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Connecticut Individual Race: CT-5

Incumbent:	Nancy Johnson (R)
	Nancy Johnson has a lifetime AFL-CIO Congressional Voting record of voting wrong on working family issues 64 percent of the time.
Challenger(s):	J. Paul Vance (D)
	Christopher Murphy   (D)
	Go to Christopher Murphy’s campaign website.
	OpenSecrets: Campaign Finance Profile.

Endorsed Candidate: Christopher Murphy

Straight Facts About Our Candidates

U.S. House of Representatives, Connecticut, District 5

CHRISTOPHER MURPHY WILL FIGHT FOR WORKING FAMILIES

Supports Patients’ Rights. Chris Murphy supports the Patients’ Bill of Rights to ensure that doctors, not insurance companies, make the decisions about our health. As a state senator, Murphy implemented patient-safety protections for hospitals and protected nurses from mandatory overtime. (www.senatedems.ct.gov/murphy.html)

Lowered Drug Costs. Chris Murphy led the fight to expand ConnPACE, the state’s prescription drug assistance program, and will work to fix the flawed Medicare Part D program so prescriptions are affordable. (S.B. 45, 3/4/05)

Expanded Access to Health Care. Chris Murphy expanded mental health treatment for the poor and protected the uninsured from aggressive bill-collection practices. (S.B. 161, 3/17/06; H.B. 5595, 4/21/06)

NANCY JOHNSON HAS FAILED WORKING FAMILIES

Picked Drug Companies Over Seniors. Nancy Johnson received more than $800,000 from the health care industry in 2002 and 2004, a period when she authored the Medicare Part D program and handed a windfall to pharmaceutical companies. (NBC News, 7/3/06; The Hill,4/4/06; www.opensecrets.org)

Supported Higher Health Care Premiums. Nancy Johnson voted to increase health care premiums for working families. (H.R. 525, Vote #426, 7/26/05)

Caved in to HMO Lobbyists. Nancy Johnson supported $22 billion in savings for HMOs after intense lobbying from the insurance industry. (Vote #4, 2/1/06; The Washington Post, 1/24/2006)

VOTE Nov. 7

How you vote is a personal decision. Whatever you decide, please vote.

 

 

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