33 Messages

  Drug Prices are Too High · [email protected]
October 22, 2020 at 6:00 PM

GREED

The unfairness that’s baked into the American tax system rewards greed greatly, so that the more money people make, the less they end up paying. Case in point: Donald Trump only pays $750 in taxes per year. Tell Congress: "Make millionaires and billionair…
  OcasioCortez.com via Drug Prices are Too High · [email protected]
October 22, 2020 at 2:24 PM

[Sign your name] We need a federal jobs guarantee

Over 10 million people are still unemployed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Even more have been pushed into poverty due to lower wages, higher cost of living, and an economic system that is not designed to prioritize working-people. Friend, Over 10 million pe…
  Alex Lawson, Drug Prices are Too High · [email protected]
October 21, 2020 at 8:18 PM

11 State Treasurers vs. one greedy pharmaceutical company.

These bipartisan elected officials from across the country — and across the political spectrum — have come together to stand against Gilead’s unreasonable prices. Eleven state treasurers are calling on Gilead Sciences to reduce the price of their drug remdesivi…
  Alex Lawson, Drug Prices are Too HiIgh · [email protected]
October 20, 2020 at 8:18 PM

Trump is raiding Medicare on Fifth Avenue in broad daylight

Donald Trump has broken one drug pricing pledge after another. Tell Donald Trump: "Stop raiding Medicare for a political stunt, and do something to lower drug prices for real." ADD YOUR VOICE Donald Trump has failed to take on Big Pharm…
  Ocasio-Cortez via Drug Prices Are Too High · [email protected]
October 17, 2020 at 3:51 PM

This message is simple (defund the police):

It’s not enough to paint slogans. We need systemic change: Defund the police Friend, right now, most major cities in America are channeling huge war-chests of money into police departments – but a rising tide of people are demanding concrete, bold solutions t…
  Alex Lawson, Drug Prices are Too High · [email protected]
October 15, 2020 at 7:30 PM

Tell Donald Trump: Stop lying about insulin and start saving lives

I don’t know what kind of water Trump is drinking, but insulin is extremely expensive. Tell Donald Trump: "In the first presidential debate, you lied to Americans about insulin prices. Americans who rely on insulin, like victims of the pandemic, are suff…
  Ocasio-Cortez via Drug Prices Are Too High · [email protected]
October 15, 2020 at 1:42 PM

This message is simple (please read):

It’s not enough to paint slogans. We need systemic change: Defund the police Friend, right now, most major cities in America are channeling huge war-chests of money into police departments – but a rising tide of people are demanding concrete, bold solutions t…
  Ocasio-Cortez via Drug Prices Are Too High · [email protected]
October 11, 2020 at 9:29 PM

This message is simple (please read) »

It’s not enough to paint slogans. We need systemic change: Defund the police Friend, right now, most major cities in America are channeling huge war-chests of money into police departments – but a rising tide of people are demanding concrete, bold solutions t…
  Drug Prices are Too High · [email protected]
October 10, 2020 at 2:30 PM

The new hydroxychloroquine is...

To build a system of Public Medicine for Public Health, we must: Friend, There’s a growing cluster of COVID cases around the White House―including the President himself, who was hospitalized over the weekend. While there, he received an experimental drug that…
  Alex Lawson, Drug Prices Are Too High · [email protected]
September 29, 2020 at 7:32 PM

$1.2 billion from taxpayers, and this is the thanks we get?

Americans pay the highest prescription drug prices in the world—even though the public funds much of the research that leads to the discovery of new medications.[ Friend, AstraZeneca secured a taxpayer handout of more than $1 billion to develop a COVID-19 vacc…
  Ocasio-Cortez via Drug Prices Are Too High · [email protected]
September 28, 2020 at 7:56 PM

Momentum to defund police (add your name)

It’s not enough to paint slogans. We need systemic change: Defund the police Friend, right now, most major cities in America are channeling huge war-chests of money into police departments – but a rising tide of people are demanding concrete, bold solutions t…
  Drug Prices are Too High · [email protected]
September 25, 2020 at 4:14 PM

Dear Donald Trump: Actions speak louder than words. Stand up to Big Pharma.

Tell Donald Trump: "You must act now to end the shortages of remdesivir, the only drug authorized in the US to treat COVID-19. Use the laws available to you. Protect public health, not Big Pharma profits." ADD YOUR VOICE Friend, As COVID-1…
  OcasioCortez.com via Drug Prices are Too High · [email protected]
September 22, 2020 at 5:37 PM

Over $1,000,000 to launch attacks against AOC

Trump donors and Wall Street executives already tried to take us down once. After their primary campaign failed, they pivoted to a more traditional alternative — funding a Republican to compete against AOC. Friend, last June, Trump donors and Wall Street exec…
  Drug Prices Are Too High · [email protected]
September 17, 2020 at 6:59 PM

REPORT: Every new drug this past decade was funded by taxpayers.

We hand Big Pharma a monopoly on these new prescription drugs, and Big Pharma thanks us by charging Americans the highest prices in the world! Tell Congress: "A new study concludes that taxpayers funded the research for every single new prescription drug …
  Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez for Congress via Drug Prices are Too HIgh · [email protected]
September 17, 2020 at 2:16 PM

Asking for your endorsement, Friend...

AOC doesn’t come from a powerful, wealthy family. When she began this fight, she didn’t have a bunch of rich friends, corporate PACs, or establishment insiders to build the foundation of this movement. Friend, We wanted to send you a message about the most i…
  Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez for Congress via Drug Prices are Too HIgh · [email protected]
September 10, 2020 at 3:11 PM

Asking for your endorsement, Friend

AOC doesn’t come from a powerful, wealthy family. When she began this fight, she didn’t have a bunch of rich friends, corporate PACs, or establishment insiders to build the foundation of this movement. Friend, We wanted to send you a message about the most i…
  Drug Prices are Too High · [email protected]
September 9, 2020 at 3:58 PM

It’s time for a Pandemic Prevention Plan.

A new pandemic plan is essential to stop this outbreak, support a just recovery, and take international action to prevent future pandemics from happening. We can’t stop a pandemic anywhere until we stop it everywhere. Tell Congress: "We demand that Congr…
  Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez for Congress via Drug Prices are Too HIgh · [email protected]
September 5, 2020 at 2:47 PM

Asking for your endorsement, Friend

AOC doesn’t come from a powerful, wealthy family. When she began this fight, she didn’t have a bunch of rich friends, corporate PACs, or establishment insiders to build the foundation of this movement. Friend, We wanted to send you a message about the most i…
  Drug Prices are Too high · [email protected]
August 29, 2020 at 2:00 PM

Another Trump scam against the American people

It’s not Donald Trump’s first broken promise on drug pricing. Tell Donald Trump: "You said you would take action to lower drug prices, but no one has seen your executive order. You have continued to mislead Americans about your broken promises on drug p…
  Drug Prices are Too High · [email protected]
August 28, 2020 at 7:41 PM

This is how Big Pharma strongarms state legislators

Volunteer advocates are facing off against industry lobbyists in state legislatures, sharing their stories about crushing insulin prices Tell Congress: "Big Pharma will do anything in its power, including bullying elected officials, to stop state legisla…
  Drug Prices are Too High · [email protected]
August 25, 2020 at 8:55 PM

RE: This 82-year-old man needs his heart medication

Many Americans face harrowing delays for their life-saving medications. This situation is the despicable result of a destructive choice. Friend, Medication for Barbara Austin, who’s sick with cystic fibrosis, was so overdue that her husband had to risk visitin…
  Alex Lawson, Drug Prices are Too High · [email protected]
August 22, 2020 at 2:31 PM

This 82-year-old man needs his heart medication

Many Americans face harrowing delays for their life-saving medications. This situation is the despicable result of a destructive choice. Tell Postmaster General Louis DeJoy: "Reverse the recent changes to United States Postal Service (USPS) operations, w…
  Drug Prices Are Too High · [email protected]
August 20, 2020 at 7:47 PM

Lowering prescription drug prices is a winning issue in 2020

It’s time to stop Pharma from gouging sick Americans. Tell Congress: Enough! According to new polling from Data for Progress and Be a Hero, voters in four key battleground states decisively favor aggressive actions to lower prescription drug prices.[1] During t…
  Drug Prices are Too High · [email protected]
August 18, 2020 at 2:52 PM

Americans need a Pandemic Prevention Plan with teeth

A new pandemic plan is essential to stop this outbreak, support a just recovery, and take international action to prevent future pandemics from happening. We can’t stop a pandemic anywhere until we stop it everywhere. Tell Congress: "We demand that Congr…
  Drug Prices are Too High · [email protected]
August 12, 2020 at 6:15 PM

Are we headed for another coronavirus disaster?

We don’t even know who’s in charge. Tell Congress: "The American people need to know whether the government can get vaccines to them once they’ve been developed. We demand answers. We call on Congress to seek testimony from leaders of the CDC, “Operatio…
  Drug Prices are Too High · [email protected]
August 6, 2020 at 8:04 PM

I was promised a vaccine, but all I got was this lousy Pharma corruption

This kind of open corruption must not be allowed to go unchallenged. Government vaccine funds should be used to save lives, not to enable insider trading by greedy pharma executives. Tell Congress: "While Pharma companies get billions in taxpayer money t…
  Drug Prices are Too HIgh · [email protected]
August 5, 2020 at 3:02 PM

Tell Congress: Covid Breakthroughs Belong to the People, not Big Pharma

Tell Congress: The people, not the profiteers, should benefit from Covid breakthroughs. Friend: Most people know that Big Pharma’s greed is killing people all over the world, and right here in the United States. With more than half a million deaths worldwide fr…
  Drug Prices are Too High · [email protected]
July 31, 2020 at 8:02 PM

A COVID-19 vaccine cannot exclude communities of color

Our health care system is broken because it prioritizes wealth over health. Big Pharma’s rigged monopolies are a perfect representation of these distorted priorities. Tell Congress: "Any and all vaccines and treatments for COVID-19 developed by drug cor…
  Drug Prices Are Too High · [email protected]
July 25, 2020 at 3:40 PM

Spite!

Big Pharma and the Trump administration don’t mind letting a few thousand Americans die if they can make a buck. Tell Congress: "The more researchers and governments are able to cooperate and share data, the faster we can find treatments and cures for CO…
  Drug Prices are Too High · [email protected]
July 15, 2020 at 5:51 PM

What are we going to do with 63 million doses of Hydroxychloroquine?

The price gouging is exactly what’s wrong with Big Pharma, and exactly why we need to stop them! Remember hydroxychloroquine, Friend? President Trump hyped it extensively in March and April as a potential treatment for COVID-19, but the Food and Drug Administr…
  Insulin OUTRAGE via Drug Prices are Too High · [email protected]
July 11, 2020 at 6:32 PM

ICYMI: Minnesota v. PhRMA

No one should die because they can’t afford to pay pharma’s ransom for insulin! Tell Congress: "No one should die because they can't afford to pay Big Pharma's ransom. Insulin is cheap to produce, has existed for nearly 100 years, and diabetics die withou…
  Insulin OUTRAGE via Drug Prices are Too High · [email protected]
July 8, 2020 at 9:08 PM

Minnesota v. PhRMA

No one should die because they can’t afford to pay pharma’s ransom for insulin! Tell Congress: "No one should die because they can't afford to pay Big Pharma's ransom. Insulin is cheap to produce, has existed for nearly 100 years, and diabetics die withou…
  Alex Lawson, Drug Prices are Too High · [email protected]
July 2, 2020 at 8:44 PM

Pharma’s at it again

COVID treatment should be free for EVERY American! We already paid for it! Friend, GREED! Big Pharma is at it again. Pharma giant Gilead Sciences has an exclusive patent on a promising new treatment for COVID―one developed with $70 billion of taxpayer funding…