2016 IA Senate race: on Health Care


Patty Judge: Look again at affordable health care

Q: What would your priorities be as U.S. Senator?

PJ: I'm in this race for one real reason and that's because Washington is not working. Things are not getting done that are important to the people of this country. And we need to immediately start working again to get our economy going strongly, to make certain that the wages that people are receiving are adequate. We need to look at issues around the cost of education. We need to look again at affordable health care. The list goes on and on.

Q: What committees would you like to serve on, if you're elected.

PJ: My first choice would be the Senate Ag committee. I also would like to be involved in HomelandI'm also a nurse by education and have been always interested in providing quality health care to the citizens of Iowa so those are also issues that would be important to me.

Source: Iowa Public Radio on 2016 Iowa Senate race Aug 4, 2016

Tom Fiegen: Stop the scam of paying generic drug makers to NOT sell

Companies that develop new drugs need to recover their costs and make a profit so that they can develop the next lifesaving drug and the next. But after they have made enormous profits and their patents have expired, drug companies are now running a scam where they pay generic drug makers to NOT sell their drugs in America. Generic drugs are often 1/10 the cost of name brand drugs. Medicare and Medicaid should be able to negotiate with drug companies on their prices like the VA does.
Source: 2016 Iowa Senate campaign website, FiegenForUSSenate.com Oct 9, 2015

Rob Hogg: Supports the Affordable Care Act

Republicans are already painting Hogg as "just another down-the-line liberal," citing his support for the Affordable Care Act, opposition to the Keystone Pipeline and examples of votes for tax increases.
Source: The Gazette on 2016 Iowa Senate race Sep 24, 2015

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Candidates and political leaders on Health Care:

Democrats running for President:
Sen.Michael Bennet (D-CO)
V.P.Joe Biden (D-DE)
Mayor Mike Bloomberg (I-NYC)
Gov.Steve Bullock (D-MT)
Mayor Pete Buttigieg (D-IN)
Sen.Cory Booker (D-NJ)
Secy.Julian Castro (D-TX)
Rep.John Delaney (D-MD)
Rep.Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI)
Sen.Amy Klobuchar (D-MN)
Mayor Wayne Messam (D-FL)
Gov.Deval Patrick (D-MA)
Sen.Bernie Sanders (I-VT)
CEO Tom Steyer (D-CA)
Sen.Elizabeth Warren (D-MA)
Marianne Williamson (D-CA)
CEO Andrew Yang (D-NY)

2020 Third Party Candidates:
Rep.Justin Amash (L-MI)
CEO Don Blankenship (C-WV)
Gov.Lincoln Chafee (L-RI)
Howie Hawkins (G-NY)
Gov.Gary Johnson(L-NM)
Howard Schultz(I-WA)
Gov.Jesse Ventura (I-MN) 		Republicans running for President:
Sen.Ted Cruz(R-TX)
Gov.Larry Hogan (R-MD)
Gov.John Kasich(R-OH)
V.P.Mike Pence(R-IN)
Gov.Mark Sanford (R-SC)
Pres.Donald Trump(R-NY)
Rep.Joe Walsh (R-IL)
Gov.Bill Weld(R-MA & L-NY)

2020 Withdrawn Democratic Candidates:
Sen.Stacey Abrams (D-GA)
Mayor Bill de Blasio (D-NYC)
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY)
Sen.Mike Gravel (D-AK)
Sen.Kamala Harris (D-CA)
Gov.John Hickenlooper (D-CO)
Gov.Jay Inslee (D-WA)
Rep.Seth Moulton (D-MA)
Rep.Beto O`Rourke (D-TX)
Rep.Tim Ryan (D-CA)
Adm.Joe Sestak (D-PA)
Rep.Eric Swalwell (D-CA)
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