Final night time, Bernie Sanders blocked our bipartisan invoice, the Mikaela Naylon Give Youngsters a Probability Act, to offer youngsters combating most cancers extra remedy choices.
A brand new low, even for “The Grinch.”
I received’t again down. ?
WATCH: Mullin vs Bernie Sanders: pic.twitter.com/H7FnbxI2Ya
— Markwayne Mullin (@SenMullin) December 18, 2025
The Mikaela Naylon Give Youngsters a Probability Act was designed to assist kids with most cancers obtain life-saving remedy and take part in scientific trials with minimal pink tape. The Home of Representatives accredited the invoice unanimously earlier this month. Permitting kids with childhood most cancers to entry remedy ought to have been a bipartisan no-brainer. But, the invoice fell by means of within the Senate attributable to bleeding coronary heart liberal Sen. Bernie Sanders, who believes blocking the invoice could possibly be used as leverage to broaden social applications.
Mikaela Naylon Give Youngsters a Probability 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 identify 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 Kids’s Hospital Denver the place I acquired most of my remedy. 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 docs didn’t have another 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 remedy with Dr. Anderson. I’ve carried out radiation and radioactive remedies and now I’m ending up my closing remedy. Hopefully with all these experiences beneath my belt, I’ve discovered 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 Youngsters a Probability Act.
Name Sen. Bernie Sanders TODAY and urge him to help a clear, speedy 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 cross. President Trump was ready to signal the invoice into legislation, however that’s now inconceivable attributable to one disturbed man who prioritizes politics over American lives. Senator Mullins accurately accused Sanders of holding the invoice hostage and utilizing terminally unwell kids as leverage to open neighborhood well being care facilities.
Mullins informed Sanders, “You’re stealing a household a possibility to spend possibly an additional minute or an additional day, or possibly a lifetime with a beloved one. I don’t know the way you argue towards it. I don’t know how one can probably get 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 will’t discover a path ahead right here as we speak, I can promise you I can’t cease combating…it received’t occur. We’re going to rinse and repeat and proceed to go down this path till we give the households with these uncommon ailments a possibility to stay, as a result of that’s what that is about.”
Bernie Sanders won’t ever waste a possibility to mount his excessive horse to demand rights for the “everyday man.” He paraded across the nation on a non-public jet to squeal about oligarchs and local weather change earlier than retreating to one in all 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 attributable to these kind 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 individuals. Bernie Sanders must be completely disgusted with himself. I have no idea how anybody might truthfully help this man as a result of he represents nothing aside from social dysfunction and chaos.
