A Democratic senator who slammed health care companies in the wake of the brutal murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson has withdrawn hundreds of thousands of votes from the health care industry, according to a review of campaign finance data by the Daily Caller News Foundation. It turned out that they were collecting funds.
Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy of Connecticut appears to be placing Thompson’s assassination in the context of Americans’ broader dissatisfaction with the health care system. video Published in Sunday’s X. Mr. Murphy’s decision to join the left-wing chorus denouncing the health care industry in the wake of Mr. Thompson’s assassination follows a long line of PACs and individuals connected to some of the nation’s top health insurance companies and hospital systems. This is due to the fact that it has accepted campaign contributions. (Related article: “Delay, Denial, Punishment”: Florida woman accused of copycat threats against insurance company)
“But what I see happening in this country is a genuine, visceral outrage that the outrage over Brian Thompson’s death and the deaths of people in power is nothing compared to the outrage over the thousands of people who die all too often. be. “Anonymous deaths occur every day in this country at the hands of a medical industry that cares little for people and only for profit,” said Murphy, wearing a gray sweatshirt and black Nike ball cap. spoke. video.
I know it’s uncomfortable for political leaders to weigh in on the conversations happening in this country in the wake of the murder of the United Health CEO. But we need to listen to people’s feelings. And take action. pic.twitter.com/V3WwRV74Fo
— Chris Murphy 🟧 (@ChrisMurphyCT) December 15, 2024
“The health care industry’s business model is that in order to increase profits, people who need care are denied care, the medical care they need, and are forced into bankruptcy or worse, death.” added Murphy.
Individuals associated with some of the nation’s largest health insurance companies and major hospital systems, including UnitedHealth Group and Blue Cross/Blue Shield, will be joining Murphy’s campaign committee and leadership PAC between 2019 and 2024. donated at least $120,000 to According to For DCNF review of OpenSecrets data. murphy received During the same period, individuals employed or associated with the “health” sector donated more than $700,000, and individuals in the “finance, insurance, and real estate” sector donated more than $1.7 million.
especially the Connecticut Democratic Party swore This election cycle saw donations from corporate PACs while he was running for a third term in the Senate.
UnitedHealth Group’s PAC provided $6,000 to Murphy’s campaign in 2018, $2,500 in 2016; According to For DCNF review of OpenSecrets data. Murphy’s campaign went like this. return $2,500 to UnitedHealth Group’s PAC during the 2020 cycle.
Blue Cross/Blue Shield PAC contributed According to OpenSecrets data, $7,000 was paid to Murphy’s campaign during the 2018 cycle.
Individuals associated with hospital systems who donated at least $10,000 to Murphy’s campaign committee include Hartford HealthCare, Yale New Haven Health System, Massachusetts General Brigham, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer This includes centers, etc.
Murphy’s office asked DCNF to comment on whether the Democratic senator believes these health care organizations “mostly don’t care about people” and value profits over human lives. I asked for it, but there was no response.
“Ordinary people in this country are not indifferent to the loss of life, but these companies are,” Murphy said in the video. “There are a lot of good people in the medical industry, like nurses and doctors, but this is an immoral system. People die in order to inflate profits and make money for the people who run the biggest companies. and financially ruining their families.”
“Murder is never justified. It’s not,” Murphy added. “but It would be a mistake if our nation’s leaders weren’t paying attention to the conversations happening right now, this weekend. ”
Murphy’s condemnation of the health care industry echoes that of his colleagues on the left in the Senate, including Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and independent Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont. asked for The idea is to put Thompson’s murder in the context of Americans’ dissatisfaction with the health care system. (Related: ‘People can only be pushed so far’: Elizabeth Warren calls ‘visceral’ reaction to CEO killing a ‘warning’)
“Violence is never the answer, but there are limits to how far people can go,” Warren said. interview In a December 10th Huffington Post article, “The visceral reaction of people across the country who feel defrauded, defrauded, and threatened by the dastardly actions of insurance companies is the same for everyone involved in the health care system. It should be a warning.”
President Trump responded to people online touting UnitedHealth CEO assassin Luigi Mangione:
“I think that’s terrible. It’s really terrible that some people seem to be praising him… It’s sick how people like this guy.” pic.twitter.com/u84yLefGND
— Greg Price (@greg_price11) December 16, 2024
President-elect Donald Trump on Monday criticized Americans for glorifying the United Healthcare CEO’s killer during a press conference at Mar-a-Lago.
“I think that’s terrible. It’s really terrible that some people seem to be praising him,” Trump said.
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