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14 Sep, 4 tweets, 5 min read
NEW: Democrats' drug pricing plans are in jeopardy amid a revolt by a small handful of House centrists, and the turmoil is threatening the party's other health goals on Medicare, Medicaid and Obamacare politico.com/news/2021/09/1…
With the wonderful @heatherscope @sarahnferris
@heatherscope @sarahnferris Democrats on the Hill told us that should the centrist members tank the drug pricing piece of the bill in committee, it could still be added back further in the legislative process. Still, lawmakers and advocacy groups are scrambling to shore up votes. politico.com/news/2021/09/1…
@heatherscope @sarahnferris .@CPDAction @ProtectOurCare @MoveOn and other groups are sounding the alarm about the drug pricing provision running into trouble in the House and hitting Peters, Schrader and Rice for opposing HR3 politico.com/news/2021/09/1…
@heatherscope @sarahnferris @CPDAction @ProtectOurCare @MoveOn Reminder: this has been brewing for MONTHS.
politico.com/news/2021/05/1…

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For those asking which Dems -- we previewed their revolt yesterday politico.com/news/2021/09/1…
FWIW Peters just voted for the Medicare benefits expansion section of the bill, while Schrader voted not.
New statement from Pallone:
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Annnnd @EnergyCommerce is back for Day 3 of their marathon markup. @RepAnnaEshoo is Zooming in from California, prompting remarks about how it's still dark there.
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This includes closing the Medicaid gap in 12 holdout states, one of the top priorities of Democratic leadership politico.com/news/2021/09/0…
Republicans on the committee are now bringing up Medicare for All and arguing that closing the Medicaid gap is "subterfuge" and "bait and switch" Dems are using to "backfill that promise" (bc the plan starts them on private ACA plans before moving them to Medicaid in a few yrs)
"I don't consider that a trick. I consider it as trying to help people," @FrankPallone replies dryly.

More on Dems' Medicaid gap dilemma: politico.com/news/2021/07/1…
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NEW: Many states getting hit hard by the Delta variant have recently banned their own local officials, health depts and schools from requiring masks, vaccines or social distancing. As hospitalizations spike, they're not backing down. politico.com/news/2021/07/2…
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@DanCGoldberg @ASTHO Only a few areas of the country, like LA, have been able or willing to reimpose mask mandates as cases spike.

@tedlieu: “It’s really dumb to say local communities can’t try to do more to protect residents from getting sick.”

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12 Mar
Biden opens his primetime speech on the anniversary of the pandemic by slamming the Trump admin (not by name) for meeting the virus at first with "silence" and then allowing it to spread wildly.

"Photos from 2019 feel like they're from another era," he observes.
Biden holds up a piece of paper he keeps in his pocket at all times with the latest number of people who have died of Covid (now well above 1/2 a million)
Biden dedicates part of the speech to denouncing "vicious hate crimes against Asian Americans.”

"It's wrong, it's un-American and it must stop."
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11 Mar
BREAKING: Biden's speech later tonight will outline plans to get the country "closer to normal" by July 4 via a vaccination campaign open to everyone in the country by May 1.
To achieve this, the admin will ramp up distribution through pharmacies, FEMA-run mega sites, community health centers and mobile clinics. They're also deploying thousands more military members and allowing dentists, midwives, med students & others to help administer the shots.
Also by May 1, the admin will create a federal vaccine signup website and call center to help people find appointments.

Biden will stress the July 4 date will not be a total return to normal but small gatherings will be possible.
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