Senate Democrats Fan Out Across The Country To Speak With Constituents, Discuss Bipartisan Ways To Improve Health Care System, & Expose Senate…
Senate Democrats Fan Out Across The Country To Speak With Constituents,
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Senate Democrats Fan Out Across The Country To Speak With Constituents,
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BALDWIN
"The idea is that we need to work together across party lines, fix the Affordable Care Act where it needs fixing and strengthen our system, and if there are other ideas that need to be on the table, then I'm all for that," Baldwin said. [
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"Democratic
BENNET
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"More than 100 people gathered on the steps of the state
KDVR:
"Democratic
BLUMENTHAL
News-Times: Blumenthal brings health-care fight to
"Blumenthal visited the
WTNH: Blumenthal to host emergency healthcare meeting [http://wtnh.com/2017/06/30/blumenthal-to-host-emergency-healthcare-meeting/]
"Connecticut
"As Senate Republican leaders worked in
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"Added Blumenthal: 'Every Member of
BOOKER
Bergen County Record: Addiction treatment in jeopardy if
"Treatment for thousands of
WZVN:
"The Democratic senator has come increasingly into the national spotlight under
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"'Healthcare is a human right,' Booker posted on a Facebook page ahead of the event. 'We must fight harder for the American people who will suffer, who will get sicker, who will lose loved ones, if the Senate Republican plan goes through, because right now the fate of millions of Americans and future generations are at stake in this fight - a fight Americans cannot afford to lose.'" [One News Now,
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"US Senator
Bergen County Record: Obamacare repeal could mean
"Booker, likewise, said the tax cuts would benefit 'a very small slice of millionaires and billionaires' while 500,000 people in the state would lose health coverage. 'It's not a hard decision, and frankly it's a moral imperative, to side with half-a-million New Jerseyans at risk of losing their health care coverage over a handful of folks who need tax cuts the least,' Booker said." [Bergen County Record,
"It was only one element of
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"Although Senate Republicans have not enlisted Democratic support to revise Obamacare,
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"As the top Senate Republican acknowledged he may have to scale back an ambitious Obamacare replacement, Sen.
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"Brown said he, too, is for bipartisanship. But he couldn't have disagreed more with the bill that is now stalled in the
The Blade: Portman still uneasy on
"For
CANTWELL
KING: Cantwell holds health care town hall [http://www.king5.com/news/politics/cantwell-to-hold-health-care-town-hall/454439528]
"While Republican senators returned home this week to tough questions about their health care repeal and replace, Democratic senators are continuing their push to highlight their concerns about the
KCPQ: Town halls are rough" Not for Democrat Cantwell at health care town hall in
"Sen.
"After her daughter was born prematurely and weighed less than 2 pounds,
CARPER
WMDT:
"With the American Health Care Act, it appears legislators have few updates on the vote, postponed because of lack of support. It's not clear when law makers will get back to it. In
Delaware Public Media:
"Sen.
CASEY
Daily Review: Casey involves
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WBRE: Parents Speak Out About Medicaid Funding Concerns [http://www.pahomepage.com/news/parents-speak-out-about-medicaid-funding-concerns/758554347]
"Families in
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The Citizens' Voice: Casey speaks out against the health care bill [http://citizensvoice.com/news/casey-speaks-out-against-health-care-bill-1.2214964]
"Ross and other local officials supported Casey as he spoke at the
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"'In the midst of trying to solve this problem, why would we ever cut the program that has the greatest impact on it over time" Medicaid and in particular, Medicaid expansion,' Casey said. He told a crowd at the courthouse that the new health care bill has devastating cuts to Medicaid that would affect people seeking help for addiction. 'None of us believe that the opioid problem is going to be eliminated in the next couple of years, so just when we're going to need it the most, that's when a lot of the cuts hit,' Casey said." [WNEP,
"'There has been a lot of chatter going on about (
WBRE: Rally in
"The folks here are concerned the legislation would eliminate funding for all types of treatment programs. The biggest concerns" The opiod crisis. Based on the current pace, 142 people are expected to die from overdoses in
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"'If someone has Medicaid today and needs it for their healthcare, they should get it for as long as they need it,' said Casey.
COONS
WMDT:
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Nevada Independent: Sen.
"With a blue-sheeted hospital bed in the background, Democratic Sen.
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"Opponents of Obamacare repeal and Sen.
Nevada Independent: Dispatches from Washington:
"Not surprisingly, the state's Democratic representatives -- Sen.
DONNELLY
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"'I am not going to standby and see a
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WXIN:
"As Sen.
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"Sen.
"Donnelly, however, in a statement called for
"Sen.
WIBC: Donnelly: Bipartisan Health Care Reform Possible,
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DURBIN
"During a visit to a
Journal Gazette &
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WAND: Lawmaker pushes back in health care battle [http://www.wandtv.com/story/35828875/lawmaker-pushes-back-on-health-care-battle]
"A senator from
"'Big pharma,' Medicare, Medicaid and the state's opioid epidemic dominated a discussion led by
FEINSTIN
"Republican efforts to replace President
"Sen.
"Sen.
"Three of the Golden State's top
FRANKEN
"As I've traveled across
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KABC: Sen.
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KQED: Kamala Harris Speaks Out Against Republican Health Care Plan [https://ww2.kqed.org/news/2017/07/03/kamala-harris-speaks-out-against-republican-health-care-plan/]
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"A couple hundred people showed up to rally against the
"Harris, who came from a naturalization ceremony aboard the USS Iowa battleship in
"Feinstein and her
"Last month,
HASSAN
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WBUR:
"With the Republican
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"Staff at the
"Senator
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KOAT:
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HEITKAMP
"Heitkamp railed against Republican health care legislation that she said presents an 'immoral choice' by giving tax breaks to the wealthy while leaving millions more uninsured. 'This is about the future and the morality of our country,' she said at a rally organized by the
"Under the Republican
"That same day, Sen.
KAINE
"Democratic Sens.
WDVM: Senate Healthcare Bill vote [http://www.localdvm.com/news/virginia/senate-healthcare-bill-vote/754013485]
"With the delay of the vote this week came many frustrations from both sides of the aisle. According to
KLOBUCHAR
"Turns out,
MANCHIN
GrayDC:
"In an emotional plea to
"Saying it would be 'beyond catastrophic' to make further cuts to Medicaid, Gov.
MCCASKILL
WGEM: Sen.
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"She told the crowd that health care reform is bogged down in secrecy in the
Missourinet:
Democratic
265 people packed into a McCaskill event in
MENENDEZ
Bergen County Record: Addiction treatment in jeopardy if
"Treatment for thousands of
MERKLEY
"We've been hearing a lot about winners and losers these days. Yet, even as our kids on the baseball or soccer fields may be winning trophies, they are in imminent danger of losing something much more important. Children in
MURPHY
WTNH:
"As part of his fight against the Republican health care plan, Connecticut
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MURRAY
"Murray said she wanted to hear from patients who were treated for opioid addiction as the
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"If Medicaid is taken away, I don't know if I can still get help. That's the message Sen.
NELSON
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WJCT:
"A health care replacement plan is expected to be up for a vote in the
Saint Peters Blog:
"Sen.
PETERS
WSJM: Peters Willing To Work On Bipartisan Healthcare Bill [http://www.wsjm.com/2017/07/05/peters-willing-to-work-on-bipartisan-healthcare-bill/]
"Talk about a new healthcare law should be resuming in the
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SANDERS
WXIX:
"Former presidential candidate
The Tennessean: Sen.
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SHAHEEN
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"Nursing home administrators from around the state came together Friday to talk to
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"The Republican plan to overhaul our healthcare system is causing anxiety for millions of Americans and uncertainty for small businesses and entrepreneurs who are the backbone of our economy. The
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TESTER
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"Too often, policy debates in
"Senators
Billings Gazette: Tester to
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WCBC: Van Hollen Wants Health Care Bill Scrapped; Started Over with
"Senate Majority Leader
WARNER
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"According to a release, Kaine and Warner have criticized the Trump administration for 'creating uncertainty and destabilizing the individual marketplace with actions like threatening to withhold these payments, where were used by over six million Americans.' 'Last month, the
WYDEN
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The Register-Guard: 'Die-in' in
"Three members of
KOBI: Five on 5 - Senator
"On Tonight's Five on 5, we are joined by
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