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>Further, the democrats have been in power for 12/16 years, and multiple years controlling all 3 houses. When was this exactly? The last time democrats control
by anthonybsd 2y ago
>Further, the democrats have been in power for 12/16 years, and multiple years controlling all 3 houses.
When was this exactly? The last time democrats controlled presidency and both houses was during Obama's first term and they passed the most historic overhaul of healthcare in this country, which was a huge win for women's healthcare.
- me_me_me 2y agoah obama, the good old stable days.
- cbsks 2y agoAnd they had a hell of a time getting it passed, too. There’s no way it would have gone through if it included a hot ticket item like abortion rights.
- dccoolgai 2y agoThe "Stupak amendment" was exactly that. There were a group of Dems who wanted concessions on federal funding that were holding out until that amendment went in the bill.
- yieldcrv 2y agoThat something I find that the left/liberals/progressives doesnt get. The democrat party is not progressive. If they ever have 60 seats in the senate they will fracture and argue with the progressives elements. Most of the democrat party’s constituents are conservative, religious. Most of the minorities they take for granted are not onboard with nonbinary identities, or anything to do with fetus elimination. They just are afraid of republicans for one reason or another.
- lmm 2y ago> The last time democrats controlled presidency and both houses was during Obama's first term and they passed the most historic overhaul of healthcare in this country, which was a huge win for women's healthcare. Was it? From a foreign perspective it doesn't seem to have changed the conversation around US healthcare at all.
- vcxy 2y agoYeah, it was a pretty big change actually. You're right though, the conversation didn't change much even as access to healthcare did change.
- weard_beard 2y agoYeah, access. That’s what we were all freaking out about. Lack of access. That’s what makes our system different from the rest of the western world. Access. Glad we’re drowning in access.
- t-3 2y agoIt was a great thing for the people who most needed healthcare, but it priced me (young at the time and healthy) out of the market. I went from having cheap employer-sponsored healthcare to not being able to afford it (literally from less than 10% to ~50% of my paycheck).
- pmontra 2y agoI'm from the other side of the Atlantic. Do you mind explaining how that happened? To give you some context: every country is different here but usually we have an almost free healthcare system covering everything for everybody (but sometimes you have to wait for a long time) and private healthcare that is more expensive, usually faster but not necessarily better.
- arethuza 2y ago"usually faster but not necessarily better" Here in the UK my wife and I have between us spent a fair bit on private medical care over the last year - in the case of my wife for cataract operation on both eyes and in my case dental implants and related procedures. What I find amusing about private health care in the UK is that in each case I have ever used it they make it clear that if something goes seriously wrong they will take you to an NHS hospital.
- FirmwareBurner 2y ago
- wingspar 2y agoDemocrats held all Presidency, House, and Senate in the first two years of the Biden administration. 2021-2022
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- shlant 2y agosomeone doesn't understand how passing laws work. Just because you barely have a majority, does not mean you can do anything you want.
- School-Cotton 2y agoYou need 60/100 votes to control the senate, which they did not have, so no, they didn’t hold the senate.
- light_hue_1 2y agoThey controlled the Presidency, House and Senate at the start of Biden's term.