I come to the floor because Democrats out on the campaign trail continue to spin their one-size-fits-all healthcare plan that they call Medicare for All. The name itself is misleading. I will state that as a doctor who has practiced medicine in Wyoming for 24 years. Even many Democrats in the first Presidential debate sounded confused about their own proposal. The candidates were asked a simple question. They were asked to raise their hands if they supported eliminating private health insurance. That is the health insurance people get from work. ``Just four arms went up over the two nights,'' but ``five candidates who kept their hands at their sides,'' the New York Times has now reported, ``have signed onto bills in [this] Congress that do exactly that''--take health insurance away from people who get it from work. On one point, though, they all raised their hands. That was on the question that was asked of all 10 Democrats in round 2 of the debate. They all endorsed taxpayer-funded healthcare for illegal immigrants. Every hand went up. It seems Democrats have actually been hiding their real, radical agenda. ``Most Americans don't realize how dramatically Medicare-for- all would restructure the nation's health care system.'' That is not just me talking; that is according to the latest Kaiser Family Foundation poll. We need to set the record straight, and I am ready to do that right now.…
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