Sen. Steve Daines (R-Mont.) wants Democrats to show their cards on single-payer.
The GOP senator has filed an amendment to implement a government-funded healthcare system in a political maneuver aimed at forcing Democrats to say whether or not they support the concept that is picking up steam on the left.
A vote on the amendment has been scheduled for Thursday.
To be clear, it’s almost certain Daines doesn’t support a single-payer system.
The vote would be part of the ObamaCare repeal bill vote-a-rama — a rapid succession of amendments that can last hours, oftentimes stretching through the night and into the next early morning. Vote-a-ramas are often a time when senators force their colleagues across the aisle to take tough votes, which can be turned into political attack ads later.
During the 2016 election, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) championed the idea of Medicare for All.
It’s gained traction, as more Democratic candidates have embraced the idea. Recently, senators — such as Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) — have rallied around universal coverage. And a Medicare for All bill in the House has already garnered 115 co-sponsors, which is almost double the amount the legislation received last congressional session.
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