The Movement Grows: Jayapal Heralds Record 120 Medicare for All Co-Sponsors

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The Washington Democrat welcomed the latest development in the 'fight to ensure healthcare as a human right.'

Two other House Democrats also signed on as co-sponsors last week: Reps. Donald Norcross of New Jersey and Shontel Brown of Ohio.Congressional Progressive Caucus chair Jayapal , welcoming the latest development in the"fight to ensure healthcare as a human right."H.R. 1976, which calls for a two-year phase-in to cover all Americans, last year.

"There is a solution to this health crisis," she said,"a popular one that guarantees healthcare to every person as a human right and finally puts people over profits and care over corporations. That solution is Medicare for All—everyone in, nobody out."last year, the advocacy group estimated that"hundreds of thousands of deaths could have been prevented" if the nation had universal health coverage.

 

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