Can Medicare For All save money and provide accessible health care? Watch Rep. Katie Porter explain in detail how that can be achieved » Sign up for our newsletter KnowThis to get the biggest stories of the day delivered straight to your inbox: https://go.nowth.is/knowthis_youtube » Subscribe to NowThis: http://go.nowth.is/News_Subscribe For more U.S. news & politics, … [Read more...]
Katie Porter lambasts big pharma over cancer drug price hike using whiteboard calculations
US representative Katie Porter used her now-signature whiteboard as she grilled former Celgene CEO Mark Alles over the connection between the significant price hike for Revlimid - a common cancer drug - and his personal bonus. Subscribe to Guardian News on YouTube ► http://bit.ly/guardianwiressub The Democratic congresswoman for California presented her argument during a … [Read more...]
Katie Porter stumps postmaster general with postcard cost question
In an exchange with congresswoman Katie Porter at the House oversight committee, Louis DeJoy was unable to say how many people had voted by mail in the last election or the cost of sending a postcard in the US. 'I'll submit that I know very little about postage stamps,' the postmaster general conceded, as he defended his leadership of the United States Postal Service amid … [Read more...]
Congresswoman Katie Porter grills billionaire CEO over pay disparity at JP Morgan
California Democratic congresswoman Katie Porter spelled out to JP Morgan's CEO, Jamie Dimon, the real-world implications of the low wages his bank pays its junior employees at a senate hearing on Wednesday. After running Dimon through the numbers, Porter found that a single mother on the bank's starting salary for a teller would be $567 in the red at the end of each month. … [Read more...]
Congresswoman Katie Porter secures free coronavirus testing for all Americans
The US representative Katie Porter has secured free coronavirus testing for all Americans after presenting compelling evidence in the US House of Representatives on Thursday. Subscribe to Guardian News on YouTube ► http://bit.ly/guardianwiressub According to her calculations, coronavirus testing would cost a citizen a minimum of $1,331. She pressed a member of the … [Read more...]
Katie Porter Drops Massive Senate SURPRISE
California Rep. Katie Porter drops a major announcement that she is running for Sen. Dianne Feinstein's seat. John Iadarola and Yasmin Khan break it down on The Damage Report. Read more here: Progressive Rep. Katie Porter launches bid for Feinstein’s California Senate seat - https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/10/politics/katie-porter-california-2024-senate-race/index.html "(CNN) … [Read more...]