Monday, March 16, 2020

Some Tweets from David Sirota

David Sirota is the speechwriter for candidate Bernie Sanders.  If you're having trouble reading the Tweets, they show up fine in Google Chrome or Internet Explorer.


We’re one news cycle away from Trump congratulating himself for proposing to give out Brawndo because it’s what plants crave
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good piece. Biden was categorically wrong to say single-payer would not help fight a pandemic. our sh**ty, fragmented system makes us more vulnerable
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Dylan Scott
@dylanlscott
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Coronavirus is exposing all of the weaknesses in the US health system: “Everyone working in this space would agree that no matter how you measure it, the US is far behind on this." vox.com/policy-and-pol
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Retweet over and over again -- spread it far and wide. This is a good idea.
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Rep. Emily Sirota
@EmilyForCO
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Here is an idea, someone in Congress PLEASE take it & run with it: Congress should pass legislation providing waivers & federal reimbursement to state Medicaid programs that opt to expand coverage to cover all #coronavirus testing & treatment for all people, regardless of income.


I don't believe for a second that the US lacks the objective capacity to produce tens of thousands of ventilators by next month. If we don't do it, it's because the government lacks the will and the leadership to take control
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Mark D. Levine
@MarkLevineNYC
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We do not have the ability to manufacture respirators in New York City. We need to federal gov't to activate the Defense Production Act and get manufacturers on this nationally. This is the job of the federal gov't in a national crisis. Period. twitter.com/MaraGay/status
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On MSNBC, I discussed how is promising "nothing will fundamentally change," while says we need a political revolution to pass policies like Medicare for All that'll address the #coronavirus crisis & protect America for the long haul. #DemocraticDebate
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