CAREGIVERS SAY VOTE NO ON Phillip Chen

SAY “NO” to Politician Phillip Chen

Instead of supporting those who are sick with COVID-19 to stay home – or helping those with sick family members to stay home and provide them care – Phillip Chen voted against expanding family and medical leave protections for workers during the coronavirus pandemic. This is just Chen’s latest failure to protect our health. Chen didn’t even bother to vote on vital legislation to limit what hospitals can charge for emergency care, to ban Big Pharma’s “pay for delay” practices that keep cheaper generic drugs off the market, or to limit the amount of opioids that can be prescribed to minors.

Chen’s healthcare record is a failure – and that’s why healthcare workers and patient advocates say it’s time for a change in Sacramento.

CAREGIVERS SUPPORT Andrew Rodriguez

Say YES to Andrew Rodriguez

As a Councilmember and former Mayor of the City of Walnut, Andrew Rodriguez has shown the courage to take on fierce opposition and support housing for his city's homeless residents. Rodriguez has been a strong ally of caregivers and patients here in Orange County, and we can count on him to show the same courage fighting for all our healthcare in the State Assembly.

We can defeat COVID-19 and help Americans recover by taking these common-sense steps:

  • Show our concern for each other and defeat the virus by wearing masks outside of our homes, washing hands often, maintaining physical distance, and staying home when we are sick.
  • Dramatically expand COVID-19 testing and make it free so everyone has access to rapid results, and immediately expand our ability to reach out to people who have been in contact with individuals infected with COVID-19, so they can be tested and quarantine if necessary.
  • Ensure there are adequate supplies of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for medical personnel, first responders, and essential workers so they can safeguard their health and prevent the spread of COVID-19 in their workplaces and throughout the broader community.
  • Provide paid sick leave to people infected with COVID-19 so they can stay home for all our safety, and provide paid family medical leave so people can stay home to care for sick relatives.
  • Increase support for workers who have lost their jobs because of necessary closures so the burden of COVID-19 does not fall unfairly on just some members of the community, and create a “restart” fund for small businesses that have been forced to close or have laid off workers.
  • Provide additional support for at-risk groups including seniors, people with disabilities, and individuals with underlying conditions, as may be necessary to keep them safe from infection.
  • Make plans and supply resources so hospitals and specialty care units have adequate surge capacity to provide care for all who need it during the oncoming spike of COVID-19 infections.
  • Plan for a rapid, safe, and fair roll-out of vaccines all across the country once they are available.
  • Defeat all attempts to strip current protections for those who have pre-existing medical conditions (including COVID-19 diagnosis). Protect and expand access to affordable, quality health care for all – which is now more important than ever – including increased access to the mental health care and substance use treatment that so many of us need in this difficult time.

In this election, we have the opportunity to protect our own healthcare and the healthcare of our family, friends, and neighbors.

This is the most important election of our lifetimes — and the turnout could set records.

Be a part of history by casting your ballot.