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In March, I asked

to use his existing legal authority to make COVID testing free for all. Congress then mandated free testing when we passed the CARES Act *five months* ago. Yet Americans are still getting billed.

nytimes.com

Trump Program to Cover Uninsured Covid-19 Patients Falls Short of Promise (Published 2020)

Some patients are still receiving staggering bills. Others don’t qualify because conditions other than Covid-19 were their primary diagnosis.

10:04 PM · Sep 4, 2020

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Cost shouldn’t be a deterrent to seeking medical care, especially during a pandemic, and knowing who has COVID-19 is one of the best tools we have to stopping its spread. By failing to implement free testing for all, the Administration is making us less safe.

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They lie and we have no way to hold them accountable.

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Yes yes yes! So thankful to have you represent me in Congress. I invite others to join me in supporting you by making a donation at katieporter.com or by volunteering- there’s a link with more info in my bio.

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Yes I know someone who got billed for $200 dollars. I told them to fight it. Or tell them to send the bill to Trump.

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It’s not the first lie this administration has told, and sadly we’ve grown to expect those lies.

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A Trump appointee was not forthright? Shocked

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I think you are amazing and I hope to see you in a much higher office in the future. My choice, should I become ill and require medical attention is crippling personal and medical debt combined with the absolute lowest level of care, or death. 30m Americans are in my boat.

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Oh man your opponents ads are doing everything they can to make us forget he’s a white male republican. It’s pretty funny. At least he got rid of the giant flags in the background.