***MEDIA ADVISORY FOR THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 2***
Representatives Sara Jacobs (D-CA-53) and Katie Porter (D-CA-45) Will Headline Protect Our Care’s Nationwide “Lower Costs, Better Care” Bus Tour Stops in San Diego and Tustin on Thursday
California — U.S. Representative Sara Jacobs (D-CA-53) will join health care advocates and experts for Protect Our Care’s “Lower Costs, Better Care” bus tour stop in San Diego, California. Then, U.S. Representative Katie Porter (D-CA-45) and Irvine Mayor Farrah Khan will headline Tustin’s bus tour stop. Both events are part of Protect Our Care’s nationwide bus tour to call for lowering health costs, expanding coverage, and reducing racial disparities in care. Protect Our Care is fighting to ensure critical health care measures supported by President Biden remain in upcoming budget reconciliation legislation. At today’s event, speakers will convey the urgency to give Medicare the power to negotiate for lower drug prices for all Americans.
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SAN DIEGO
WHO:
Representative Sara Jacobs (D-CA-53)
Tim Lash, President of West Health Policy Center
Paul Downey, CEO of Serving Seniors
Dr. Karen Becerra, CEO of Gary and Mary West Senior Dental Center
Laura Packard
WHERE: Care Force One, at the Gary and Mary West Senior Wellness Center, 1525 Fourth Avenue, San Diego, CA 92101
WHEN: Thursday, September 2 at 10AM PT
TUSTIN
WHO:
Congresswoman Katie Porter (D-CA-45)
Irvine Mayor Farrah Khan
Bryant Miramontes, Sr. Campaign Organizer, Health Access
Susan Meyer, Southern California Organizer, CARA
Laura Packard
WHERE: Care Force One, Tustin Area Senior Center, 200 S C. St. Tustin, CA 92780
WHEN: Thursday, September 2 at 4PM PT
For more information on the Protect Our Care “Lower Costs, Better Care” Bus Tour visit https://www.protectourcare.org/bus-tour/.