John,
Today the House of Representatives just passed an extension of the health care subsidies that Republicans allowed to expire at the start of this year. This is an important step in ensuring that millions can still access health care in the short term, but make no mistake:
Our fight to create a truly universal health care system is far from over.
Even before these subsidies expired, millions were struggling to afford care, or went without coverage entirely, because greedy private insurance companies and Republicans have collapsed any semblance of a real health care system. When families are paying $20,000 just for insurance, before they even get health care, they simply can’t afford it.
That’s why it’s critical that we keep up the fight to build a new, universal system where people can actually afford care: Medicare For All.
According to a recent poll that my campaign commissioned, 90% of Democrats, most Independents, and 1/5 of Republicans support Medicare For All, a system where the government provides your insurance card — from birth to death, with comprehensive care.
Medicare For All is the only universal plan in Congress, and it already has so much support across the country. It will be a defining issue in the midterms, and even in battleground districts, a strong majority of voters — Democrats, independents, and Republicans — back Medicare For All.
While we pressure the Senate to pass the bill that cleared the House today, we must also embrace Medicare For All as the real health care solution for families struggling to afford to live.
More and more Members of Congress are coming on to my Medicare For All bill, with 6 new members signing on recently. But we need to keep going. Together, we can build this movement into an unstoppable political force and get it done.
In solidarity,
Pramila Jayapal
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