The next time you hear a socialist or a Democrat – one in the same – tell you they ‘care about the children,’ you can remind them of this horrendous episode.
The Vermont senator who has long argued that healthcare is a fundamental right and has championed Medicare for All nevertheless voted to block legislation that would have expanded access to treatment for children with cancer. Yeah, you read that right: One week before Christmas, Bernie Sanders opposed the bipartisan Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act.
In a press release from Senator Mullin, the Give Kids a Chance Act would have improved “outcomes for children with cancer by advancing (or promoting) critical research and ensuring they have access to essential treatments.” Mullin sought unanimous consent to advance the legislation, but Sanders raised an objection. The reason? It boiled down to Obamacare and political gamesmanship. In response, Mullin unleashed pure fire at Sanders the Grinchy Hypocrite:
? HOLY CRAP! Sen. Markwayne Mullin ERUPTS after Bernie Sanders blocks a bipartisan bill to give kids fighting cancer more treatment options
I have NEVER seen him this mad.
"He's literally KILLING kids in front of us because of his political movement. And it is ridiculous.… pic.twitter.com/FpRIkcLFl0
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) December 18, 2025
Mullins said, “I’m talking about giving kids a chance…it has nothing to do with politics…You know, this time of the year, at Christmas, we talk about Grinches all the time, right? They go in, and they steal the kids’ gifts, but at the end of the show, their hearts grow bigger, and they give the gift back, and they allow kids to be excited about Christmas morning.”
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He added: “What’s happened right here in front of us: The Grinch is stealing kids’ lives, and they’re stealing hope from the families, hopes from the families that might have an opportunity just to try for a political agenda. And I hope to God that every single family that’s going through this will hold the Senator for Vermont accountable, and the state of Vermont will hold him accountable too, because he’s playing with kids’ lives. He’s literally killing kids in front of us because of his political movement, and it is ridiculous. It is therefore I object.”
Yep. Bernie has been in Congress since I was literally 13 years old. He knows good and well the ONLY reason this bipartisan bill isn’t on President Trump’s desk is because he was the only one to *object* to my unanimous consent request to pass it on the Senate floor.
— Markwayne Mullin (@SenMullin) December 18, 2025
Earlier this month, the House passed the same measure on a unanimous voice vote. So that makes Sanders literally the only Democrat-caucusing lawmaker to oppose it.
Blocking cancer treatment for kids to score political points is beyond disgusting.
— Johnathon Corcoran ? ?? | Mr. Intelligent (@TheKingCorcoran) December 18, 2025
Mullins, for his part, is vowing to keep up the fight because he knows those needy children are well worth it:
Last night, Bernie Sanders blocked our bipartisan bill, the Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act, to give kids fighting cancer more treatment options.
A new low, even for “The Grinch.”
I won’t back down. ?
WATCH: Mullin vs Bernie Sanders: pic.twitter.com/H7FnbxI2Ya
— Markwayne Mullin (@SenMullin) December 18, 2025
Today, as he has done often in the past, Sanders will walk to the floor of the Senate and claim that “healthcare is a right.” Well, sure, but not for kids with cancer.
