As the healthcare debate heats up between Democratic candidates Hillary Clinton and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Ms. Clinton continues to defend the Affordable Care Act over Sen. Sanders' proposed single-payer plan, according to The Hill.
She reminded a crowd of supporters in Vinton, Iowa, that Sen. Sanders may have helped pen the ACA, but it was her idea, according to the report. "It was called Hillarycare before it was called Obamacare," Ms. Clinton said, according to the The Hill. "I don't want to start over."
Democrats generally do support the single-payer plan in theory, but many — including Ms. Clinton — say it has no chance of passing through Congress, and the better route is to improve on the ACA, according to the report.
Ms. Clinton backed this up at a Thursday rally at Indianola, Iowa-based Simpson College, according to the report, which cites The Washington Post. She told crowds Sen. Sanders has not been able to gain a single vote in the House or a single Senate co-sponsor in his more than 25 years in Congress. "You hear a promise to build a whole new system, but that's not what you get. … You'll get gridlock and an endless wait for advances that never come," Ms. Clinton said, according to The Washington Post.
Sen. Sanders has suggested Ms. Clinton's unwillingness to dive in with a single-payer plan is not only out of step with Democratic grassroots, but also Republican, according to The Hill.
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