H.R. 1416 – my bill to protect cancer patients on Medicare from sequestration cuts that would delay the life-saving treatments they need – now has over 60 cosponsors. This week, I spoke to Bill LuMaye on WPTF radio and to Chris Hayes on MSNBC television about the urgent need for this bill.
On Wednesday, I spoke as part of a symposium hosted by the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health on the issue of human trafficking. An excerpt of my speech appears below and you can read the entire speech on my website.
I spent much of the week back in the Second District talking to constituents and visiting area businesses. Photos from my visit to Owens Pottery and from my tour of the N.C. Zoo in Asheboro are included in this newsletter in the “snapshots” section.
May is National Military Appreciation Month. I am honored to represent so many active duty members of the military and veterans in the Second District. Be sure to check my social media sites throughout the month for information about military appreciation events in the Second District.
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We Need to Pass This Bill
This week, I was interviewed by Bill LuMaye on WPTF and I appeared last night on “All In with Chris Hayes”on MSNBC to discuss my bill to protect cancer patients on Medicare from the damaging cuts in sequestration.
Click here to listen to the WPTF interview. Click here or on the image above to watch my interview with Chris Hayes.
Hopkins Symposium on Human Trafficking
This week, I spoke to the symposium on human trafficking hosted by Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. The following is an excerpt from that speech:
“I am a nurse and before I came to Washington, I worked with my husband in our general surgery practice in Dunn, North Carolina. Now that I am in Washington, I am taking those lessons and skills and using them to help repair the health of our nation – which we’ve all seen is no small task.”
“Trafficking has been around for thousands of years, as it continues to adapt to new ways of exploitation. As a nation founded on the ideals of protecting our citizens from harm, it is our duty to do everything in our power to enforce the laws that we have and continue to perfect them as things continue to evolve. But focusing on these laws is only one part of the overall picture. We must also concentrate on how our public health is working on this issue and how the survivors are treated so that they can regain their lives.”
“That is why this symposium is so important. We do not have all the answers, but we do know the problems and that they must be addressed. Doctors and nurses, patients and victims, Democrats and Republicans – we are all here because each of us has been impacted by the violence and abuse happening all around us. We are here to say “enough is enough.”
You can find more information about my speech and the event by clicking here.
Snapshots from the District
Visiting Owens Pottery, the longest continually running potter
in the Seagrove area (1895 to present)
Talking to a Chimpanzee Keeper at the N.C. Zoo in Asheboro