Final night time, Bernie Sanders blocked our bipartisan invoice, the Mikaela Naylon Give Children a Likelihood Act, to offer children preventing most cancers extra therapy choices.
A brand new low, even for “The Grinch.”
I gained’t again down. ?
WATCH: Mullin vs Bernie Sanders: pic.twitter.com/H7FnbxI2Ya
— Markwayne Mullin (@SenMullin) December 18, 2025
The Mikaela Naylon Give Children a Likelihood Act was designed to assist youngsters with most cancers obtain life-saving therapy and take part in scientific trials with minimal crimson tape. The Home of Representatives authorized the invoice unanimously earlier this month. Permitting youngsters with childhood most cancers to entry therapy ought to have been a bipartisan no-brainer. But, the invoice fell by within the Senate because of bleeding coronary heart liberal Sen. Bernie Sanders, who believes blocking the invoice could possibly be used as leverage to broaden social packages.
Mikaela Naylon Give Children a Likelihood Act was named in honor of Mikaela Naylon, a woman from Colorado who was recognized with osteosarcoma at 10. Naylon and her household lobbied lawmakers to broaden pediatric most cancers trials till her loss of life at 16.
In her personal phrases:
“Hello, my title is Mikaela Naylon. I’m 15 years previous and I used to be recognized on July 1st, 2020. Throughout CO, I loved strolling my canine who noticed a cat and ran inflicting me to sprain my ankle. After 2 months of ready, it didn’t get any higher. My native physician referred me to the Youngsters’s Hospital Denver the place I obtained most of my therapy. I had a beneath knee amputation in October after which a number of lung surgical procedures following it. After relapsing 4 totally different occasions, the Colorado medical doctors didn’t have some other decisions for me. Thus, I began a trial at MD Anderson. When that trial didn’t work, we lastly determined to make a journey to the Cleveland Clinic the place I began therapy with Dr. Anderson. I’ve performed radiation and radioactive therapies and now I’m ending up my remaining therapy. Hopefully with all these experiences beneath my belt, I’ve realized that the little issues by no means matter that a lot they usually shouldn’t intervene with dwelling your life to the fullest.”
? URGENT: Name @sensanders TODAY for teenagers with most cancers ?
We’re ONE step away from passing the Mikaela Naylon Give Children a Likelihood Act.
Name Sen. Bernie Sanders TODAY and urge him to help a clear, fast vote.
DC: 202-224-5141 | VT: 802-862-0697 pic.twitter.com/X2Dk0a7Fjw
— American Childhood Most cancers Group (@accorg) December 18, 2025
Bernie Sanders stated he “strongly helps” the act however refused to permit it to go. President Trump was ready to signal the invoice into regulation, however that’s now inconceivable because of one disturbed man who prioritizes politics over American lives. Senator Mullins appropriately accused Sanders of holding the invoice hostage and utilizing terminally ailing youngsters as leverage to open group well being care facilities.
Mullins advised Sanders, “You’re stealing a household a chance to spend perhaps an additional minute or an additional day, or perhaps a lifetime with a beloved one. I don’t understand how you argue in opposition to it. I don’t know how one can presumably rise up there with a straight face and say, it’s simply politics. This isn’t just politics we’re playing with people’s lives. So, that is extra than simply politics, however I’ll let you know that if that is objected to, and we are able to’t discover a path ahead right here at the moment, I can promise you I cannot cease preventing…it gained’t occur. We’re going to rinse and repeat and proceed to go down this path till we give the households with these uncommon illnesses a chance to stay, as a result of that’s what that is about.”
Bernie Sanders won’t ever waste a chance to mount his excessive horse to demand rights for the “everyday man.” He paraded across the nation on a personal jet to squeal about oligarchs and local weather change earlier than retreating to one among his a number of properties. Democrats consider that we’re beneath an oligarchy as a result of their candidates have misplaced and can proceed to lose because of these kinds of actions. The Democrats are deeply divided, and there’s a lot of hatred amongst them. The individuals are lastly opening their eyes and realizing that the Democrats are NOT the get together of the folks. Bernie Sanders needs to be completely disgusted with himself. I have no idea how anybody may truthfully help this man as a result of he represents nothing aside from social dysfunction and chaos.
