[2]National Nurses United




Yesterday, three Democrats on the House Energy and Commerce Committee
voted NO on giving Medicare the power to negotiate lower drug prices in
the upcoming reconciliation package. 

Why would they vote no on a policy that would lower the cost of
prescriptions for everyone (not just for seniors on Medicare), and save
the federal government between $300 billion and $478 billion dollars a
year? Unfortunately, this isn’t hard to figure out. 

Here’s how much their electoral campaigns each received from Big Pharma:

* Scott Peters (D-CA): $860,465
* Kurt Schrader (D-OR): $614,830
* Kathleen Rice (D-NY): $84,259

Lowering drug prices is a life and death issue. The actions of these three
representatives to allow Big Pharma to continue their greedy profiteering
at the hands of the sick and elderly is shameful.

[ [link removed] ]Will you send a message to these reps on Twitter right now to let them
know that people across the country are watching and join our call to get
big pharma money out of our politics?

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share your thoughts directly.

The good news is that the House Ways and Means Committee did approve
strong drug price negotiation language. There’s still a chance we can win
this and other Medicare improvements and expansion in the reconciliation
bill.  But we need your help to make that happen.

Use our hotlines to call your Senators and your Members of Congress and
demand they support Medicare expansion and improvement, including
negotiations for prescription drugs, lowering the age to 60, dental,
hearing and vision benefits and capping out of pocket costs.

* Call your Senators: 202-509-9128
* Call your Member of Congress: 202-998-6094

We know that Big Pharma, the health insurance industry and other corporate
forces use campaign contributions to prevent progress on health care
reform. Yesterday’s vote is exactly what happens when elected officials
accept campaign donations from corporations and special interests. 

That’s why our movement has been organizing in districts to get members of
Congress (including Reps. Peters and Schrader) to sign the [ [link removed] ]Patients
Over Profits pledge to reject donations from Big Bharma.  

We can still win Medicare drug negotiation, but the corporate influence on
our elected officials is clear. We have to hold them accountable.  

[ [link removed] ]Will you send a message to these representatives on Twitter right now
to amplify our call to get corporate money out of our politics? 

Together, we will continue fighting to make sure that our major demands – 
lowering Medicare eligibility to 60, expanding care to include dental,
vision, and hearing, instituting an out-of-pocket cap, and negotiating
drug prices are all included in the full reconciliation package. 

Thank you for speaking out today. 

Jasmine Ruddy
Organizer
Nurses’ Campaign to Win Medicare for All



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