Former Sen. Heitkamp Says 'We've Missed The Message' If 2020 Race Becomes About 'Medicare For All'
Oct 21, 2019
4 minutes
Former Sen. Heidi Heitkamp says the 2020 race needs to be a “referendum” on President Trump.
“I think that everybody needs to take a deep breath and realize that if this becomes about a major initiative like ‘Medicare for All,’ then we’ve missed the message,” she says.
Heitkamp says arguing over health care plans lets Trump “off the hook” for seeking to change protections on preexisting conditions and to repeal Medicaid expansion.
“We need to make this about the president and his policies, not just the corruption and not just the crazy that comes out of the White House,” she says, “But how he is hurting Americans every day with the policies that he’s promoting.”
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