Friedenberg favors Medicare for all
In an interview with
The act, passed in 2010 and known commonly as Obamacare, expanded health insurance coverage to 20 million Americans, outlawed discrimination for pre-existing conditions and allowed children to stay on parents' health insurance plans until age 26, among other things.
"Medicare for all is the issue that I like to talk about most. I think it would do the most good for the most Americans," Friedenberg said.
Friedenberg, 34, of
Friedenberg said many district residents have given up on voting because political contributions control congressmen.
"And that's a shame. I do think that Medicare for all is the kind of thing that will get, not everybody, but does get some people excited," he said.
People between 50 and 64 years old and people with "spotty employment" would benefit the most as would citizens and businesses, who would no longer have to pay insurance premiums.
"That is a lot of this district," he said.
A Medicare system that covers everyone would cost more than
Universal Medicare would work because it would "add younger, healthier people to the risk pool," he said. It would also give Medicare leverage to save money on prescription drugs and other costs.
On
He favors lifting the
"I think having the cap lifted is a way to protect the program, and it's more fair," he said.
Friedenberg said he supports government intervention to bring high-speed internet service to rural communities, federal funding to cover half the cost of higher education tuition and border security that includes a lengthy path to citizenship for existing illegal immigrants. He opposes rollbacks of federal regulations governing the banking system, but favors rolling back Marino's bill that reined in the
He favors expedited efforts to deal with climate change and public financing of political campaigns to eliminate the corrupting influence of political contributions. He opposes trade tariffs imposed by President
"Free trade, with protection for workers, I think that's a good combination," he said.
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