"I urge California Sen. Alex Padilla to champion the bipartisan End Kidney Deaths Act (H.R. 2687). This bill represents a rare bipartisan and bicameral opportunity to save 100,000 lives and dramatically reduce taxpayer spending by $37 billion. I donated a kidney to a stranger at some personal risk and expense. The EKDA is a 10-year pilot program for refundable tax credits that will produce more donations for those who have been waiting the longest."
"Bipartisan co-authors have over 40 co-sponsors in the House and Sen. Jerry Moran of Kansas will introduce the bill in the Senate if a Democratic senator joins him. Senator Padilla is a leader on health care equity and has shown courage on tough issues with principled leadership. His co-sponsorship will ensure this bill will be bipartisan, fiscally responsible and morally urgent reform. Please save lives, taxpayer dollars and show that bold, bipartisan action is still possible in Washington."
The End Kidney Deaths Act (H.R. 2687) proposes a 10-year pilot program offering refundable tax credits to increase living kidney donations and prioritize those waiting longest. Proponents assert the bill could save 100,000 lives and lower taxpayer spending by $37 billion, and note bipartisan co-sponsors in the House with potential Senate support if a Democratic senator joins. A living kidney donor describes personal risk and urges Sen. Alex Padilla to co-sponsor for bipartisan, fiscally responsible and morally urgent reform. Separate correspondence encourages organ donation, noting anyone can donate regardless of age, ethnicity or medical history and expresses disappointment about a canceled concert.
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