The issue focused attention on legislative shortcomings at both ends of Pennsylvania Avenue and spurred renewed scrutiny of legislative inaction on healthcare reform and broader deficit reduction measures.Democratic Presidential Candidate Bernie Sanders listens during the televised presidential debate sponsored by Univision and Fusion TV at UNLV on February 27, 2016 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Ted Aljibe / AFP / Getty Images

Democratic Presidential Candidate Bernie Sanders listens during the televised presidential debate sponsored by Univision and Fusion TV at UNLV on February 27, 2016 in Las Vegas,