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PRESS CALL: U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone and Local Health Advocates Call for Congressional Action to Lower Prescription Drug Prices for New Jerseyans

***MEDIA ADVISORY FOR TUESDAY, MAY 4 AT 10:00 AM ET***

PRESS CALL: U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone and Local Health Advocates Call for Congressional Action to Lower Prescription Drug Prices for New Jerseyans

With COVID-19 Crisis Ongoing, Ensuring Access to Affordable Health Care and Prescription Drugs Must Be a Priority for Congress 

New Jersey On Tuesday, May 4 at 10:00 AM ET, U.S. Representative Frank Pallone (D-NJ-06) and local health advocates will join Protect Our Care New Jersey for a virtual press conference to call on Congress to take action to lower prescription drug prices for Americans. For too long the system has been rigged in favor of drug companies, and it’s time to put patients, not profits, first. 

Lowering prescription drug prices remains a priority for New Jerseyans and patients across the country. New polling shows that after addressing COVID-19, the top issue for voters is lowering health and drug costs, and 93% support giving Medicare the power to negotiate with drug companies for lower prices.

In 2019, House Democrats passed the Lower Drug Costs Now Act (H.R. 3), bold legislation to give Medicare the power to negotiate for lower drug costs — the single most effective measure to bring down drug prices. In April, Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone reintroduced this legislation, giving Congress another opportunity to lower prescription drug costs, and meet the demands of voters. The time to act to lower prescription drug prices is now. 

PRESS CALL:

WHO:
U.S. Representative Frank Pallone (D-NJ-06), Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman
Dr. Aakash Shah, MD, MBA, MSc, Emergency medicine physician
Gretchen Landenburger, Medicare patient

WHAT: Virtual Press Conference to Call for Action to Lower Prescription Drug Prices

WHERE: Register for the Event Here

WHEN: Tuesday, May 4 at 10:00 AM ET

PRESS CALL: Rep. Peter Welch (D-VT) Joins Protect Our Care and Hart Research to Advocate for Urgent Health Care Priorities

New Polling Shows Overwhelming Bipartisan Majority of Voters Want Congress to Address Prescription Drug Prices, Lower Health Care Premiums and Expanding Medicaid

Washington, DC — On Monday, April 26 at 2:30 PM ET, U.S. Representative Peter Welch (D-VT), Protect Our Care and Hart Research President Geoff Garin will hold a press call to discuss the health care priorities that voters want included in Congress’s next legislative big package. New polling found broad and deep support among voters for addressing skyrocketing prescription drug prices, expanding Medicaid and reducing the costs of health care premiums. This polling underscores that health care remains a critical kitchen table issue for Americans and voters overwhelmingly trust Democrats to deliver on health care.

PRESS CALL:

WHO:
U.S. Representative Peter Welch (D-VT)
Leslie Dach, Chair of Protect Our Care
Brad Woodhouse, Executive Director of Protect Our Care
Geoff Garin, President of Hart Research

WHAT: Press Call About Health Care Priorities Voters Want Urgently Addressed 

WHERE: Register for the Event Here

WHEN: Monday, April 26 at 2:30 PM ET