
Democrats fight GOP attacks on healthcare
As the General Assembly reconvened in Richmond on Wednesday, Democrats reaffirmed their commitment to protect Virginians’ access to affordable and comprehensive healthcare.

As the General Assembly reconvened in Richmond on Wednesday, Democrats reaffirmed their commitment to protect Virginians’ access to affordable and comprehensive healthcare.

U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-CO) and Tim Kaine (D-VA) today reintroduced legislation to create Medicare-X, a public plan that would offer families, individuals, and small businesses additional, low-cost health insurance choices and create more competition in the marketplace.

In recent years, the United States has seen significant improvements in its healthcare system, particularly since Obamacare increased rates of insurance coverage, but major gaps remain.

U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine issued the following statement after the Trump Administration backed a federal judge’s ruling that the entire Affordable Care Act should be eliminated.

Rep. A. Donald McEachin, joined by Rep. Donald M. Payne, Jr. (D-NJ-10), Rep. Rodney Davis (R-IL-13), and Rep. David B. McKinley, P.E. (R-WV-1), introduced the bipartisan and bicameral Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2019.

There’s a lot to be upset at Amy Klobuchar for. Add her nonsense thoughts on Medicare for All to the list.

You don’t get out of the trailer park just giving up. It would be years before I’d realize that politics wasn’t for me.

U.S. Sens. Mark Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) joined Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and 29 other Senators in reintroducing legislation to allow Medicare to negotiate the price of prescription drugs.

U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Ben Cardin (D-MD), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), and Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) led a group of 38 senators in calling on the Trump Administration to withdraw recent changes that makes it easier for states to promote “junk” plans.

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