I’m Jean Ross, President of National Nurses United. In a few minutes, I’ll walk into the Rayburn House Office Building for today’s crucial hearing on our health care system, and I wanted you to know that I’m so grateful.

I also wanted to give you a sneak peek at what I’ll say during the hearing, and why I think it’s so important that we — all of us — convinced Congress to include us. But first, I need you to do two quick things:

1. Tune in and watch the stream here. Make sure to share the link on social media if you have it!
2. Sign up to join an organizing informational call, and learn all about the different ways you can get more involved in expanding our Medicare for All movement.

Here’s the reason why it’s so important that our perspective is being included today:

I have been a registered nurse for 45 years. And every day, I’ve witnessed the horrific failures of our current health system.

Some patients refuse the care they need — or are forced to ration their life-saving insulin — because they can’t afford it. Many are crushed by mountains of debt. And others are often denied care by insurers from the start. These stories are not unique.

30 million people have no health insurance and an additional 44 million people are under-insured. Yet the U.S. spends more on health care per capita than any other nation in the world. We are plagued by dangerously high costs and dangerously poor outcomes.

What makes this even worse is that these stories and facts probably wouldn’t be receiving any airtime if you hadn’t taken action. This hearing was originally going to be filled with opponents of Medicare for All. But you rose to the occasion, made hundreds upon hundreds of phone calls to Rep. Eshoo’s office, and convinced them to allow me to testify.

That’s why I’m so grateful. Your support and belief in the work we do is what got me into this hearing. And it’s what inspires me — inspires all of us at National Nurses United — every day.

Before I go, please make sure you tune in live (and for free) to the hearing here.

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And then sign up to get more involved in the type of organizing work that made this possible.

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Thank you,

Jean Ross
President
National Nurses United