The following is a collection of public statements and voting records on healthcare by Tom Malinowski and Leonard Lance, candidates for NJ's 7th Congressional District. Please refer to candidate websites and social media accounts for additional information and to interact with candidates.

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Tom Malinowski (D)

malinowskifornj.com
Facebook: facebook.com/malinowskifornj
Twitter: @malinowski

Track Record

Has not held elective office, but has worked in government: the National Security Council (Clinton Administration) and Assistant Secretary of State (Obama Administration)

5/16/18 - Endorsed by Planned Parenthood Action Committee

Public Statements

I have fought for human rights all my life, and I believe that every American has a right to affordable healthcare.

It is cruel to force families to choose between life saving treatment for their children and avoiding bankruptcy, as we did before passage of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). There’s no reason for America to remain the only country in the world where people know – and dread – the term “pre-existing condition.” And we can’t build an innovation economy if people feel they can’t leave a job to start a new business or pursue an invention without losing healthcare.

7 point policy stance:

1. Defend the Affordable Care Act
2. Everyone Should be Covered
3. Stop Discrimination Against Women's Healthcare Needs
4. No one Should be Punished for a Pre-Existing Condition
5. More Freedom & Competition: A Medicare Choice for Everyone
6. Lowering Drug Prices
7. Strengthening research and development

Source: https://www.malinowskifornj.com/values-and-priorities/affordable-healthcare-for-all

Twitter (selected tweets)

July 30, 2018

My opponent has spent 9 years voting against universal health care & protection for preexisting conditions, and now offers this alternative: complex saving accounts that benefit the rich and do nothing to control rising insurance premiums. https://t.co/vM5Ig5oMhW

— Tom Malinowski (@Malinowski) July 30, 2018

July 2, 2018

This Tweet Captures the State of Health Care in America Today https://t.co/zj2FSmVNlW

— Tom Malinowski (@Malinowski) July 2, 2018

June 15, 2018

"We wouldn't put our trust in Lance, either. . . . as his Democratic challenger, Tom Malinowski, points out, Lance supported earlier efforts to slay the health law, including protections for pre-existing conditions." https://t.co/QDHjg4vhgq

— Tom Malinowski (@Malinowski) June 15, 2018

June 9, 2018

An important story: Medicare to run out of funds in 2026, in part due to GOP tax cut and repeal of ACA individual mandate. https://t.co/iEusp1LH6j via @khnews

— Tom Malinowski (@Malinowski) June 9, 2018

June 8, 2018

I'm thinking of the young dad I met in Cranford whose daughter was born with a preexisting heart condition, and told me that pre-ACA he'd have faced a choice between losing a child and bankrupting his family. He votes. https://t.co/EPwa5RRn5o

— Tom Malinowski (@Malinowski) June 8, 2018

Jan 6, 2017

Republicans ran out of excuses for not funding children’s health when they threw away $1.5 trillion to pad corporate profits. https://t.co/TW8NbH4wp5

— Tom Malinowski (@Malinowski) January 7, 2018

Dec 20 2017

Republicans who just added $2 trillion in debt to raise corporate profits won't renew a $14 billion children's health program w/o offsets.

— Tom Malinowski (@Malinowski) December 20, 2017

TV/media:

July 27, 2019

Malinowski Campaign press release

“Leonard Lance has an obligation to his constituents to condemn this group’s obvious distortion of reality for his political benefit,” said Malinowski. “The opioid crisis is real, it’s devastating, and it should be above politics. Families are losing children at devastating rates. To claim a bill that doesn’t directly help victims and has yet to become law has ended New Jersey’s opioid crisis is dishonest and heartless.”

Malinowski Condemns Lance for Distorting Opioid Crisis for Political Gain
https://malinowskifornj.com/press/2018/7/27/malinowski-condemns-lance-for-distorting-opioid-crisis-for-political-gain

July 20, 2018

Fios 1

http://www.fios1news.com/newjersey/regional-tom-malinowski-interview-07202018#.W2Hz1NVKiUk

July 18, 2018

Morning Joe

"Malinowski’s platform focuses on upping environmental protections, protecting and improving the Affordable Care Act, bipartisan tax reform, and infrastructure investment."

Source: http://observer.com/2017/11/meet-tom-malinowski-one-of-the-democrats-challenging-leonard-lance/

Leonard Lance (R, Incumbent)

lanceforcongress.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/CongressmanLance
Twitter: @RepLanceNJ7
House of Representatives website: lance.house.gov

Track Record

Has voted 64 times to repeal all or parts of the Affordable care Act (Obamacare). See complete voting record at links below. Is running for reelection on a platform of smaller government and less spending.

Political Summary of Lance’s voting record on health and healthcare

https://votesmart.org/candidate/key-votes/4443/leonard-lance/38/health-and-health-care#.Wv2cgKQvyM8

Political summary of Lance ‘s voting record on Health Insurance

https://votesmart.org/candidate/key-votes/4443/leonard-lance/91/health-insurance#.Wv2dA6QvyM8

Voted against H.R.1628 - American Health Care Act of 2017 after voting it out of committee

https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/1628

2018-07

Receives Champion of Medicare Access "Award" from questionable “Alliance for Patient Access” (AfPA) organization

“The AfPA claims it’s trying to ensure patients have access to FDA-approved therapies. However, its track record shows it pushes platforms that help drug companies’ bottom lines. HealthNewsReview.org frequently writes about how patient advocacy groups are co-opted by drug industry funding, but the AfPA is something different, observers say: a front group established solely to do the bidding of industry.”

SOURCE: https://www.healthnewsreview.org/2017/10/non-profit-alliance-patient-access-uses-journalists-politicians-push-big-pharmas-agenda/

Associate Members and Financial Supporters of AfPA as of June 2018 can be found here:
http://1yh21u3cjptv3xjder1dco9mx5s.wpengine.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/AfPADonorsJune2018.pdf

Public Statements

Campaign Website

“'There’s only one way to truly fix ObamaCare, and that’s by fully repealing it and replacing it with real reforms that will benefit the American people, American families, and our economy. I won’t let up until this government takeover of health care is repealed.’ — CONGRESSMAN LEONARD LANCE

Leonard Lance has voted 64 times to repeal, defund, or dismantle ObamaCare — more than any other New Jersey Republican.

Leonard Lance twice voted against the creation of ObamaCare and was one of the first Members of Congress to call for its full and immediate repeal.

He fought against ObamaCare’s cost-control board because it would lead to rationing of care. Leonard fought to protect our first responders from ObamaCare’s employer mandate.

And Leonard Lance voted three times to ban taxpayer funds from being spent on abortion under ObamaCare.

Leonard believes that big government is not the answer for better health care. That’s why he has voted 64 times to repeal ObamaCare and replace it with "better, common-sense solutions."

Source: http://lanceforcongress.com/obamacare

"REAL HEALTH CARE REFORM
As a member of the House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee, Leonard Lance is leading the fight for real Health Care Reform with sensible measures that include allowing insurance to be sold across state lines, improving health savings accounts (HSAs), establishing Association Health Plans (AHP) insurance pools and enacting real medical malpractice reform."

Source: http://www.lanceforcongress.com/voting-record

Public Statements

Press release September 13, 2017

“Senator Sanders’ single-payer health care plan is one that my constituents cannot afford. Most Americans would lose their health insurance plans if single-payer became law and dramatic tax increases would be unavoidable. Those tax increases would fall across the board to meet the tremendous cost of the program.

“There are millions of Americans who lack access to affordable insurance and millions more who have been hit with soaring health care costs. That’s why I’ve rallied behind centrist health care proposals - like the Problem Solver Caucus plan - to drive down health care costs for all Americans. These proposals have momentum in Congress and deserve support.

“I call on the Congressional Budget Office to score the Sanders Plan as soon as possible so we can have serious, nonpartisan figures to debate.”

Source: https://lance.house.gov/newsroom/press-releases/lance-statement-on-single-payer-health-care-plan

Press release February 3, 2016

"WASHINGTON, D.C. --- Congressman Leonard Lance (NJ-07) released the following statement in response to Tuesday’s vote to override President Obama's veto of H.R. 3762, the Restoring Americans' Healthcare Freedom Reconciliation Act. The House of Representatives failed to override President Obama’s veto by a bipartisan vote of 241 to 186 — 44 short of the votes necessary to overcome the presidential veto:

'H.R. 3762 was the first Obamacare repeal bill to reach the President’s desk. And although we were unsuccessful in our attempt to overturn President Obama’s veto, I believe it was important that Congress keep its promise to the American People and take the repeal effort all the way to the end of the process under our U.S. Constitution. What’s more, our actions have laid the necessary groundwork for a full repeal and replacement of Obamacare with a new administration in 2017.'"

Source: https://lance.house.gov/newsroom/press-releases/lance-backs-obamacare-repeal-replace-effort

"Our current health care insurance system is badly broken, but the President's Affordable Care Act will only make it worse. It will lead to fewer jobs, more debt, higher taxes and reduced access to higher quality care."

Source: http://votesmart.org/public-statement/724976/lance-statement-on-house-efforts-to-repeal-obamacare/?search=repeal%20obamacare#.VYyF13UViko

"Instead of making health care more affordable and accessible for all Americans, Obamacare is driving up costs and putting the government between patients and their doctors. Today the House has taken formal action to repeal the President’s health care law. As a member of the Energy and Commerce Committee I look forward to being on the front-lines of this effort." 

Source: https://lance.house.gov/newsroom/press-releases/house-passes-bill-to-repeal-and-replace-obamacare

Voted in favor of H.R.3762 "Restoring Americans' Healthcare Freedom Reconciliation Act of 2015" (votesmart.org)

Twitter (selected tweets)

Mar 12, 2017

I am proud to be working with @SenStabenow @RoyBlunt & @DorisMatsui on opioids legislation to expand the Excellence Act by adding clinic certification in 11 additional states excluded from federal funding because of a lack of it. https://t.co/gf4nZWjVki

— Rep. Leonard Lance (@RepLanceNJ7) March 12, 2018

Jan 17, 2017

My @HouseCommerce is leading the way on funding the Children’s Health Insurance Program with a vote this week to extend the program for 6 years at a $6 billion savings. Nine million children rely on CHIP. Let’s stop the obstruction, pass the bill & send it to @POTUS’s desk.

— Rep. Leonard Lance (@RepLanceNJ7) January 17, 2018

Nov 3, 2017

I spoke in favor of renewing the CHIP program & ensuring community health centers receive the funding they need. https://t.co/yumaGobXIo

— Rep. Leonard Lance (@RepLanceNJ7) November 3, 2017

October 13, 2017

Now Congress must act & pass the #ProblemSolvers Caucus health care plan that I have endorsed. My full statement: https://t.co/7bxDkyjdgk

— Rep. Leonard Lance (@RepLanceNJ7) October 13, 2017

TV/media:

Bloomberg 10/17/17

Town Hall 4/2017

on Planned Parenthood

MSNBC 3/31/17

Debate on House Floor 3/22/2010

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