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‘Political Rewind’ replay: A last ditch Senate fight over health care

U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, I- Vt., greets supporters as he arrives at an event on health care last week on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. Alex Wong/Getty Images

Credit: Jim Galloway

Credit: Jim Galloway

U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, I- Vt., greets supporters as he arrives at an event on health care last week on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. Alex Wong/Getty Images
By Jim Galloway
Sept 18, 2017

Today's edition of GPB's "Political Rewind" had a health care focus: On U.S. Sen. Bernie Sander's push for a single-payer system, bringing 15 Democratic senators with him, and on a last GOP attempt to destroy Obamacare with 51 Republican votes.

The expiration date on the latter is Sept. 30.

State Sen. Nan Orrock, D-Atlanta, and Republican strategist Brian Robinson went toe-to-toe on the issue. If you couldn’t catch it live, click below to listen now:

Today’s other panelists: Just host Bill Nigut, and yours truly. We pretty much sat back and watched.

About the Author

Jim Galloway, the newspaper’s former political columnist, was a writer and editor at the AJC for four decades.

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