Governor Owens just vetoed SB 1. This bill would have placed Colorado into a multi-state purchasing pool for Medicaid recipients and would have saved the state a helluva lot of money.

Governor Owens vetoed SB 1 for one reason: Republicans get obscene amounts of money from pharmaceutical companies.

Call the Governor and ask him why he would sacrifice cheaper prescriptions for medicaid recipients in favor of pharmaceutical corporate fat cats.

303-866-2471

Progress Radio Update
Click to hear Senator Bob Hagedorn respond to the veto of SB 1

mp3: 3 minutes, 1.7MB