuing up to face Donald Trump. – Harris joins Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, Hawaii MP Tulsi Gabbard, New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand and former Housing Secretary Julian Castro, among others, either in the race or in the exploration of a candidacy for the Democratic nomination 2020. Nearly 22 months before the 2020 elections, the battle for the White House is already taking shape, while the Americans are beginning to determine who could be the opposition party's candidate to propose to Trump to take control of the White House.
Harris made the announcement on the occasion of National Day in honor of the icon of the civil rights movement, Martin Luther King, whom she told with her mother. (Photo by EVA HAMBACH / AFP) (The photo credit should read: EVA HAMBACH / AFP / Getty Images)
GOAL MORNING AMERICA – Senator Kamala Harris announced that she was running for the presidency in 2020 today, Monday, January 21, 2019, on Walt Disney Television via Getty Images' "Good Morning America". "Good Morning America" airs Monday through Friday (7am to 9am, ET) on Walt Disney Television via Getty Images.
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Harris has tried to take a nuanced position on the issue, although his reported remarks are difficult to analyze. "I think that almost every member of the US Senate who is a presidential candidate and many others have signed on to various plans in the Senate, and I have done the same," Harris told donors at the time. event of the weekend, according to remarks held provided to the Daily Beast by his campaign. "These are all good ideas, that's why I support them, and I support Medicare for all, but as you may have noticed, over the months, I I have not been comfortable with Bernie's plan, any plan. "
At the event – at the film director Jamie Patricof, where "Teslas and Maseratis were lined up", as reported by Bloomberg News – Harris pointed out that "I believe in capitalism", which is an implicit contrast with Sanders who describes himself as a defender. democratic socialist.
Sanders' single payer plan would eliminate most private insurance in the country in four years, providing universal coverage through a government plan. Harris was the first senator to co-sponsor Sanders' bill in 2017 and again signed as a co-sponsor of the amended Medicare for All legislation in April, issuing a press release still available on the website. of the Senate.
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A Bernie2020 campaign sign relieves the crowd while Senator Nina Turner's co-chair, accompanied by local politicians and hospital workers, protests the imminent closure of Hahnemann University Hospital during of a rally in front of downtown facilities in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 2019. (Photo by Bastiaan Slabbers / NurPhoto via Getty Images)
PELLA, IA – JULY 04: A participant holds a sign for US Senator and 2020 presidential candidate Bernie Sanders (I-VT) at the July 4, 2019 parade in Pella, Iowa. The Democratic Caucuses of Iowa 2020 will be held on Monday, February 3, 2020. (Photo by Joshua Lott / Getty Images)
PELLA, IA – JULY 04: The US senator and the presidential candidate v (I-VT) of 2020 salute as he attends the parade of July 4, on July 4, 2019, in Pella, Italy. ;Iowa. The Democratic Caucuses of Iowa 2020 will be held on Monday, February 3, 2020. (Photo by Joshua Lott / Getty Images)
PELLA, IA – JULY 04: US Senator and presidential candidate 2020, Bernie Sanders (I-VT), attends the July 4th parade on July 4, 2019 in Pella, Iowa. The Democratic Caucuses of Iowa 2020 will be held on Monday, February 3, 2020. (Photo by Joshua Lott / Getty Images)
MIAMI, FLORIDA – June 27: Democratic presidential candidate Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) addresses the media after the second night of the first Democratic presidential debate on June 27, 2019 in Miami, Florida. A group of 20 Democratic presidential candidates was split into two groups of 10 for the first 2020 election debate that will take place over two nights at the Knight Concert Hall of the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Arts of the Miami-Dade County Scene, organized by NBC. News, MSNBC and Telemundo. (Photo by Cliff Hawkins / Getty Images)
US Senator Vermont, Democratic presidential candidate, Bernie Sanders addresses the press in the Spin Room after participating in the second democratic primary debate of the 2020 election campaign, organized by NBC News at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the performing arts in Miami, Florida, June 27, 2019. (Photo by JIM WATSON / AFP) (Photo credit should read JIM WATSON / AFP / Getty Images)
The former US Democratic Senator in Vermont, chaired by a Democratic president, observes Bernie Sanders at the second democratic primary debate of the 2020 presidential campaign season organized by NBC News at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts in Miami, Florida, June 27, 2019. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP) (Photo credit must match SAUL LOEB / AFP / Getty Images)
US Senator Vermont, Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders, will speak at the second democratic primary debate of the 2020 presidential campaign season organized by NBC News at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts in Miami. in Florida, June 27, 2019. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP) (The photo credit should correspond to SAUL LOEB / AFP / Getty Images)
HOMESTEAD, USA – JUNE 27: Senator Bernie Sanders, a Vermont Independent and 2020 Presidential Candidate for Media Address Outside the Homestead Temporary Shelter for Unaccompanied Children, a Detention Center for Youth Incarcerated arrested by Homeland Security in Homestead, Florida, United States. United States on June 27, 2019. (Photo by Eva Marie Uzcategui T./Anadolu Agency / Getty Images)
On June 23, 2019, a sympathizer of the Democratic presidential candidate and US Senator, Bernie Sanders, waved a sign at a rally in the gymnasium of Clinton College, a historically black university in Rock Hill, South Carolina. – Many Democratic Candidates Introduce The President was in South Carolina this weekend to make an appearance at the Democratic Party convention and win the hearts of black voters. (Photo by Logan Cyrus / AFP) (Photo credit must match LOGAN CYRUS / AFP / Getty Images)
Danny Glover (left), a Hollywood actor and supporter of Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders, listens to Sanders' speech in the gymnasium at Clinton College, a historically black college in Rock Hill, South Carolina, who took the word. the beginning of the senator's election campaign during his visit to South Carolina. – Many Democratic presidential candidates traveled to South Carolina this weekend to run for the Democratic Party Convention and win the hearts of black voters. (Photo by Logan Cyrus / AFP) (Photo credit must match LOGAN CYRUS / AFP / Getty Images)
Democrat and presidential candidate Bernie Sanders welcomes supporters after a speech at a lively rally in Clinton College gymnasium, a historically black college, before a rally in Rock Hill, South Carolina, June 23, 2019 – Numerous Democratic Candidates Presidential candidates were in South Carolina this weekend to run for the Democratic Party convention and win the hearts of black voters. (Photo by Logan Cyrus / AFP) (Photo credit must match LOGAN CYRUS / AFP / Getty Images)
Democratic Senator and presidential candidate, Bernie Sanders, addresses the crowd at a lively rally in the gym at Clinton College, a historically black college, before a rally in Rock Hill, South Carolina June 22, 2019. – Many Democratic candidates running for President was in South Carolina this weekend to make an appearance at the Democratic Party convention and win the hearts of black voters. (Photo by Logan Cyrus / AFP) (Photo credit must match LOGAN CYRUS / AFP / Getty Images)
PASADENA, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES – 2019/05/31: US Senator and presidential candidate Bernie Sanders speaks at a campaign rally in Pasadena, California. The presidential hope for 2020 is addressed to supporters at the Pasadena Convention Center. This weekend, Sanders will also participate in the state convention of the Democratic Party of California in 2019 in San Francisco. (Photo by Ronen Tivony / SOPA Images / LightRocket via Getty Images)
PASADENA, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES – 2019/05/31: Supporters of Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders hold letters that spell Bernie at a campaign rally in Pasadena, California. The presidential hope for 2020 is addressed to supporters at the Pasadena Convention Center. This weekend, Sanders will also participate in the state convention of the Democratic Party of California in 2019 in San Francisco. (Photo by Ronen Tivony / SOPA Images / LightRocket via Getty Images)
Pasadena, Calif. – May 31: Senator Bernie Sanders appears at a campaign rally at the Pasadena Convention Center on May 31, 2019 in Pasadena, California. Sanders and three other Democratic presidential nominees for 2020 – Senators Kamala Harris, Julian Castro and Jay Inslee – will answer questions at the Presidential Forum for the Freedom and Liberty Unity 2019, which will follow the rally. (Photo by David McNew / Getty Images)
PASADENA, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES – 2019/05/31: Supporters of Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders hold Bernie's placards at a campaign rally in Pasadena, California. The presidential hope for 2020 is addressed to supporters at the Pasadena Convention Center. This weekend, Sanders will also participate in the state convention of the Democratic Party of California in 2019 in San Francisco. (Photo by Ronen Tivony / SOPA Images / LightRocket via Getty Images)
MONTPELIER, Vermont – May 25: The Democratic presidential candidate, Senator Bernie Sanders, speaks at a rally in the capital of his home country, Vermont, on May 25, 2019 in Montpelier , in Vermont. It was the first rally of the Sanders 2020 campaign in Vermont. (Photo by Scott Eisen / Getty Images)
SCHENLEY PLAZA, PITTSBURGH, PA, USA – 2019/04/14: Holders of Bernie's signature at a Bernie Sanders rallying campaign before the US presidential election.
Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders will gather in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on the trail of the election campaign for the 2020 election. (Photo by Aaron Jackendoff / SOPA Images / LightRocket via Getty Images)
SCHENLEY PLAZA, PITTSBURGH, PA, UNITED STATES – 2019/04/14: Bernie Sanders speaks to the crowd during his rallying campaign before the presidential election in the United States.
Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders will gather in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on the trail of the election campaign for the 2020 election. (Photo by Aaron Jackendoff / SOPA Images / LightRocket via Getty Images)
SCHENLEY PLAZA, PITTSBURGH, PA, UNITED STATES – 2019/04/14: Bernie Sanders speaks to the crowd during his rallying campaign before the presidential election in the United States.
Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders will gather in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on the trail of the election campaign for the 2020 election. (Photo by Aaron Jackendoff / SOPA Images / LightRocket via Getty Images)
SCHENLEY PLAZA, PITTSBURGH, PA, UNITED STATES – 2019/04/14: Bernie Sanders speaks to the crowd during his rallying campaign before the presidential election in the United States.
Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders will gather in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on the trail of the election campaign for the 2020 election. (Photo by Aaron Jackendoff / SOPA Images / LightRocket via Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY – APRIL 5: Along with Reverend Al Sharpton (left) and Reverend W. Franklyn Richardson (right), Democratic presidential candidate Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) speech at the annual conference of the National Action Network convention, April 5, 2019 in New York. A dozen Democratic presidential candidates 2020 speaks at the congress of the organization this week. Founded by Reverend Al Sharpton in 1991, the National Action Network is one of the most influential African-American organizations dedicated to civil rights in America. (Photo by Drew Angerer / Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – APRIL 5: US Democrat Senator Bernie Sanders (I -VT), presidential candidate, attends the National Action Network's annual convention on April 5, 2019 in New York. A dozen Democratic presidential candidates 2020 will speak at the congress of the organization this week. Founded by Reverend Al Sharpton in 1991, the National Action Network is one of the most influential African-American organizations dedicated to civil rights in America. (Photo by Spencer Platt / Getty Images)
SAN FRANCISCO, CA – MARCH 24: 2020 supporters US Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Democratic presidential candidate, listens during an election campaign at Great Meadow Park, Fort Mason, March 24, 2019 in San Francisco, California. Thousands of people are expected to attend the rally as Sanders pursues California momentum towards the primaries of early 2020 (Photo by Stephen Lam / Getty Images)
SAN FRANCISCO, CA – MARCH 24: Volunteer Ena Silva wears a hat that she decorated at a rally for the election campaign for Democratic presidential candidate in the US presidential election Bernie Sanders (I- VT) at Great Meadow Park in Fort Mason on March 24, 2019 in San Francisco, California. Thousands of people are expected to attend the rally as Sanders pursues California momentum towards the primaries of early 2020 (Photo by Stephen Lam / Getty Images)
SAN FRANCISCO, CA – MARCH 24: souvenir t-shirts are seen in front of a 2020 campaign rally, Democratic presidential candidate, US Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) at Great Meadow Park in Fort Mason on March 24, 2019 in San Francisco, California. Thousands of people are expected to attend the rally as Sanders pursues California momentum towards the primaries of early 2020 (Photo by Stephen Lam / Getty Images)
SAN FRANCISCO, CA – MARCH 24: Judy Canham holds a doll of Democratic presidential candidate Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) at a campaign rally at Great Meadow Park in Fort Mason on March 24, 2019 in San Francisco, California. Thousands of people are expected to attend the rally as Sanders pursues California momentum towards the primaries of early 2020 (Photo by Stephen Lam / Getty Images)
SAN FRANCISCO, CA – MARCH 24: The Democratic presidential candidate, US Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT), speaks at a rally for the campaign at Great Meadow Park in Fort Mason on March 24, 2019 in San Francisco, California. Sanders, who is up to now the first Democratic candidate in the race, is touring California, considered one of the "first five" crucial states by the Sanders campaign. California will hold its primaries on March 3, 2020. (Photo by Stephen Lam / Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA – MARCH 20: Democrat Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) delivers a speech at a one-day strike by researchers and technicians from the University of California on campus UCLA Westwood on March 20, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. Union leaders and UCLA students also participated in the activities. Similar protests took place in UC's medical facilities across the state. Senator Sanders officially announced in February that he was running for the presidency of the 2020 campaign. (Photo by Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
NORTH CHARLESTON, SC – MARCH 14: 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) speaks to the crowd at the Royal Family Life Center on March 14, 2019 in North Charleston, South Carolina . Sanders received 26 percent of South Carolina's Democratic votes in the 2020 race, before losing the nomination to Hillary Clinton. (Photo by Sean Rayford / Getty Images)
NORTH CHARLESTON, SC – MARCH 14: 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) greets the crowd at the Royal Family Life Center on March 14, 2019 in North Charleston, South Carolina. Sanders received 26 percent of South Carolina's Democratic votes in the 2020 race, before losing the nomination to Hillary Clinton. (Photo by Sean Rayford / Getty Images)
CONCORD, NH – MARCH 10: Supporters of Democratic presidential candidate US Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT), at a campaign event held on March 10, 2019 in Concord, New Hampshire. Sanders, who is now the first Democratic candidate for the race, is touring Iowa and New Hampshire. (Photo by Scott Eisen / Getty Images)
MONKS, IA – 09 MARCH: The Democratic presidential candidate, US Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT), greets prospective supporters at a rally at the Iowa State Fairgrounds on March 9, 2019. Des Moines, Iowa. Sanders, who is now the first Democratic candidate for the race, is touring Iowa and New Hampshire. (Photo by Steve Pope / Getty Images)
On March 2, 2019, Senator Bernie Sanders launched his presidential campaign at his university in Brooklyn College, in his hometown of Brooklyn, New York, United States. (Photo by Selcuk Acar / NurPhoto via Getty Images)
Bernie Sanders, an independent US Senator from Vermont, speaks on stage as he launches his campaign for the 2020 US presidential election on a Democratic ticket at a rally at Brooklyn College, Brooklyn, NY, on August 2. March 2019. (Photo by Bastiaan Slabbers / NurPhoto via Getty Images)
Bernie Sanders, an independent US Senator from Vermont, speaks on stage as he launches his campaign for the 2020 US presidential election on a Democratic ticket at a rally at Brooklyn College, Brooklyn, NY, on August 2. March 2019. (Photo by Bastiaan Slabbers / NurPhoto via Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY – MARCH 02: Bernie Sanders pins are on display at her first presidential campaign rally at Brooklyn College on March 2, 2019 in Brooklyn, New York. (Photo de Kena Betancur / VIEWpress / Corbis via Getty Images)
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«Les soins de santé devraient être un droit pour tout le monde dans ce pays, pas un privilège pour quelques-uns. Aucune famille ne devrait être obligée de s'endetter pour payer le traitement médical d'un être cher ou les médicaments sur ordonnance dont il a besoin pour rester en bonne santé », a déclaré Harris dans son communiqué. «Medicare est le plan de santé le plus populaire du pays car il fonctionne. Medicare for All garantit enfin que chaque Américain dispose de soins de santé complets et abordables. "
Mais elle semblait qualifier cette position lors du débat des candidats démocrates en juillet, expliquant qu'après avoir parlé aux électeurs, elle souhaitait créer un programme qui autoriserait les régimes privés et que la transition de quatre ans vers le plan de Sanders était trop rapide.
Lors d'une assemblée publique de CNN en janvier, Mme Harris a déclaré qu'elle se sentait «très fortement» à propos du programme Medicare for All et qu'elle serait disposée à supprimer l'assurance privée pour la mettre en œuvre. Le lendemain, sa campagne a commencé à faire échec à ces commentaires, puisqu'un conseiller a déclaré qu'elle était ouverte à des programmes plus modérés, mais que Medicare for All était son plan d'action.
"L'assurance-maladie pour tous est le plan qui, pense-t-elle, résoudra le problème et permettra à tous les Américains d'être couverts", a déclaré l'attaché de presse Ian Sams à CNN. "Elle a coparrainé d'autres projets de loi qu'elle considère comme un moyen de nous y amener, mais c'est le plan sur lequel elle se base."
Lors du premier débat démocratique en juin, Harris leva la main quand on lui demanda si elle éliminerait l'assurance privée au profit d'un régime géré par le gouvernement. Après le débat, Harris a déclaré qu'elle avait mal compris la question et que la modératrice lui avait demandé si elle était disposée à utiliser personnellement un plan gouvernemental.
La campagne Harris a mis en place son propre régime de soins de santé en juillet, qui proposerait une assurance maladie publique avec une limitation des frais à la charge, échelonnée sur 10 ans, au cours de laquelle une assurance privée existerait toujours pour faire concurrence au régime gouvernemental. Harris a vanté le soutien de Kathleen Sebelius, ancienne secrétaire de la santé et des services sociaux de l’administration Obama, à un programme compliqué du fait que M. Sebelius siégeait au conseil d’administration d’une société qui vend des régimes Medicare Advantage, qui pourrait être élargi dans le cadre de la proposition Harris. Les compagnies d’assurance ont été accusées d’avoir surtaxé le gouvernement d’un montant estimé à 30 milliards de dollars au cours des trois dernières années.
Le sénateur californien a également attiré les critiques de groupes progressistes lundi après ABC News rapporté qu'elle se priverait d'une assemblée publique sur le climat en septembre pour participer à une activité de financement. Harris était le seul des neuf candidats qualifiés pour le forum à refuser l'invitation.
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