Democratic Representative (OH-10):
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- 2009: Obama presidency at stake with ObamaCare. (Oct 2011)
- Insurance companies make money by NOT providing health care. (Oct 2007)
- Let the US be like every other industrialized democracy. (Sep 2007)
- Fake debate if we talk about maintaining present system. (Sep 2007)
- FactCheck:Insurance industry profit is under $97B, not $600B. (Sep 2007)
- Challenge system of premiums, co-pays and deductibles. (Aug 2007)
- Medicare For All: all long-term care totally covered. (Aug 2007)
- Healthcare access is a basic right in a democratic society. (Jun 2007)
- Half of all bankruptcies come from medical bills. (Jun 2007)
- Universal not-for-profit health care. (Apr 2007)
- Break the hold of the insurance companies. (Mar 2007)
- Competition between insurers only drives up profits. (Mar 2007)
- Key to reform: end role for for-profit insurance companies. (Feb 2007)
- Streamlined national health insurance as Enhanced Medicare. (Nov 2006)
- Single-payer isn’t in platform because it offends donors. (Feb 2004)
- Not socialism, but a change from predatory capitalism. (Feb 2004)
- Not-for-profit system differs from Hillary’s pro-HMO system. (Jan 2004)
- Tax employers to pay for single-payer plan. (Jan 2004)
- Rally to elect a new Congress to pass new health care deal. (Nov 2003)
- I’m not selling insurance-switch to not-for-profit system. (Nov 2003)
- Single-payer for alternative medicine, mental health, more. (Sep 2003)
- 7.7% tax to pay for full coverage. (Sep 2003)
- Health is a right, not a privilege. (Sep 2003)
- Take profit motive out of health care. (Sep 2003)
- Insurance companies do not heal people; practitioners do. (Aug 2003)
- Seniors forced to choose between medicine and food. (Aug 2003)
- Prescription for America: ceiling on drug company profits. (Aug 2003)
- Regulate prescription drug prices like utility rates. (Aug 2003)
- Medicare for All: universal single-payer national system. (Aug 2003)
- Private companies charge 18% admin & Medicare charges 3%. (May 2003)
- Raise taxes for guaranteed, single payer, universal care. (May 2003)
Voting Record
- HR 676, Conyers-Kucinich bill, establishes Medicare for all. (Mar 2007)
- Voted NO on the Ryan Budget: Medicare choice, tax & spending cuts. (Apr 2011)
- Voted NO on repealing the "Prevention and Public Health" slush fund. (Apr 2011)
- Voted YES on regulating tobacco as a drug. (Apr 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 YES on giving mental health full equity with physical health. (Mar 2008)
- Voted YES on Veto override: Extend SCHIP to cover 6M more kids. (Jan 2008)
- Voted YES on adding 2 to 4 million children to SCHIP eligibility. (Oct 2007)
- Voted YES on requiring negotiated Rx prices for Medicare part D. (Jan 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 YES 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)
- Increase funding for occupational & physical therapy. (Apr 2011)
- Collect data on birth defects and present to the public. (Apr 1998)
- Make health care a right, not a privilege. (Nov 1999)
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