U.S. Reps. Jennifer McClellan (VA-04), Zoe Lofgren (CA-18), Ted Lieu (CA-36), Lt. Governor Sara Rodriguez, State Lawmakers, and Health Care Advocates Join Protect Our Care
On Monday, Protect Our Care is holding events in California, Georgia, Iowa, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Wisconsin to mark the 16th anniversary of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and hold Trump and congressional Republicans accountable for taking a chainsaw to the law and gambling with Americans’ lives. As Trump and his allies continue to deal blow after blow to the ACA, their crusade is taking a devastating human toll: Premiums have now more than doubled for over 22 million Americans — hikes that are impossible for working families to afford. As a result, one million Americans have been priced out of coverage, and more will follow as the GOP’s premium pain becomes unbearable.
At the same time, congressional Republicans’ decision to gut $1 trillion from Medicaid and the ACA to bankroll tax breaks for billionaires and big corporations has forced nearly 800 hospitals, nursing homes, maternity wards, and other critical providers nationwide to shutter, be at risk of closing, or cut essential services. The American people have had enough of this madness. Come November, voters will hold to account those making care unaffordable and putting billionaires over people, all so the ultra-wealthy can cash in on their pain and misery.
CALIFORNIA
WHO:
Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren (CA-18)
Congressman Ted Lieu (CA-36)
WHAT: Virtual Press Conference
WHEN: Monday, March 23 at 10 AM PST/ 1 PM ET
WHERE: Zoom Registration Link
GEORGIA
WHO:
State House Minority Leader Caroline Hugley
State Representative Dr. Michelle Au
Impacted Georgians
WHAT: Rally
WHEN: Monday, March 23 at 2 PM ET
WHERE: TBD
IOWA
WHO:
Iowa Citizen Action Network
Illinois Citizen Action Network
Protect Our Care Iowa
Planned Parenthood
Fairness for Iowa
WHAT: Rally
WHEN: Monday, March 23 at 12 PM CST/ 1 PM ET
WHERE: Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks’s Davenport Office: 201 W 2nd St, Suite 705, Davenport, Iowa 52801
OHIO
WHO:
Cincinnati City Councilmember Seth Walsh
Andrea Oberschlake, Storyteller
WHAT: Virtual Press Conference
WHEN: Monday, March 23 at 12:30 PM ET
WHERE: Zoom Registration Link
PENNSYLVANIA
WHO:
State Representative Dr. Arvind Venkat
State Representative Bridget Kosierowski, RN
Antoinette Kraus Pennsylvania Health Access Network (PHAN)
Irene Osario, Small Business Owner and Medicaid Recipient
Michael Berman, Protect Our Care Pennsylvania
WHAT: Virtual Press Conference
WHEN: Monday, March 23 at 11:30 AM ET
WHERE: Zoom Registration Link
VIRGINIA
WHO:
Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04)
Kenda Denia, Birth in Color
Katie Baker, Protect Our Care Virginia
WHAT: Virtual Press Conference
WHEN: Monday, March 23 at 10 AM ET
WHERE: Zoom Registration Link
WISCONSIN
WHO:
Lt. Governor Sara Rodriguez
Medicaid Mom Jessica S.
Small Business Owner Courtney Z.
Joe Zepecki, Protect Our Care Wisconsin
WHAT: Virtual Press Conference
WHEN: Monday, March 23 at 10 AM CT/ 11 AM ET
WHERE: Zoom Registration Link