In over a decade, our part-time senator has taken in over $600k in pharma $.
John,
High prescription drug costs are a burden for many of us across the country — but especially for Texas seniors.
So you would think that our elected leaders would want to be doing everything in their power to lower drug costs for seniors – and all of us, for that matter!
Well…that’s not quite the reality. Let us explain:
In 2022, Ted had the chance to lower the cost of prescription drugs for Texas seniors. As a part of President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act, provisions of the law capped the cost of insulin for those on Medicare, enabled Medicare to negotiate the price for certain drugs among other good benefits.
He voted no, John.
Texans deserve a leader who will work to lower healthcare costs, a leader like Colin Allred, who actually voted to lower the cost of drugs. Can you chip in $5 today to power our movement to Cut Cruz this November?
It wasn’t just the IRA that Ted rejected. With his vote, Ted said no to:
- 114,000 Medicare enrollees in Texas who use insulin regularly.
- More than 623,000 Medicare enrollees in Texas who take the drugs selected for price negotiation.
- The over 3.5 million Medicare enrollees in Texas who are eligible to now receive free, preventative vaccines.1
And we think we know why Ted voted no.
Big Pharma has spent billions of dollars lobbying members of Congress against any measure to lower prescription drug costs.
And one of the biggest recipients of their corporate dollars is our part-time senator Ted Cruz. In his 12 years in the Senate, Ted has taken in more than $600k from the pharmaceutical industry and we can expect him to take in even more if he gets reelected this year.2
Ted Cruz isn't fighting for Texans, John. And his decision to stand with Big Pharma donors over Texans will come back to haunt him this November.
Can you pitch in $5 or anything that makes sense to you to Cut Cruz?
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In solidarity,
— Cut Cruz
1 - Department of Health and Human Services
2 - End Citizens United
