Click here for 97 full quotes on Health Care OR other candidates on Health Care OR background on Health Care. More money into research for pandemics like coronavirus. (Feb 2020)

Help insurance industry employees transition to new jobs. (Jan 2020)

Current system is not only cruel, it's dysfunctional. (Nov 2019)

Job-based insurance forces people to change providers. (Jul 2019)

Medicare for All: higher taxes but lower healthcare costs. (Jul 2019)

Legalization of assisted suicide should be left to states. (Jun 2019)

1970s: For socialized medicine, public drug companies owned. (Mar 2019)

Elective procedures can be covered by private insurance. (Feb 2019)

Don't let Republicans do away with preexisting protection. (Oct 2018)

Impose Medicaid requirements on states. (Oct 2018)

Employer-based insurance burdens employers & stifles workers. (Aug 2017)

Mental illness system is in tatters; treat like any illness. (Aug 2017)

Lack of affordable dental care is part of healthcare crisis. (Nov 2016)

Mental Health: people need more affordable treatments. (Nov 2016)

Mental health coverage would stop suicides AND homicides. (Oct 2015)

Vaccinations work; electing not to vaccinate is dangerous. (Sep 2015)

Move toward a single-payer system. (Mar 2015)

1972: Pushed for dental care for low-income children. (Jun 1997)

ObamaCare alternatives need patient protections. (Jan 2017) Prescription Drugs

Health care industry last year made $100 billion in profit. (Feb 2020)

End the absurdity of co-payments and $600B corporate costs. (Jan 2020)

No deductibles or co-payments; $200 a year for prescriptions. (Sep 2019)

Cap annual costs for prescription drugs at $200. (Aug 2019)

Took diabetics to Canada for insulin at 1/10th price. (Jul 2019)

Pharma companies should justify high drug prices. (Feb 2019)

Negotiate Medicare prices stop outrageous pharma ripoffs. (May 2018)

Medicare should negotiate prices with pharma industry. (Feb 2017)

1999: Took Vermonters to Canada for low-cost Rx drugs. (Nov 2016)

Focus healthcare on health instead of profits. (Nov 2016)

Don't ignore prescription drug affordability. (Nov 2016)

No country except USA lets drug companies charge any price. (Oct 2016)

Combat Big Pharma's greed on drug prices. (Jul 2016) Universal Coverage

FactCheck: US pays twice OECD average, but not every country. (Feb 2020)

Every president since FDR has tried to fix healthcare. (Feb 2020)

Medicare-for-All saves money to offset raising taxes. (Jan 2020)

Medicare-for-all costs average family $1200 instead of $12K. (Dec 2019)

Taxes will go up with Medicare for All, most will pay less. (Oct 2019)

We lose 30,000 people a year due to not going to the doctor. (Sep 2019)

Get rid of all for-profit health insurance companies. (Jul 2019)

Comprehensive care including dental, hearing aids, & eyecare. (Jul 2019)

This is not radical; virtually every other country does it. (Jul 2019)

Healthcare as a human right includes immigrants. (Jul 2019)

People will spend less money on Medicare for All. (Jun 2019)

Canada has figured out single-payer, at half the cost of US. (Jun 2019)

Medicare is most popular health insurance so let's expand it. (Jun 2019)

Medicare-for-All will lead to stability, not disruption. (May 2019)

Single payer will transform health care for the better. (Apr 2019)

Medicare-for-all: no more private insurance plans. (Apr 2019)

State-by-state Medicaid expansion is a major step. (Apr 2019)

ObamaCare requires insurers to cover you, even at a loss. (Feb 2017)

ObamaCare insured 20 million, but didn't go far enough. (Jan 2017)

Real issue is healthcare at all, for rural poor. (Nov 2016)

Federally-run single-payer program with mental/dental. (Nov 2016)

$12B more for Federally Qualified Health Centers. (Feb 2016)

For $500 more taxes, everyone gets $5,000 more healthcare. (Feb 2016)

US is the only major country without universal health care. (Feb 2016)

Other countries cover everyone; why can't we? (Feb 2016)

Health care for 29 million more uninsured. (Feb 2016)

Medicare for All: insure 29M people beyond ObamaCare. (Jan 2016)

Single payer: Increased taxes offset by insurance cuts. (Jan 2016)

I helped write ObamaCare; extend it to 29M more uninsured. (Jan 2016)

The middle class will pay less with single payer health plan. (Dec 2015)

We spend more on care than countries with single-payer. (Dec 2015)

Healthcare is a fundamental right in a civilized society. (Sep 2015)

Medicare for all: healthcare is a human right. (Sep 2015)

U.S. is only major country without guaranteed healthcare. (Apr 2015)

Civilized societies provide healthcare for the poor. (Jun 1997) Voting Record

Voted for ObamaCare; but prefers single-payer system. (Apr 2015)

Voted NO on the Ryan Budget: Medicare choice, tax & spending cuts. (May 2011)

Voted YES on regulating tobacco as a drug. (Jun 2009)

Voted YES on expanding the Children's Health Insurance Program. (Jan 2009)

Voted YES on overriding veto on expansion of Medicare. (Jul 2008)

Voted NO on means-testing to determine Medicare Part D premium. (Mar 2008)

Voted NO on allowing tribal Indians to opt out of federal healthcare. (Feb 2008)

Voted YES on adding 2 to 4 million children to SCHIP eligibility. (Nov 2007)

Voted YES on requiring negotiated Rx prices for Medicare part D. (Apr 2007)

Voted NO on denying non-emergency treatment for lack of Medicare co-pay. (Feb 2006)

Voted NO on limiting medical malpractice lawsuits to $250,000 damages. (May 2004)

Voted NO on limited prescription drug benefit for Medicare recipients. (Nov 2003)

Voted YES on allowing reimportation of prescription drugs. (Jul 2003)

Voted NO on small business associations for buying health insurance. (Jun 2003)

Voted NO on capping damages & setting time limits in medical lawsuits. (Mar 2003)

Voted NO on allowing suing HMOs, but under federal rules & limited award. (Aug 2001)

Voted NO on subsidizing private insurance for Medicare Rx drug coverage. (Jun 2000)

Voted NO on banning physician-assisted suicide. (Oct 1999)

Voted NO on establishing tax-exempt Medical Savings Accounts. (Oct 1999)

MEDS Plan: Cover senior Rx under Medicare. (Jan 2001)

Rated 100% by APHA, indicating a pro-public health record. (Dec 2003)

Improve services for people with autism & their families. (Apr 2007)

Establish a national childhood cancer database. (Mar 2007)

Increase funding for occupational & physical therapy. (Apr 2011)

Keep healthcare mandate, according to CC survey. (Jul 2018)

Preserve access to Medicaid & SCHIP during economic downturn. (Apr 2008)

Provide for treatment of autism under TRICARE. (Jun 2009)

Sponsored bill expanding the National Health Service Corps. (Mar 2009)

Collect data on birth defects and present to the public. (Apr 1998)

Make health care a right, not a privilege. (Nov 1999)