[2]National Nurses United




Our Medicare expansion priorities are on the line this week. It all hinges
on whether Congress passes the budget reconciliation package.  

Here’s the bad news: There are a handful of Congressional members who are
hoping to strip out or water down these provisions at the last minute. 

Here’s the good news: Democrats in the House have the leverage to withhold
their votes on the bipartisan infrastructure bill until the Build Back
Better Act (the budget reconciliation package that includes key priorities
like Medicare expansion) passes first. Now, it’s our job to make sure they
use this leverage so we can lower drug prices and expand Medicare. 

The developments on the ground in D.C. continue to change by the minute,
but it is extremely important for House members to hear from constituents
right now that they should #HoldTheLine and not vote on the infrastructure
bill until the Build Back Better Act passes first. It’s the best way we
can ensure that our Medicare expansion priorities make it into the final
bill. 

[ [link removed] ]Can you make an urgent call to Representative Brendan Boyle right now
urging him to keep Medicare expansion in the bill and withhold
any vote on the infrastructure bill until the budget bill passes?

→ Call 202-998-6094 ←

You’ll be prompted to enter your zip code to be connected to
Rep. Boyle’s office.

Sample script:

"Hi, my name is _____, and I'm calling from Philadelphia.

I’m calling to urge Rep. Boyle to ensure that Medicare expansion and
improvement is included in the budget reconciliation bill, including a
comprehensive plan to lower drug prices through Medicare negotiation,
expanding Medicare coverage to include full dental, vision, and hearing
benefits, and lowering the eligibility age to 60. I urge Rep. Boyle
to withhold their vote on the infrastructure bill until the reconciliation
bill passes, to ensure that the full Build Back Better agenda happens."

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Right now is a key moment. Negotiations are happening behind the scenes,
and we need to mobilize quickly to make sure that the final contents of
the budget reconciliation bill include all of our demands. Those include:

 1. Allowing Medicare to negotiate prescription drug prices
 2. Improving Medicare to include dental, hearing, and vision and an out
of pocket cap, and
 3. Lowering the Medicare eligibility age to 60. 

[ [link removed] ]Please call your representative right now to tell them to ensure that
our Medicare expansion and improvement priorities are in the bill and to
withhold their vote on the infrastructure bill until the budget
reconciliation package passes.

We’re so close to the finish line, and together we can deliver the largest
expansion of Medicare in history – one that will improve millions of
lives.

Thank you for taking the time and helping us get this far. 

Max Cotterill
Organizer
Nurses’ Campaign to Win Medicare for All

 

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