Jefferson County Democrats!
We need you to be politically active one more time! This time we are pushing to get Medicaid onto the floor of at least one chamber of the legislature.
Both chambers have bills ready for hearings in the coming week. In the House, it is HB 2556 and will be heard in the Health and Human Services Committee chaired by Brenda Landwehr. The Senate bill is SB 355 and will be heard in the Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare Chaired by Beverly Gossage. Both Landwehr and Gossage have historically opposed the passage of Medicaid expansion, but because of the pressure our citizens have placed on the legislators they have agreed to hold hearings. We must now bring enough pressure on committee members to move the bill out of committee and to the floor for a vote.
Applying the pressure is where you come in! It looks as though our best opportunity to get a vote on Medicaid is in the House. It will take nine votes from committee members to send it to the entire House for a vote. The five Democrats will vote in favor of sending it on. The four representatives we would like for you to contact are:
*Ron Ellis Ronald.Ellis@house.ks.gov Jefferson Co Rancher
*John Eplee John.Eplee@house.ks.gov Atchison Co Family Physician
*Bill Clifford William.Clifford@house.ks.gov Finney Co Eye Surgeon
*Ron Bryce Ron.Bryce@house.ks.gov Montgomery Co Physician
If you are comfortable with copying either Don or Julie your email to Ron Ellis, we will be able to refute him when he says that he did not receive any communication regarding Medicaid from his constituents. Dandj69lizzie@yahoo.com or jdewilson19@yahoo.com
If you have friends that live in the area of any of the legislators listed who support Medicaid expansion, ask them to contact their legislator.
There will be a rally on the expansion of Medicaid on Wednesday, March 6, at 12:30 on the 2nd floor of the Statehouse sponsored by the Alliance for a Healthy Kansas. If you can make it, we would love to see you there. You can RSVP at this link:
If you would like to provide written or oral testimony for either the House or the Senate committee, please let Julie know. She will let you know who you need to contact and give you some pointers if you need them.
Don’t believe the talking points of the right wing of the Republican party when it comes to expanding Medicaid. There is widespread support for Medicaid expansion in Kansas. Find out more at this link: Read more: New poll confirms widespread support for Medicaid expansion in Kansas
Thanks!
Don Schaeffer
Julie Wilson
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