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Doug Jones: Make Returning Health Care Manufacturing to U.S. a Priority — Revive Closed Mills to Produce Masks, Gowns

Early indications are that once the coronavirus pandemic is resolved to being at least somewhat manageable, policymakers in Washington, D.C. will have to reevaluate aspects of manufacturing and the reliance on China, especially regarding health care. In an interview with Huntsville, AL radio’s WVNN on Thursday, Sen. Doug Jones (D-AL) argued for the repatriation of health care manufacturing in the United States, noting it will be vital to replenish and perhaps increase stockpiles.

L to R) Sen. Doug Jones (D-AL) and Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) speak to reporters after the Se

Biden: Single-Payer ‘Is Not Working in Italy Right Now’

During Sunday’s CNN Democratic presidential debate, 2020 Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden said that Medicare for all wouldn’t solve the coronavirus problem, cited Italy’s single-payer system, and said, “It doesn’t work there.” Biden said, “[W]ith all due

Joe Biden during 3/15/2020 CNN Democratic debate

NY Post Editorial Board Shreds Bernie Sanders’ ‘Magic Math’: ‘Pay with Unicorn Dust’

The New York Post editorial board unleashed on socialist senator and Democrat frontrunner Bernie Sanders (I-VT) on Friday, ripping his grandiose plans to spend trillions and drastically expand the size of government and mocking his recently released fact sheet — which supposedly addresses cost concerns of his various proposals — as not even passing the “laugh test.”

AIKEN, SC - FEBRUARY 28: Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) spea

Bernie Sanders to Fund ‘Major’ Multitrillion-Dollar Plans with Military Cuts, Taxes, Lawsuits

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) on Monday released a fact sheet explaining how he will fund his “major” multitrillion-dollar campaign proposals — the Green New Deal, free college, housing for all, etc. — and revealed that he will pay for them through a combination of cutting military spending, creating new taxes, and enacting penalties on the fossil fuel industry in the form of lawsuits.

AUSTIN, TX - FEBRUARY 23: Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) spe