***VIRTUAL RALLY ON SEPTEMBER 14 AT 4:00 PM ET // 3:00 PM CT***
Senator Klobuchar to Headline Virtual Rally for Standing Up to Big Pharma and Giving Medicare the Power to Negotiate for Lower Drug Prices
Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) Will Join Health Care Storytellers and Advocates from Across the Country To Show the Growing Momentum for Keeping Medicare Negotiation in Upcoming Budget Legislation
Washington, DC — On Tuesday, September 14 at 4:00 PM ET // 3:00 PM CT Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) will headline a virtual rally with Protect Our Care to illustrate the growing momentum for giving Medicare the power to negotiate for lower drug prices. Health care advocates from across the country will share their personal stories and demonstrate the dire need for lawmakers to take action to lower drug prices. Voters across the political spectrum agree Medicare negotiation is a critical step to lower drug costs and improve care for all Americans.
The event comes as Congress is closing in on a budget agreement that will transform the lives of American families nationwide. President Biden and Democrats are leading the charge to include Medicare negotiation and other key health care priorities in the Build Back Better package, but the fight is not over: Big Pharma is ramping up its lobbying and scare tactics to protect its profits and lie to the American people. This rally will make clear that Democrats will not cower to the demands of drug companies and will deliver on their promises to the American people.
Virtual Rally:
WHO:
U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN)
Iesha Meza, patient storyteller from Arizona
Travis Paulson, patient storyteller from Eleveth, Minnesota
Mindy Salango, Type 1 diabetic and patient storyteller from Morgantown, West Virginia
Nedra Fortson, Executive Director of Samaritan Clinic and nurse practitioner from Georgia
Jay Gupta, Director of Pharmacy at Harbor Care in New Hampshire
Dustin Klein, patient storyteller from Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Brad Woodhouse, Protect Our Care
WHAT: Virtual Rally for Giving Medicare the Power to Negotiate for Lower Drug Prices
WHERE: Watch the Event Here
WHEN: Tuesday, September 14 at 4:00 PM ET // 3:00 PM CT