It is a pleasure to stand to talk about health care following upon the remarks of Senator Jeanne Shaheen, Senator Mark Warner, both whom as governors had the opportunity to know firsthand how important health care reform is to taking our nation forward. They come from very diverse states, but
I’m delighted to join my colleagues from Colorado and from Alaska to tackle some of the myths that are being presented about health care reform. It’s startling to stand on the floor and hear increasingly shrill presentations from those who wish to defend the status quo broken system of health
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, female Democratic Senators spoke on the Senate floor about how health care reform is essential for women. Huge disparities in costs of coverage exist for women and men today, with women on average being charged more than what men pay for the same coverage, and many
Madam President, a week ago, freshmen democratic senators came to this floor to discuss as a group how our current health care system is broken and unsustainable. Today, we return to address the challenge of runaway costs and how health care reform can bend the cost curve, making health care
There were 11 town halls in Oregon this August. I heard a lot of heartfelt anger and confusion from Oregonians about health care in our nation. I am sure it echoed the confusion and frustration from voice across our nation. A lot Oregonians came out to tell me that they
Portland – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley led a healthcare roundtable with Oregonians today to highlight the many problems with our health care system and discuss ideas for fixing it. “The stories I heard today are all too common in Oregon and across the country,” Merkley said. “Our health care system
Medford – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley led a health care roundtable with Southern Oregonians today to highlight the many problems with our health care system and discuss ideas for fixing it. “The stories I heard today are all too common in Oregon and across the country,” Merkley said. “Our health
WASHINGTON D.C. – Oregon Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced today that grants totaling over $1.6 million will be awarded to Oregon schools for health care education programs. My wife Mary is a nurse and I know that health care professionals are the key to providing quality patient care,”
Mr. MERKLEY. Mr. President, I rise today to remember and honor our colleague Senator Edward Kennedy. I first had the pleasure of hearing Senator Kennedy speak in 1976. I wanted to come out to Washington, DC, to see how our Nation operates. I had the great privilege of serving
WASHINGTON, DC – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley issued the following statement on President Obama’s national address on health care before a Joint Session of Congress: “President Obama took a critical step tonight in putting this conversation back where it belongs: on solutions to one of our biggest national challenges. Instead
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