Health Quotes by Brian Schatz

9 Health quotes by Brian Schatz

Brian Schatz shares nine succinct reflections on health, drawing from his legislative experience. The brief entries focus on community health and personal responsibility, offering a clear, no‑frills perspective.

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Health care has gotten really weird politically. We've sort of tied ourselves in knots on this issue in a way that we…

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On a mild day in January 2011, Republicans in the House voted to repeal the Affordable Care Act. It was the first…

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When former president Lyndon B. Johnson unveiled his plans for the program that would become Medicaid, he reflected on the future of…

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We all understand that the Affordable Care Act is not working perfectly. In fact, any major piece of legislation like this has…

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If there's ever a vote for single-payer, I'm a 'yes.' But there are lots of things we can do in the meantime.

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America's brightest minds are charting a course to a clean energy future that will provide for our health, safety, and prosperity.

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With health care, somebody at some point decided that there was a bright line and that you had to pick sides. Well,…

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Our objective should be to have a competition of ideas... I think it's a golden age in terms of policy ideas when…

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Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, an independent allied with Democrats, has championed Medicare for All, which would give every American coverage through the…

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It's important and good to email the Federal Communications Commission, and it's important and good to educate your friends via social media about what's…

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I just believe strongly that anybody who wants to pursue additional education after high school ought to be given that chance.

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If the private insurance market can survive in a context of a public option, good for them. But if they can't, then that will…

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The filibuster is used more aggressively, so I think doing each individual appropriations bill through regular order would be a home run. But I…

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People in the tech community may not like politics because it seems less interesting or less pure than what they're doing. But you see…

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