Senator Bernie Sanders May 18, 2023
By: Daniel Payne and Burgess Everett; Politico

His effort is the latest sign the progressive stalwart is toggling between his activist persona while pressing for a deal on what he thinks can pass a narrowly divided Senate.

Sen. Bernie Sanders is launching his latest push as one of the Senate’s most powerful committee chairs: to pour nearly $200 billion of new money into the health care system.

In an interview with POLITICO, Sanders (I-Vt.) described a plan that would, over five years, provide $130 billion for community health centers and $60 billion in funding to grow the workforce. Within the...

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