2020s senatorial press release: on Health Care
Mike Rounds:
Co-sponsored bill to repeal "Cadillac Tax" on healthcare
Sens. Rounds and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) urged Senate leadership to take up their legislation to repeal a provision in the Affordable Care Act which taxes high-cost health insurance plans and impacts middle-class health benefits. "At a
time when health care expenses continue to go up, the repeal of the Cadillac Tax is something that has true bipartisan support," wrote the senators.
Source: Senate press release on rounds.senate.gov for 2020
Jul 25, 2019
Nathan Dahm:
Allow over the counter sale of unproven COVID remedies
Dahm has filed Senate Bill 1525 to make Hydroxychloroquine and Ivermectin available over the counter. "The sole focus of the current administration is on a vaccine that isn't quite as `safe and effective' as they make it out to be," Dahm said. "I
believe we should focus on proven early illness treatments, such as Ivermectin and Hydroxychloroquine, rather than continuing to pad the pockets of big pharma."The Week fact-check: A large new trial has reportedly found no indication
ivermectin is useful in treating COVID-19 patients. The trial of almost 1,400 COVID-19 patients at risk of severe disease found the drug failed to reduce hospital admissions.
News-Medical.net fact-check: The researchers concluded that
the results of this analysis are concordant with that of at least 50 previously published meta-analyses evaluating HCQ/CQ in hospitalized COVID-19 patients. None of the subgroups included in the study particularly benefited from the HCQ/CQ treatment.
Source: State Senate press release on 2022 Oklahoma U.S. Senate race
Jan 25, 2022
Nathan Dahm:
Prohibit gender reassignment medical treatment for minors
Dahm has filed a measure that would prohibit any person under the age of 18 from undergoing gender reassignment medical treatment in the state. "Senate Bill 583 would prohibit any sex-change surgeries or chemicals from being used upon any minor for
that purpose." Under SB 583, gender reassignment medical treatment means any health care to facilitate the transitioning of a patient's assigned gender identity to the gender identity experienced and defined by the patient.
Source: State Senate press release on 2022 Oklahoma U.S. Senate race
Jan 27, 2021
Nathan Dahm:
Health care is not a right; it is an enterprise
[On ObamaCare]: "Depriving citizens of the right to make their own choices about health care runs contrary to American ideals," said Dahm. "If we want a health care system that is innovative,
efficient, and controls costs, we need to allow the free market to work. Health care is not a right, it is an enterprise, and it works best with fewer market distortions and the incentive to improve the services it offers customers."
Source: State Senate press release on 2022 Oklahoma U.S. Senate race
Jan 10, 2013
John Barrasso:
Protect Medicaid Act: don't fund noncitizens
Senator Barrasso joined [4 other Republican Senators] in introducing legislation to ensure taxpayer dollars are not used to subsidize Medicaid benefits for illegal immigrants. The Protect Medicaid Act prohibits federal money from being spent on
administering state Medicaid benefits paid for by American citizens to noncitizens. If a state chooses to give Medicaid benefits to illegal residents, the bill will ensure it is entirely on the state's dime, without costs to taxpayers in other states.
"President Biden and the Democrats want to offer incentive after incentive for illegal immigrants to cross our southern border," said Sen. Barrasso. "American taxpayers should never foot the bill for Biden's handouts to those who break the law.
Our bill stops liberal states from abusing Medicaid and using the money of hardworking Americans on illegal immigrants. Republicans will continue to fight against radical policies that fail to secure our border and keep the homeland safe."
Source: Senate press release on 2024 Wyoming Senate race
Jan 11, 2024
Reid Rasner:
Allow importing lower-cost prescriptions from Canada
As inflation continues to impact families across the country, the burden of high prescription drug prices is particularly felt by those who can least afford it.
Importing lower-cost prescriptions from Canada is a common-sense solution that aligns with our core Republican values of free-market principles and prioritizing the needs of the American people.
Source: Wyoming Senate press release "America First" (2024 race)
Jul 19, 2022
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