Former Democrat Senator; retired to run for President, 2004:
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- On wife's cancer: "We have a dysfunctional health system". (Aug 2009)
- Health Markets, over time, evolve toward single-payer. (Nov 2008)
- No one is not worthy of health care. (Jan 2008)
- Critics call plan backdoor to a single payer system. (Nov 2007)
- Don’t spend another decade arguing; get it done. (Nov 2007)
- Provide incentives for students to go to nursing school. (Oct 2007)
- Exactly the same healthcare rights for same-sex couples. (Aug 2007)
- Fully fund finding a cure for AIDS. (Jun 2007)
- Mental health parity: treat it just like physical health. (Jun 2007)
- End Bush’s tax cuts to pay for health care. (Jun 2007)
- Medicare: invest in preventive care & better chronic care. (Feb 2007)
- America’s seniors & children victimized by healthcare cuts. (Jun 2005)
- Double the funding to fight the global AIDS epidemic. (Oct 2004)
- Support allowing prescription drugs into the US from Canada. (Oct 2004)
- Health care should be viewed in larger context of poverty. (Feb 2004)
- Cap on damages for personal injuries is discriminatory. (Jan 2004)
- Med-mal cases are about accountability for mistakes. (Dec 2003)
- Campbell verdict empowered nurses & informed consent. (Dec 2003)
- Bush works for big HMOs and big pharma; I stand up for you. (May 2003)
- Health care crisis requires fighting big corporations. (May 2003)
- More help to those who fall through the cracks of the system. (Aug 2004)
Universal Coverage
- For universal coverage for kids in ‘04; now coverage for all. (Nov 2007)
- Taking away Congress’ healthcare intended to shake things up. (Nov 2007)
- AdWatch: Universal health care by July 2009. (Nov 2007)
- FactCheck: President cannot remove Congress’ health care. (Nov 2007)
- $90B-$120B per year for healthcare, by ending Bush tax cut. (Sep 2007)
- If not universal coverage, which people wouldn’t be covered? (Sep 2007)
- Let people choose between private plan and single-payer. (Sep 2007)
- Take on insurance & drug companies, who have blocked reform. (Sep 2007)
- Comprehensive coverage costs $90B to $120B a year. (Sep 2007)
- FactCheck: Plan costs $106B-$146B per year, not $90B-$120B. (Sep 2007)
- 2004: universal coverage irresponsible; but US has changed. (Sep 2007)
- Congress grants healthcare to all, or give up their own. (Sep 2007)
- For universal coverage, must mandate everyone be covered. (Jul 2007)
- FactCheck: Medicaid already covers treatment for HIV/AIDS. (Jun 2007)
- Obama’s health plan will leave about 15 million uncovered. (Jun 2007)
- Require employer coverage for every single American. (Apr 2007)
- Dysfunctional health care system needs bold, dramatic change. (Mar 2007)
- Universal coverage makes US business more competitve abroad. (Mar 2007)
- Not possible to get universal coverage without raising taxes. (Mar 2007)
- Job-based insurance can be accomplished, not single-payer. (Mar 2007)
- Silence is betrayal about universal healthcare-we can’t wait. (Feb 2007)
- Expand Medicaid & create health markets to cover uninsured. (Feb 2007)
- Increase taxes to pay for universal insurance. (Feb 2007)
- We need universal health insurance. (Feb 2007)
- It is morally wrong to leave so many Americans uninsured. (Aug 2004)
- Start providing health insurance for every child in America. (Aug 2004)
- Provide a bonus for states to get children insured. (Aug 2004)
- Cover every child and vulnerable adults. (Mar 2004)
- Cover 3m Hispanic kids & have National Translation Center. (Sep 2003)
Voting Record
- Require health insurance for every child. (Aug 2003)
- Voted NO on $40 billion per year for limited Medicare prescription drug benefit. (Jun 2003)
- Voted YES on allowing reimportation of Rx drugs from Canada. (Jul 2002)
- Voted YES on allowing patients to sue HMOs & collect punitive damages. (Jun 2001)
- Voted NO on funding GOP version of Medicare prescription drug benefit. (Apr 2001)
- Voted YES on including prescription drugs under Medicare. (Jun 2000)
- Voted NO on limiting self-employment health deduction. (Jul 1999)
- Establish "report cards" on HMO quality of care. (Aug 2000)
- Let states make bulk Rx purchases, and other innovations. (May 2003)
- Rated 100% by APHA, indicating a pro-public health record. (Dec 2003)
- End government propaganda on Medicare bill. (Mar 2004)
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