Now that Democrats are poised to take control of the U.S. House of Representatives in January, taxpayers can expect a major push to achieve the "progressive" goal of total government control over American health care.
Their leading legislative proposals for government-controlled health system H.R.676 and S. 1804 are broadly similar. Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.), leader of the "Medicare for All Caucus" in the House, is rewriting the House bill (H.R. 676) to bring it more into line with the Senate bill (S. 1804) authored by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.).
