July Educate Congress
SENATE
Better Care Reconciliation Act
I urge you to vote No on the Better Care Reconciliation Act. and any bill that strips healthcare from millions of Americans. The CBO confirms that the Better Care Reconciliation Act would raid $772 billion from Medicaid by 2026 ― and that's BEFORE the largest cuts kick in. If the bill passes, 15 million Americans would lose their coverage next year, a number that would climb to 22 million by 2026.
Healthcare is a human right; we must expand Medicare and make certain that everyone will be able to receive lifelong health care. When Sen. Sanders introduces his health care bill, please become an initial cosponsor.
Not only is it crucial that people be able to access the medical care they need, it is also important that they be able to afford their prescription drugs. Please cosponsor S771 Improving Access to Affordable Prescription Drugs (Franken – MN). This bill negotiates prescription drug prices under Medicare Part D, accelerates the closing of the Medicare Part D coverage gap, allows importation of prescription drugs, require drug manufacturers to provide drug rebates for drugs dispensed to low income individuals.
It is time to end our dependence on the fossil fuel energy and transition to clean, safe, renewable energy. I urge you to vote no on S 1460 (Murkowski - AL), the Energy and Natural Resources Act of 2017. This is a dirty bill that makes it easier for polluters to contaminate our air and water. The bill doesn’t even mention solar or wind energy. It’s simply a license to continue fracking, continue polluting, and continue cooking our planet. For the sake of this generation and those to come, we must swiftly transition away from fossil fuels to clean, renewable energy.
HOUSE
The People's Budget
House leaders are considering deep cuts and restrictions that would drastically weaken essential programs like Medicare, Medicaid and SNAP/food stamps; repeal Obamacare; cut taxes for the rich; and increase Pentagon spending. Now that we have seen the infrastructure plan, selling community assets to Wall Street is NOT a solution; it is disaster. I urge you to vote for the CPC Budget when it is offered as an amendment to the FY2018 budget.
Link to The People's Budget Website
Link to detailed People's Budget
Not only is it crucial that people be able to access the medical care they need, it is also important that they be able to afford their prescription drugs. Please cosponsor HR 1776 Improving Access to Affordable Prescription Drugs (Schakowsky– IL). This bill negotiates prescription drug prices under Medicare Part D, accelerates the closing of the Medicare Part D coverage gap, allows importation of prescription drugs, require drug manufacturers to provide drug rebates for drugs dispensed to low income individuals.
We expect H.R. 2810 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 to have a vote. Please vote Yes on the following amendments:
Khanna CA Democrat Prohibits the use of funds for refueling aircraft of any country that is participating in the Islamic Military Alliance missions over northern and western Yemen. Requires a reoccurring report to Congress every 90 days until the Secretary of State approves a negotiated political settlement to the ongoing civil war in Yemen.