Seniors
Scott believes we have a commitment to our seniors by providing them with the help and care they need to live in comfort and with dignity. In Congress, Scott will fight for the issues that matter most to seniors and be a strong advocate for protecting their priorities. These issues include:
Protecting Social Security
In Congress, Scott Harper will be a passionate advocate for protecting Social Security. He will support legislation to strengthen the program and ensure its commitment for all retirees and will oppose any measure to privatize the program or place it in jeopardy.
Supporting universal healthcare
In the richest country in the world, it is outrageous that 46 million Americans, nearly 16% of all people, are uninsured. Scott Harper favors a universal healthcare system that will provide every American with the coverage they need. And the importance of healthcare coverage goes beyond just seniors. Unlike Judy Biggert, Scott supports the State Children's Health Insurance Program, which keeps six million children from losing healthcare.
Making prescription drugs more affordable and reforming Medicare Part D
The cost of prescription drugs makes it difficult for some to afford the medicines they desperately need. Scott Harper feels morally responsible to ensure our seniors have the prescription drugs they need and will support the re-importation of safe prescriptions from Canada. To drive costs down for seniors, Scott will champion legislation to reform the flawed Medicare Part D program to allow the government to benefit from volume-discounts and purchase prescription drugs.
Establishing an American Center for Cures to cure deadly diseases
Since Jonas Salk cured polio over 50 years ago, this country has not developed a cure for a major disease. For this reason, Scott believes it necessary to start a considerable, concerted and focused effort at a federal level for finding much needed cures to these devastating diseases. In the past, this proposition has been called an American Center for Cures. As a congressman, Scott would like to give special attention to progressive and intelligent proposals such as this one. It is not enough to treat the disease upon outbreak; we should utilize our research institutions and American ingenuity to solve these diseases once and for all.
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