Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer let the world know this morning on ABC’s “This Week” that Democrats are open to the idea of a single payer healthcare system.

.@SenSchumer to @ThisWeekABC: "We're going to look at broader things. Single-payer is one of them." pic.twitter.com/aimB3zfVfM

— ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) July 23, 2017

You may be wondering why this is even a headline. That’s a good question. But apparently it is.

Chuck Schumer says Senate Democrats are open to single-payer health care https://t.co/7Ri2jkohw4 pic.twitter.com/IuoOsxAUM1

— HuffPost Politics (@HuffPostPol) July 23, 2017

Chuck Schumer: "Single-payer is on the table" for Democrats https://t.co/5YYtDsjMHt pic.twitter.com/SDF0GBlxL2

— Washington Examiner (@dcexaminer) July 23, 2017

Chuck Schumer says single-payer health care is on the table for Democrats https://t.co/ZLDOQA53FJ

— Salon (@Salon) July 23, 2017

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