The politicking on larry king with millions of americans hoping for additional stimulus checks and enhanced Unemployment Benefits can the parties agree on another bipartisan call the 19 relief package were talking about that would be honest to Senate Former u. S. Representative from ohio a former mayor of cleveland and a candidate for the democratic president ial nomination in 20042008 ok millions of americans hanging on to this whats going to happen and so theyre going to come to an agreement well they better have a situation where people are worried about being evicted about going into foreclosure they need money the government has no trouble when it comes to propping up wall street we have to do main street and that of course is going to me another stimulus check and it has to me Unemployment Benefits extended as well. If you were in congress what would be your plan well i do a couple things 1st of all i think that we are at the point where we need a bill that i talked about years a
Time for a National Health care program and its its astonishing to me larry that the democrats can take a stand for this in the platform in this election that they cannot say once and for all we have to have health care for all of our people if nothing else but what does it take that you cant even get it with a pandemic i mean come on. Harry truman proposed that in 1946. The year i was born so look i brought its the Democratic Platform Committee in 2000 and i was told by the Gore Campaign then that you know they asked me not to present it and so you have course i presented it anyway but the point is that this is an idea whose time its come again and again and again and now during the pandemic it is urgent that we strengthen the Health Safety net by making sure that everyone has access to health care and that the government plays a significant role in helping to pay for it one quote can President Trump do in this economy cant spend money thats congress can issue an executive order what