California Senate taking up #SB562. Watch live https://t.co/JEJOtPval1
— Ricardo Lara (@senricardolara) June 1, 2017 xEvery California resident will have one plan and the ability to choose their providers and hospital or community health clinic.-Senator Lara
— Ricardo Lara (@senricardolara) June 1, 2017Senator Berryhill is (surprise) a Republican.
xSen Berryhill opposes the idea of a 15% payroll tax, but ignores the proposal for a gross-receipts tax & sales tax. https://t.co/m3sR2yAsHl
— Health Care For CA (@healthcareforCA) June 1, 2017Senator Hertzberg is a Democrat.
xSenator Hertzberg saying we have a lot of work to flesh out #SB562 but it's necessary b/c "the system is upside down".
— Health Care For CA (@healthcareforCA) June 1, 2017Thursday, Jun 1, 2017 · 10:08:37 PM +00:00 · jpmassarSenator Gaines is yet another Republican who believes in alternative facts.
xSenator Gaines opposes #SB562, says a 15% payroll tax is a burden and offensive to middle-class families, again ignoring the study proposal.
— Health Care For CA (@healthcareforCA) June 1, 2017Thursday, Jun 1, 2017 · 10:10:33 PM +00:00 · jpmassarSenator Weiner is a Democrat from San Francisco.
x.@Scott_Wiener refutes Repub. claim gov't can't do anything right with millions have healthcare due to Medicare! https://t.co/7a3MFaQHl2pic.twitter.com/AIchi6zRhD
— Healthy CA (@4HealthyCA) June 1, 2017Thursday, Jun 1, 2017 · 10:13:33 PM +00:00 · jpmassar xSen Weiner says there are serious drawbacks to fee-for-service, some other areas of the bill need work, but #SB562 should move forward.
— Health Care For CA (@healthcareforCA) June 1, 2017Thursday, Jun 1, 2017 · 10:16:28 PM +00:00 · jpmassarSenator Skinner is a Democrat from the Easy Bay (Berkeley / Oakland et al), my representative.
xSkinner stands in support of single payer #SB562. Says it might be a *necessity* as DC decimates our healthcare system. pic.twitter.com/ezbKFgGoEf
— Ian Monroe 🥑 (@eean) June 1, 2017Thursday, Jun 1, 2017 · 10:20:57 PM +00:00 · jpmassar xWiener says he was a big supporter of ACA but it falls short of the universal access to healthcare that we need #SB562
— Ian Monroe 🥑 (@eean) June 1, 2017Thursday, Jun 1, 2017 · 10:22:17 PM +00:00 · jpmassar x.@SenatorMoorlach is doing that thing California Republicans do where they advocate against doing anything by trashing California #SB562pic.twitter.com/WYafoTWsbf
— Ian Monroe 🥑 (@eean) June 1, 2017Thursday, Jun 1, 2017 · 10:35:21 PM +00:00 · jpmassar xSen. Bill Monning: To those who say vote no, bc we can't pay for it, I say vote yes & let's focus on funding it. https://t.co/7a3MFaQHl2pic.twitter.com/ts1jeozsvc
— Healthy CA (@4HealthyCA) June 1, 2017To those who say we can’t pay for it, I say it costs less than what we are paying for now, you D*** M*****F*******
Thursday, Jun 1, 2017 · 10:42:34 PM +00:00 · jpmassarYou guessedit… Senator Nielsen is a Republican.
xGOP @CASenatorJim Nielsen opposes #SB562, arguing against "no competition, government control" #SinglePayer health system. #HCR
— Health Access CA (@healthaccess) June 1, 2017Thursday, Jun 1, 2017 · 10:46:25 PM +00:00 · jpmassar xSen. Hueso speaking on healthcare as a human right but..... sounds like he isn't going to vote for #SB562. CALL!!! https://t.co/7a3MFaQHl2pic.twitter.com/pFro23fJHA
— Healthy CA (@4HealthyCA) June 1, 2017Senator Hueso is a Democrat. This is not good. No idea where he is coming from.
Thursday, Jun 1, 2017 · 10:52:19 PM +00:00 · jpmassar
x"It's with a very heavy heart that I'm going to stay off this bill" Sen. Hueso - San Diego peeps CALL HIM! https://t.co/7a3MFaQHl2pic.twitter.com/k7HqSJuPU3
— Healthy CA (@4HealthyCA) June 1, 2017 Thursday, Jun 1, 2017 · 10:54:09 PM +00:00 · jpmassar xSenator Ben Hueso says he supports #SinglePayer health care in concept, but argues that #SB562 doesn't have enough detail to vote on.
— Scott Graves (@SHGraves29) June 1, 2017 Thursday, Jun 1, 2017 · 10:57:54 PM +00:00 · jpmassarSenator Allen is a Democrat from the LA area. Redondo Beach.
xSen Allen says he'll support #SB562 enthusiastically, trusts the authors to include a good financing system and improve oversight.
— Health Care For CA (@healthcareforCA) June 1, 2017 Thursday, Jun 1, 2017 · 11:03:38 PM +00:00 · jpmassar xSen Atkins, one of #SB562's authors, is speaking now about why she brought the bill, says she feels more strongly about it now than ever.
— Health Care For CA (@healthcareforCA) June 1, 2017 Thursday, Jun 1, 2017 · 11:08:23 PM +00:00 · jpmassar xHe's the target of a recall, yet Sen. Josh Newman is going up on single-payer. Pretty remarkable, but he's siding w/ an energetic party bloc https://t.co/8lVjXIhJWu
— Christopher Cadelago (@CapitolAlert) June 1, 2017 Thursday, Jun 1, 2017 · 11:11:17 PM +00:00 · jpmassarSenator Pan is a Democrat who has been opposed to single-payer. Is he changing his tune?
xSenator Pan speaking on #SB562, refutes Republicans' arguments that the ACA is failing, but says there's lots of access issues still.
— Health Care For CA (@healthcareforCA) June 1, 2017 Thursday, Jun 1, 2017 · 11:19:34 PM +00:00 · jpmassarNevermind.
xSenator Pan says he won't support the #SB562 bill because it doesn't have enough detail especially around cost controls.
— Health Care For CA (@healthcareforCA) June 1, 2017