{"id":768,"date":"2019-03-22T13:47:38","date_gmt":"2019-03-22T20:47:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/oregon\/?p=768"},"modified":"2019-03-22T14:08:28","modified_gmt":"2019-03-22T21:08:28","slug":"oregon-tells-blumenauer-stay-strong-in-refusing-a-new-nafta-thats-bad-for-patients-and-consumers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/oregon\/2019\/03\/22\/oregon-tells-blumenauer-stay-strong-in-refusing-a-new-nafta-thats-bad-for-patients-and-consumers\/","title":{"rendered":"Health, retiree, faith groups and more tell Earl Blumenauer: Stay strong in refusing a new NAFTA that’s bad for patients and consumers"},"content":{"rendered":"

As part of his March 21 public forum on the high costs of prescription drugs<\/strong>, Rep. Earl Blumenauer<\/strong> heard from many activists<\/a> in their insistence that the new NAFTA be sent back to the drawing board rather than approved with the pharmaceutical provisions intact<\/em>, since they directly undermine our ability to keep drug costs under control.<\/p>\n

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Specifically, a dozen Oregon groups…<\/p>\n

Oregon Fair Trade Campaign
\nAs the Spirit Moves Us
\nHealth Care for All Oregon
\nNurses for Single Payer
\nOregon Alliance for Retired Americans
\nThe Oregon Federation of Nurses and Health Professionals – AFT Local 5017
\nOregon Physicians for Social Responsibility
\nOregon Working Families Party
\nPortland Gray Panthers
\nRight To Health
\nSEIU Local 49
\nSEIU Local 503<\/p>\n

… were pleased that the Congressman prioritized such a forum, and we used the opportunity to hand-deliver him a letter (co-signed by the above) asking that he remain firm in opposing a new NAFTA that would be a giveaway to big pharma<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The letter looks like this<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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And we thank the Congressman for the stance he took at the forum \u2014\u00a0quoting him\u00a0\u2014\u00a0“I’ve made it clear to the Trade Rep that the way this bill is written now, the treaty, is not something I’m comfortable advancing.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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