EMILYs List Statement on Bollier’s Win in Kansas Senate Debate

For Immediate Release
September 19, 2020

EMILYs List Statement on Bollier’s Win in Kansas Senate Debate

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Stephanie Schriock, president of EMILYs List, released the following statement on Kansas’ U.S. Senate debate:

“Dr. Barbara Bollier’s performance today demonstrated why her style of moderate, results-first leadership is the best fit for Kansas. As a state senator she stood up for Medicaid expansion and fought the Brownback experiment, and in Washington she’ll protect quality, affordable health care for Kansans. Meanwhile, Congressman Marshall offered no answers for his repeated efforts to take coverage away from Kansans with preexisting conditions and his failure of leadership on COVID-19.”

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