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Rhiannon12866

(251,705 posts)
Fri Jan 30, 2026, 08:20 PM 14 hrs ago

Bernie Sanders Drops The Hammer On ICE, Touts Bill To Redirect $75 Billion In Funding For Medicaid - Forbes Breaking News



During remarks on the Senate floor Thursday, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) spoke about legislation that would direct ICE funding for Medicaid. - 01/30/2026.
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Bernie Sanders Drops The Hammer On ICE, Touts Bill To Redirect $75 Billion In Funding For Medicaid - Forbes Breaking News (Original Post) Rhiannon12866 14 hrs ago OP
You are one of the best Bernie! mysteryowl 14 hrs ago #1
he looks like Trump in that picture Skittles 14 hrs ago #2
You mean angry. Does the felon-in-chief have any other emotion? Rhiannon12866 14 hrs ago #3
I mean fish lips Skittles 14 hrs ago #4
Ah! Rhiannon12866 14 hrs ago #5
Sanders' Amendment was rejected Wiz Imp 14 hrs ago #6
which would be slightly meaningful .... stopdiggin 13 hrs ago #7
Everything he says is true.. mountain grammy 46 min ago #8

Rhiannon12866

(251,705 posts)
3. You mean angry. Does the felon-in-chief have any other emotion?
Fri Jan 30, 2026, 08:50 PM
14 hrs ago

Even if he smiles, it means bad news for one of his numerous "enemies."

stopdiggin

(15,133 posts)
7. which would be slightly meaningful ....
Fri Jan 30, 2026, 09:19 PM
13 hrs ago

if there were any kind of support or backing for Sanders' legislation ...

Alas - as is almost always the case with Bernie ...

Edit: no disrespect toward the Senator - while many will herald him as 'fighting the good fight' - at the same time, I feel compelled to point to the fact that this is in fact 99% ineffectual. And with Sanders - that's largely what you get.

mountain grammy

(28,776 posts)
8. Everything he says is true..
Sat Jan 31, 2026, 10:14 AM
46 min ago

I'm compelled to point out that you are wrong. alas, this is almost always the case with you and others who don't want to hear the truth and have blocked all efforts to bring universal health care to America.

How's your health insurance status these days?

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