***MEDIA ADVISORY FOR TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30 AT 6 PM ET***
FOR PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY
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Join us to hear from Members of Congress and impacted individuals hours before Republicans are prepared to shut down the government rather than protect Americans’ health care
Washington, DC – This summer, Donald Trump and Republicans in Congress slashed Medicaid to give tax breaks to billionaires. Now, they are threatening to shut down the government and lay off workers rather than working with Democrats to protect Americans from health insurance premium hikes and Republican health care cuts. Make no mistake. Americans know where responsibility lies if our government shuts down. Republicans control the House, Senate and White House. If the government shuts down, it’s because they chose to shut it down rather than pass a budget that protects our health care and keeps costs from rising.
Today, September 30th, at 6 PM ET, hours before the government funding deadline, Fair Share America and partners will hold a rally to hear from elected leaders and people across the country about how Republicans’ billionaires-first agenda is driving up costs for American families. Join us as we call for protecting Americans’ health care and standing up to Republicans as they threaten to shut down our government.
What: “Health Care Over Billionaires” Rally
When: 6 PM ET, Tuesday, September 30th
Where: House side of the Capitol, Corner of Independence Ave SE and First Ave SE
The rally will be livestreamed here. Subscribe to our YouTube channel now to get automatically alerted.
Speakers:
Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Chair of the Senate Democratic Steering & Policy Committee
Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Ranking Democrat on the Senate Budget Committee
Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT), Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee
Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (D-MA-05)
Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi (D-CA-11)
Rep. Pete Aguilar (D-CA-33), House Democratic Conference Chair
Rep. Suzan DelBene (D-WA-01), Member of the House Ways & Means Committee
Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-MI-06), Chair of the Democratic Policy and Communications Committee
Rep. Greg Casar (D-TX-35), Congressional Progressive Caucus Chair
Rep. Mark Pocan (D-WI-02), Co-Founder and Co-Chair of the Labor Caucus
Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández (D-NM-3), Chair of the Democratic Women’s Caucus
Rep. Nanette Barragán (D-CA-44), Co-Chair of the House Democratic Steering & Policy Committee
Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA-07)
Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-MA-07)
Rep. Nikki Budzinski (D-IL-13)
Rep. Delia Ramirez (D-IL-03)
Rep. Becca Balint (D-VT-At-Large)
Rep. Maxwell Alejandro Frost (D-FL-10), Co-Chair of the House Democratic Policy and Communications Committee
Rep. Sarah McBride (D-DE-At-Large)
Impacted Individuals
Rally Co-Sponsors:
314 Action
Accountable.US/Accountable.NOW
American Federation of Teachers
Americans for Tax Fairness
Care Can’t Wait Action
Care In Action
Coalition on Human Needs
Committee To Protect Health Care
Community Catalyst
Disability Rights Education & Defense Fund
Economic Security Project Action
End Citizens United
Fair Share America
Families USA
Federal Unionists Network (FUN) Action
Free & Just
Groundwork Action
Indivisible
League of Conservation Voters
Main Street Alliance
MoveOn
National Women’s Law Center Action Fund
People for the American Way
Planned Parenthood Action Fund
Popular Democracy in Action
Progressive Change Institute
Protect Our Care
Public Citizen
Roots Action
SEIU
Unrig Our Economy
Womens March
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