UMichael Light unguMqondisi Wenqubomgomo Yomphakathi ye-National Nurses United kanye ne-California Nurses Association. Uke wasebenza kuKhomishini Yokuhlela yase-Oakland, nasemabhodini abaqondisi omphakathi, ezemfundo kanye nezinhlangano zezepolitiki. Ube nguKhomishana wokuqala we-LGBTQ ovuleleke echwebeni lase-Oakland.
I-SHARMINI PERIES: Inethiwekhi Yezindaba Zangempela. Ngingu-Sharmini Peries, ngiza kuwe ngivela e-Baltimore. Ama-senate Republicans alungiselela elinye ithuba lokuchitha kanye nokuthatha indawo yoMthetho Wokunakekelwa Kwezempilo Okungabizi kakhulu. UMitch McConnell kulindeleke ukuthi alethe inguqulo yakamuva evotini ngesonto elizayo. Le nguqulo yomthethosivivinywa ihloselwe ukuzuza amavoti engeziwe, kodwa uSenator Susan Collins, Republican waseMaine, kanye noRand Paul, waseRepublican waseKentucky, baphikisana ngokuqinile nalo mthethosivivinywa. Okunye ukuhlubuka ohlangothini lweRiphabhulikhi kuzowubulala lo mthethosivivinywa, kanti uMholi weSenate Majority uMitch McConnell uthe uma lo mthethosivivinywa ungadluli, uzofinyelela kumaDemocrats, ezama ukuqhamuka nenye indlela.
Ozokhuluma nami ngalo mthethosivivinywa nguMichael Lighty. Ungumqondisi wenqubomgomo yomphakathi we-National Nurses United. Michael, kuhle ukuba nawe futhi.
U-MICHAEL LIGHTY: Ngiyabonga, Sharmini. Kuhle ukukubona futhi.
U-SHARMINI PERIES: Michael, ake ngiqale ngokukunikeza ithuba lokukhuluma ngalokho okukulo mthethosivivinywa, noma le nguqulo yomthethosivivinywa, ebingekho ngaphambilini.
U-MICHAEL LIGHTY: Ushintsho oluyinhloko kumthethosivivinywa oyinhloko yilokho okubizwa ngokuthi isichibiyelo se-Cruz. Kungenza ngilangazelele izinsuku lapho amaRiphabhulikhi esanda kunamathela ekuncishisweni kwentela kwabacebile, ngoba manje njengoba sebezibambela mathupha kunqubomgomo yezempilo, kuya ngokuba kubi kakhulu. Isichibiyelo se-Cruz empeleni sizothi, โKulungile, kini nonke eninempilo enhle njengamanje, nizothola uhlelo olushibhile, futhi kini enigulayo njengamanje, nizothola uhlelo olubiza kakhulu. Sizokunikeza uxhaso oluthe xaxa lwentela ukuze ukwazi ukuthenga lezo zinhlelo ezibizayoโ, ngakho-ke kuhle kakhulu kubadayisi bomshwalense. Kuyindaba embi kakhulu ezigulini, kubi kakhulu kubahlengikazi nodokotela futhi, futhi kubukela phansi noma yimuphi umbono wokuthi sonke sikulokhu ndawonye.
Iqiniso liwukuthi, Sharmini, awazi. Yebo, kulo nyaka unempilo, kule nyanga unempilo, namuhla unempilo. Kuthiwani ngekusasa? Ngemva kwengozi embi? Ngokuphazima kweso, lolo hlelo lokudonswa kwemali ka-$10,000 alibukeki njengento enhle kangaka. Abazi ngempela ukuthi bakhuluma ngani uma kukhulunywa ngokunakekelwa kwezempilo.
U-SHARMINI PERIES: Kulungile. Manje ngicabanga ukuthi ake sikhulume ukuthi lo mthethosivivinywa uzodlula yini ngesonto elizayo.
U-MICHAEL LIGHTY: Kunjalo, ngoba manje usunamaSenenja uCassidy waseLouisiana kanye noGraham waseNingizimu Carolina abaphakamisa ukuthi, "Nansi indlela ehlukile." Bese kuba nenkinga abasayifaki enye imali ku-Medicaid. Bafaka imali ethe xaxa ekuxhaseni umshwalense wangasese. Kufanele uzibuze ukuthi kunini lapho umuntu onjengoSenator Heller ebona amashumi ezinkulungwane zabantu baseNevadan abazolahlekelwa ukunakekelwa kwezempilo ngenxa yalo mthethosivivinywa. Kungani kufanele ayivotele? Eqinisweni, wonke lo mbono ugqugquzelwa ubuso beRiphabhulikhi noma kunjalo. Umthetho ongathandwa kakhulu, ngakho-ke ngicabanga ukuthi basesimeni esinzima ngokwepolitiki. Njengoba sebethole isiphakamiso esincintisanayo, akubukeki sengathi siyabahlanganisa. Awu siyabona.
USHARMINI PERIES: Ngiyabonga. Yebo, uMitch McConnell uphinde wathi uma lo mthethosivivinywa ungadluli kulokhu, uzofinyelela kumaDemocrats ukuze abone ukuthi yiluphi usizo angaluthola kumaDemocrats ukuze aphasise umthethosivivinywa weRiphabhulikhi. Ucabanga ukuthi kuzoyaphi lokho?
U-MICHAEL LIGHTY: Angicabangi ukuthi kuzoya noma yikuphi, futhi akufanele, ngoba ngokungananazi, amaDemocrats akanalo ibhizinisi lokuthuthukisa uhlobo olubi kakhulu lwe-Affordable Care Act. Kungani sizoqhubeka nokusebenzisa imali yethu, kungaba amabhizinisi, abasebenzi ngabanye, uhulumeni, ukuze sixhase inzuzo yenkampani yomshwalense? Akuwenzi umqondo. Bamosha imali yethu, baphika ukunakekelwa, futhi amaDemocrat adinga ukuthi, "Ngokusobala, iMedicare For All iyisixazululo kuphela." Inhlangano yonke yezepolitiki ngasohlangothini lweDemokhrasi, futhi manje ohlangothini lweRiphabhulikhi, itshela abantu, "Ungayenzi I-Medicare Ethuthukisiwe Yabo Bonke." Nokho, kukhona lokhu kukhula futhi kudume kakhulu kunangaphambili. Abantu abaningi basekela i-Improved Medicare For All kunokusekela i-ACA noma ukuchithwa kwe-GOP. Lokho kuqinisekile. Amademokhrasi adinga ukuthi abe nenye indlela yangempela yokuthuthukisa imboni yomshwalense, futhi lokho kuyi-Improved Medicare For All eqinisekisa ukunakekelwa kwezempilo kwabo bonke. Yilapho ngempela okufanele babe khona. Lezi zingxoxo ezingelona iqiniso zokuqinisa abahlinzeki bomshwalense noma ukusiza ikhemisi ziyisiphetho esifile kwezepolitiki kumaDemocrats.
U-SHARMINI PERIES: Kunjalo. Khona-ke kukhona umbuzo, ngabe abathuthukayo kufanele babeke kuphi ukwesekwa kwabo? Ngabe kufanele bazame ukulungisa namaRiphabhlikhi, bazame ukulungisa i-Affordable Health Care Act futhi bayenze ibe mnandi, noma kufanele sikuyeke lokho futhi siqhubeke nokulwela isiphakamiso sokukhokha oyedwa esibekwe abahlengikazi?
U-MICHAEL LIGHTY: Ngicabanga ukuthi kufanele senze umkhokhi oyedwa, I-Medicare Ethuthukisiwe Yabo Bonke. Kudumile. Kuyindaba esekelwa ama-70% noma ama-80% amaDemocrats, kuye ngenhlolovo. Manje ngitshele lokhu. Ingabe kunenkinga ngasohlangothini lweRiphabhulikhi ngalelo zinga lokusekelwa abangaliphishekeli? Cha, akekho. Eqinisweni, ukuchithwa kwe-GOP kuyalijabulela lelo zinga lokusekela phakathi kwamaRiphabhulikhi athile. Isikhundla seDemocratic Alliance sicacile. Kudumile. Kuyasebenza. Iqeda amaphrimiyamu enkampani yomshwalense, imali edonswayo, kanye nezinkokhelo ezihlanganyelwe ezisibulalayo ngempela. Ixazulula inkinga yabantu baseMelika abangakutholi ukunakekelwa kwezempilo abakudingayo ngoba abakwazi ukukukhokhela. Ngempela iyindlela engcono kakhulu. Leyo yindlela yokunqoba i-GOP. Yileyo ndlela yokunqoba uTrump kulolu daba, ukuthi, โSinenye indlela engcono. Kuyasebenza. Kudumile. Asikwenze. Asikhiphe abomshwalensi lapha.โ
U-SHARMINI PERIES: Kulungile. Ake sithole ukubikezela kwakho ukuthi lo mthethosivivinywa uzodlula yini ngesonto elizayo.
U-MICHAEL LIGHTY: Kubukeka kumnandi kakhulu kimi. Angimboni nje uSenator ofana noSenator Heller waseNevada, osempini enzima kakhulu ngo-18, enquma ukuthi le moto izomnqoba. Akunjalo nje. Kubi kuma-Nevadans. Impela, kubi ezweni. Ubheka isivumelwano abasithole etafuleni manje. Ngeke kumenze uRand Paul, angamtholi uSusan Collins, ocabangela ngokungathรญ sina umbusi waseMaine. Lawo ngamavoti amathathu okungenzeka ukuthi angawathola. Bakhona nabanye laphaya. Ngokusobala, uSenator Murkowski e-Alaska. Awuboni nje ipolitiki ihlangana kusukela ku-GOP. Banciphise intela enkulu kwabacebile futhi bazama ukwenza lokhu kuthandeke kakhudlwana, kodwa iqiniso liwukuthi, njengoba sebematasa nenqubomgomo yezempilo, benza kube kubi nakakhulu. Kufanele nje sibamise.
U-SHARMINI PERIES: Kulungile, Michael. Ngibonga kakhulu ngokuhlanganyela nathi namuhla.
U-MICHAEL LIGHTY: Ngiyabonga, Sharmini. Ngiyajabula ukukubona.
U-SHARMINI PERIES: Siyabonga ngokuhlanganyela nathi lapha ku-Real News Network.
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Ngemuva kokuwa kukaTrump (noma mhlawumbe nangaphambili), amaDem azosebenzisana namaRethugs "ukulungisa" i-Obamacare ngoba bangamaphiko amabili e-duopoly eklanyelwe ukukhuthaza nokuvikela i-neoliberal imperial capitalism.
Lapho ekugcineni sesikuthola lokho, singakha amandla anele ukuphoqa izinto ezifana noMkhokhi Oyedwa ukuthi zehlise emphinjeni. Uma siqhubeka nokudlala โumdlalo wangaphakathi,โ sihluliwe.