News Roundup: Build Back Better-ish bill will need hard sell; Jan. 6 committee continues its work

Daily Kos Staff

Friday October 29, 2021 · 8:00 PM PDT

2021/10/29 · 20:00

It is a spooky Friday! That’s a Halloween joke! Have you heard of the story of the 74-year-old white guy that stole tens of millions of Americans’ chances at paid family leave? Have you heard of the terrifyingly cynical and corrupt monster called Manchinema? Unlike most Halloween monsters, this one is real and very dangerous and ultimately depressing. It’s not all doom and gloom though; Manchinema has also been able to get rid of the government’s power to negotiate lower prescription drug prices! They also successfully destroyed the expansion of Medicare coverage to include dental and vision. And the horrific twist ending is that … the watered-down legislation hasn’t moved an inch closer to actually being passed! ARGH!!!!

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If you could magic wand ONE of these things back into the Build Back Better package what would it be?

Medicare expansion to include vision and dental

Family paid leave plan

Negotiation of prescription drug prices

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If you could magic wand ONE of these things back into the Build Back Better package what would it be?

Medicare expansion to include vision and dental

165 votes

Family paid leave plan

107 votes

Negotiation of prescription drug prices

365 votes

News Roundup: Build Back Better-ish bill will need hard sell; Jan. 6 committee continues its work

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