If we had universal healthcare, much of the issues that we are having when talking with Gilead about and any other drug manufacturer about those costs, many of those disagreements would go away because we would have properly funded, systemwide care for all Americans.
Rouda argues universal healthcare would resolve drug pricing issues.
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The bottom line is that the industries of the future are not going to be fossil fuel based.
We all agree that less CO2 emissions is better for our health and the health of our fellow Americans.
I do not think the Green New Deal is the way to do it, but I do think that we have the capacity, the intellectual, technical capacity to address these issues and do it in a way that not only benefits our country but the whole world.
In fact, in Orange County in my district, we learned that if there is a one percent under count of low-income students, schools could lose over a quarter million dollars in Federal funding.
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