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Why the new progressive Democrats in Congress might unite with the old Dems, for now

PORTLAND, Ore. — The latest cosponsor of a U.S. House bill to provide single-payer health insurance defeated a Republican incumbent in a suburban and rural Oregon district by fewer than 10,000 votes two years ago. U.S. Rep. Janelle Bynum, a Democrat now seeking her second term, doesn’t have the far...

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Arkansas AdvocateNews report · Oct 22, 11:13 PM

Why the new progressive Democrats in Congress might unite with the old Dems, for now

PORTLAND, Ore. — The latest cosponsor of a U.S. House bill to provide single-payer health insurance defeated a Republican incumbent in a suburban and rural Oregon district by fewer than 10,...

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Michigan AdvanceNews report · Oct 22, 11:01 PM

Why the new progressive Democrats in Congress might unite with the old Dems, for now

PORTLAND, Ore. — The latest cosponsor of a U.S. House bill to provide single-payer health insurance defeated a Republican incumbent in a suburban and rural Oregon district by fewer than 10,...

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