This is the page where we will feature videos of activists birddogging Congressional candidates, asking them to support Medicare for All when they are elected! Elections are one of the best opportunities residents have to force candidates to commit to doing the right thing. When we are getting close to November 6, we will let everyone vote on the best and worst candidate responses listed on this page!
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Connecticut
Sen. Chris Murphy at a townhall (Medicare for All CT)
New Jersey
Rep. Frank Pallone at townhall (National Nurses United)
Rep. @FrankPallone tells health care activists…
“A lot of people think the public likes change. I’m not sure people want change.”
70% of people in America support #MedicareForAll! Nurses are calling on Rep. Pallone to listen to his constituents and cosponsor #HR1384! pic.twitter.com/wvGyy9z4TU
— NationalNursesUnited (@NationalNurses) August 16, 2019
Massachusetts
Rep. Stephen Lynch at townhall (8/22/19, Healthcare-NOW)
Rep. Stephen Lynch at townhall (a longer video of the above by Boston DSA)
“If you have insurance from your employer, that goes away.”
*Crowds erupts into cheers* #LynchTownHall pic.twitter.com/ZttMCyYoqX
— Boston DSA Healthcare Working Group (@BDSAHealthcare) August 22, 2019
Michigan
Sen. Debbie Stabenow at townhall (Detroit DSA/Medicare for all Michigan)
Stabenow approached at Dem Convention (Medicare for All Michigan)
Tennessee
Rep. Jim Cooper Decides to Cosponsor HR 676 (Healthcare-NOW/PNHP)
Virginia
Rep. Don Beyer “Evolves” Over Course of Townhall (N. VA Metro DC DSA)
The Fight for Medicare for All in Northern Virginia from David Shen on Vimeo.
Washington
5 Candidates for WA-8 Explain Their Position on Single Payer