***MEDIA ADVISORY FOR THURSDAY, JULY 16, 2026 AT 10:30 AM ET***
U.S. Reps. Katherine Clark (D-MA-05), Pete Aguilar (D-CA-33), Nancy Pelosi (D-CA-11), Frank Pallone (D-NJ-06), Richard Neal (D-MA-01), Bobby Scott (D-VA-03), Lauren Underwood (D-IL-14), Lori Trahan (D-MA-03), and Terri Sewell (D-AL-07) Headline Campaign Launch for “Sick of It! Fix Health Care Now”
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Washington, D.C. – On Thursday, July 16, 2026, at 10:30 AM ET, House Democratic Whip Rep. Katherine Clark (D-MA-05), Chair of the House Democratic Caucus Rep. Pete Aguilar (D-CA-33), Speaker Emerita Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA-11), Ranking Member of the House Energy & Commerce Committee Rep. Frank Pallone (D-NJ-06), Ranking Member of the House Ways & Means Committee Richard Neal (D-MA-01), Ranking Member of the House Education & Workforce Committee Rep. Bobby Scott (D-VA-03), Democratic Policy and Communications Committee (DPCC) Co-Chairs Rep. Lauren Underwood (D-IL-14) and Rep. Lori Trahan (D-MA-03), and Rep. Terri Sewell (D-AL-07) will join advocates and patient storytellers to kick off “Sick of It! Fix Health Care Now” in our nation’s Capitol. “Sick of It!” is Protect Our Care’s new campaign demanding action from lawmakers and calling for solutions to lower costs, lower barriers to care, and fix the health care system broken by President Donald Trump and Republicans. The campaign is a multi-month effort that crisscrosses America with a bus tour, giving voice to the millions of Americans rightfully sick of Trump and Republicans in Congress gutting our health care system to bankroll tax breaks for billionaires and big corporations.
Speakers will share how the American people are fed up with the growing health care crisis after Trump and Republicans slashed more than $1 trillion from Medicaid and gutted Affordable Care Act tax credits. Since then, more than eight million Americans have lost the coverage they relied on to see a doctor when they’re sick, while costs have skyrocketed for millions more. Over 1,000 hospitals, nursing homes, maternity wards, and other providers across the country are closing, cutting essential services, or facing the risk of closure or cuts.
PRESS EVENT
WHO:
Rep. Katherine Clark (D-MA-05), Whip, House Democratic Caucus
Rep. Pete Aguilar (D-CA-33), Chair, House Democratic Caucus
Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA-11), Speaker Emerita
Rep. Bobby Scott (D-VA-03), Ranking Member, House Education & Workforce Committee
Rep. Frank Pallone (D-NJ-06), Ranking Member, House Energy & Commerce Committee
Rep. Richard Neal (D-MA-01), Ranking Member, House Ways & Means Committee
Rep. Lauren Underwood (D-IL-14), DPCC Co-Chair
Rep. Lori Trahan (D-MA-03), DPCC Co-Chair
Rep. Terri Sewell (D-AL-07), Co-Convener, House Democrats’ Health Care Working Group
Jaimie K. Worker, Senior Director of Policy & Research, Caring Across Generations
Nora Walsh-DeVries, Vice President of Political & Legislative Affairs, Planned Parenthood Action Fund
Shaina Goodman, Vice President of Policy and Government Affairs, Community Catalyst
Elena Hung, Executive Director & Co-Founder of Little Lobbyists
Athena Jones, Chair, SEIU Local 512 Home Care Chapter
Brad Woodhouse, President, Protect Our Care
WHAT: “Sick of It! Fix Health Care Now” Kick-Off Rally
WHEN: Thursday, July 16, 2026, at 10:30 AM ET
WHERE: House Triangle, United States Capitol, Washington, DC 20004
Through “Sick of It! Fix Health Care Now,” Protect Our Care is bringing the voices of patients, families, caregivers, and providers directly to lawmakers through nationwide events, storytelling efforts, accountability actions, digital engagement, and a coast-to-coast bus tour this fall.
Protect Our Care is a nonprofit organization that is leading the fight for better health care at lower costs.