[1]NNU - Medicare for All!



Right now, the federal government is still in the middle of a shutdown.

Let us be clear: Republicans, who control both chambers of Congress and
the White House, manufactured this impasse by refusing to negotiate with
Democrats on health care for millions of people. And they’re doing it just
to further degrade and gut critical public services and advance an agenda
to privatize vital functions currently provided by the federal government
for the greater public good.

They already cut $1 trillion from Medicaid, Medicare, SNAP, and other
programs through their cruel budget bill H.R. 1 this summer, all to pay
for tax cuts for millionaires and billionaires. Plus, they plan to let
Affordable Care Act (aka Obamacare) subsidies expire at the end of the
year. Altogether, these actions are expected to push 16 million Americans
off their health insurance, close rural hospitals, and cut other health
care services.

Democrats are fighting back by proposing a continuing resolution that
would reopen the government, curb Trump’s power, and reverse the impending
health care cuts. NNU is calling on Congress to pass this bill, the
Continuing Appropriations and Extensions and other Matters Act of 2026
(H.R. 5450/S. 2882) — but we need your help to build the pressure!

Your senator is a key vote, and they need to hear from you TODAY. Call
Senator John Fetterman using the U.S. Capitol Switchboard
at (202) 224-3121 and urge them to continue standing strong, and vote NO
on any budget that doesn’t include H.R. 5450/S. 2882! Feel free to use
this script:

Hi, my name is _______. I am a constituent, and I’m a nurse/other health
care worker/patient/Medicaid recipient/ally. I’m calling today to thank
you for standing up to Republicans’ attempts to further gut our public
health programs. I urge you to vote no on any budget package that doesn’t
include the Continuing Appropriations and Extensions and other Matters Act
of 2026 (H.R. 5450/S. 2882). Nurses support this proposal because not only
will it curb Trump’s power and keep the government open, it saves lives by
restoring health funding and assistance. Thank you.

As Mary Turner, RN and NNU president, said: “This administration wants to
privatize and therefore monetize public services, without regard for
working people and vulnerable communities.”

Not on our watch. Thank you for taking action.

In solidarity,

Nurses’ Campaign to Win Medicare for All


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