***MEDIA ADVISORY FOR MARCH 23, 2026***
U.S. Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi (CA-11), 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
Today, 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). 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:
House Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi (CA-11)
Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren (CA-18)
Dr. Jerry P. Abraham, MD MPH CMQ, Los Angeles County Medical Association Past President, Trustee of the California Medical Association
Matt Herdman, Protect Our Care California
WHAT: Virtual Press Conference
WHEN: Monday, March 23 at 11 AM PT
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: Georgia State Capitol, South Wing Steps, 206 Washington Street, S.W., Atlanta, GA 30334
IOWA
WHO:
Iowa Citizen Action Network
Illinois Citizen Action Network
Planned Parenthood
Fairness for Iowa
Jay Williams (self-advocate)
Dr. Judith Crosset (provider)
Dr. Francis Kane (provider)
Dr. Jacob Thomas (provider)
Sue Dinsdale – Iowa Citizen Action Network
Protect Our Care 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
Diahanna Kinsley, Storyteller
Renee Mahaffey-Harris, Center For Closing the Health Gap
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
Robin Stelly Pennsylvania Health Access Network (PHAN)
Irene Osario, Small Business Owner and Medicaid Recipient
Bob Stauffer, ACA Storyteller
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, Founder and Executive Director of Birth in Color
Ashley Kenneth, President and CEO of the Commonwealth
Institute for Fiscal Analysis
Katie Baker, Protect Our Care, Virginia
WHAT: Virtual Press Conference
WHEN: Monday, March 23 at 10 AM ET
WHERE: Zoom Registration Link
VIRGINIA
WHO:
Congressman Bobby Scott (VA-03)
Freddie Mejia, The Commonwealth Institute for Fiscal Analysis
Kathleen Winters
WHAT: Rally
WHEN: Monday, March 23 at 1 PM ET
WHERE: 3509 Chestnut Avenue Newport News, VA 23607, Floor 2
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