WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren issued the following press release:
U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), along with 11 of their colleagues, wrote to Mehmet Oz, Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), urging him to repeal new guidance that threatens nursing home residents' right to vote.
"We write with concern that the recent guidance issued to nursing homes by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services may intimidate nursing home staff from helping residents exercise their constitutional right to vote and ultimately prevent nursing home residents from voting," wrote the senators.
Senators Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Cory Booker (...