California Republicans Pan Democratic Push for Government-Run Health Care

People hold up signs at a health care rally at the 2017 Convention of the California Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee in San Francisco, on Sept. 22, 2017. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

California Assembly Republican leader Marie Waldron criticized the state Assembly Rules Committee on Jan. 6 for approving legislation that would create single-payer, government-run universal health care in the state.

Waldron (R-Valley Center) panned the committee, which consists of nine Democrats and three Republicans, for voting to advance a “government takeover of California’s health care system.” The committee is chaired by Assemblyman Ken Cooley (D-Rancho Cordova).