[1]National Nurses United

We just received major news: after months of pressure from activists
around the country, the House Energy & Commerce Health Subcommittee has
announced it will be holding a hearing next Tuesday.

Here’s the catch: not only is the hearing going to focus on several
inferior health care bills in Congress, but we also have reason to believe
that the committee is refusing to call an expert witness to testify on
behalf of Medicare for All.

This is unacceptable, and we can’t let this Subcommittee stack the deck
against us. No one would make a better witness in this hearing than a
bedside nurse from National Nurses United, because nurses — more than
anyone — know what it takes to truly advocate for the needs of patients.
And, everyday, nurses are on the frontlines of our country’s egregious
health care crisis.

[ [link removed] ]We’re demanding that an NNU nurse be added as a witness. Can you make a
call today to the Chair of the Health Subcommittee, Rep. Anna Eshoo, and
demand that an NNU nurse be included as a witness?

Or just directly dial (408) 245-2339, and use this script below:

Hi, my name is ______ and I’m calling to demand that Health
Subcommittee Chair Rep. Eshoo invite a nurse from National Nurses United
to be a witness in Tuesday’s Energy & Commerce hearing. Nurses have
firsthand experience in our country’s broken health care system, and
they are a crucial voice that must be included.Thank you.

[ [link removed] ]Call Rep. Eshoo »

We know that earlier hearings on Medicare for All this year would not have
been such a success without the testimony of strong Medicare for All
supporting witnesses like [ [link removed] ]Ady Barkan and [ [link removed] ]Rebecca Wood.

That’s why these next few days represent a crucial window for us to demand
fair representation in this hearing. Without the help of your calls in
this moment, it is likely that the Subcommittee will not give Medicare for
All the fair shake it deserves.

[ [link removed] ]Please take a minute to call Rep. Eshoo’s office today, and join the
chorus of nurses, patients, and activists who are demanding she put an RN
as a witness in the hearing.

We wouldn’t have advanced to this moment were it not for the work of
people like you all across the country demanding more of their elected
officials. Let’s keep pushing to ensure that this committee hears our
movement loud and clear.

In solidarity,

Jasmine Ruddy
Organizing Team
Nurses’ Campaign to Win Medicare for All

[ [link removed] ]Call Rep. Eshoo »



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