Bernie Sanders to visit SF on Friday for state nurses convention . 
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders to visit SF on Friday for state nurses convention . 
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The former presidential candidate will be in San Francisco on Friday to address a ... more Photo : Tom BrennerThe New York Times   Image 2 of 6 Sen. Bernie Sanders -LRB- I-Vt . -RRB- 
On the same day that Republican lawmakers were pitching a last-gasp effort to undo the Affordable Care Act , Sanders said that 15 Democratic senators have signed on to what he called a a Medicare-for-all , single-payer health care system . 
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, holds a news conference regarding health care policy , on Capitol Hill in ... more Photo : TOM BRENNER , NYT Image 3 of 6 Senator Kamala Harris , a Democrat from California , speaks as Senator Bernie Sanders , an independent from Vermont , left , listens during a health care bill news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington , D.C. , U.S. , on Wednesday , Sept. 13 , 2017 . 
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Sanders said that 15 Democratic senators have signed on to what he called a "a Medicare-for-all , single-payer health care system ." 
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spoke at a news conference on health care policy , on Capitol Hill in Washington , ... more Photo : TOM BRENNER , NYT Image 5 of 6 Sen. Bernie Sanders , I-Vt. , second from right , declines to speak with a reporter as he walks to a luncheon with Democrats on Capitol Hill in Washington , Tuesday , Sept. 12 , 2017 . 
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-LRB- AP PhotoSusan Walsh -RRB- Photo : Susan Walsh , Associated Press Image 6 of 6 A doctor and other supporters gather before Sen. Bernie Sanders , I-Vt. , and other democratic Senators arrive for a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington , Wednesday , Sept. 13 , 2017 , to unveil their Medicare for All legislation to reform health care . 
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Sen. Bernie Sanders will visit San Francisco on Friday to promote his recently introduced Medicare for All plan at a convention of California nurses . 
Sanders introduced his Medicare for All bill on Sept. 13 . 
The California Nurses Association , though , welcomes Sanders ' legislation as part of a "common fight for health care for all and social justice ," RoseAnn DeMoro , the union 's executive director , said in a press release announcing Sanders ' visit . 
The event begins on Thursday and will feature speakers , including Sanders ' wife , Jane O'Meara Sanders , founder of the Sanders Institute . 
Also set to speak are playwright Eve Ensler , political commentator Van Jones and Nina Turner , president of Our Revolution , an organization founded by leaders of Sanders ' campaign . 
Sanders is scheduled to take the stage at 1 p.m. Friday .
[TGT] to visit SF on Friday for state nurses convention . 
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The former presidential candidate will be in San Francisco on Friday to address a ... more Photo : Tom BrennerThe New York Times   Image 2 of [TGT] -LRB- I-Vt . -RRB- 
On the same day that Republican lawmakers were pitching a last-gasp effort to undo the Affordable Care Act , [TGT] said that 15 Democratic senators have signed on to what [TGT] called a a Medicare-for-all , single-payer health care system . 
-LRB- Tom BrennerThe New York Times -RRB- less Sen. Bernie Sanders -LRB- I-Vt . -RRB- 
, holds a news conference regarding health care policy , on Capitol Hill in ... more Photo : TOM BRENNER , NYT Image 3 of 6 Senator Kamala Harris , a Democrat from California , speaks as Senator Bernie Sanders , an independent from Vermont , left , listens during a health care bill news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington , D.C. , U.S. , on Wednesday , Sept. 13 , 2017 . 
Photographer : Andrew HarrerBloomberg less Senator Kamala Harris , a Democrat from California , speaks as Senator Bernie Sanders , an independent from Vermont , left , listens during a health care bill news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington , D.C. , ... more Photo : Andrew Harrer , Bloomberg Image 4 of 6 Sens. Elizabeth Warren -LRB- D-Mass . -RRB- 
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[TGT] said that 15 Democratic senators have signed on to what he called a "a Medicare-for-all , single-payer health care system ." 
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spoke at a news conference on health care policy , on Capitol Hill in Washington , ... more Photo : TOM BRENNER , NYT Image 5 of 6 Sen. Bernie Sanders , I-Vt. , second from right , declines to speak with a reporter as he walks to a luncheon with Democrats on Capitol Hill in Washington , Tuesday , Sept. 12 , 2017 . 
-LRB- AP PhotoSusan Walsh -RRB- Sen. Bernie Sanders , I-Vt. , second from right , declines to speak with a reporter as he walks to a luncheon with Democrats on Capitol Hill in Washington , Tuesday , Sept. 12 , 2017 . 
-LRB- AP PhotoSusan Walsh -RRB- Photo : Susan Walsh , Associated Press Image 6 of 6 A doctor and other supporters gather before [TGT] arrive for a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington , Wednesday , Sept. 13 , 2017 , to unveil their Medicare for All legislation to reform health care . 
-LRB- AP PhotoAndrew Harnik -RRB- less A doctor and other supporters gather before [TGT] arrive for a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington , Wednesday , Sept. 13 , 2017 , to unveil their ... more Photo : Andrew Harnik , Associated Press [TGT] to visit SF on Friday for state nurses convention 1  6 Back to Gallery . 
[TGT] will visit San Francisco on Friday to promote [TGT] recently introduced Medicare for All plan at a convention of California nurses . 
[TGT] introduced [TGT] Medicare for All bill on Sept. 13 . 
The California Nurses Association , though , welcomes [TGT] ' legislation as part of a "common fight for health care for all and social justice ," RoseAnn DeMoro , the union 's executive director , said in a press release announcing [TGT] ' visit . 
The event begins on Thursday and will feature speakers , including [TGT] wife , Jane O'Meara Sanders , founder of the Sanders Institute . 
Also set to speak are playwright Eve Ensler , political commentator Van Jones and Nina Turner , president of Our Revolution , an organization founded by leaders of [TGT] ' campaign . 
[TGT] is scheduled to take the stage at 1 p.m. Friday .