Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden suggested in a new interview that he could veto Medicare for All, one of the top policy goals of his 2020 rival Senator Bernie Sanders, questioning the high price tag of a universal health care program.
MSNBC host Lawrence O’Donnell asked Biden in a pre-taped interview whether he would sign Medicare for All legislation if he became president and a watered-down version of the bill passed both legislative chambers.
“It comes to your desk. Do you veto it?” O’Donnell asked.
“I would veto anything that delays providing the security and the certainty of health care being available now,” Biden responded.
“You got to look at the cost. I want to know how did they find $35 trillion,” in the event the legislation passed by “some miracle, if some epiphany occurred,” Biden said.
The former vice president went on to suggest that Medicare for All would result in tax hikes on the middle and working classes. -Read More
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05.15.2025