Leader Pelosi, More Than 80 House Democrats Fighting to #ProtectOurCare

February 22, 2017
Blog Post
With the passage of the Affordable Care Act, Congress reaffirmed that health care in America is a right for all, not a privilege only for those who can afford it.  That is why more than 80 House Democrats joined their constituents at town halls, roundtable discussions, hospitals and health care centers to reaffirm that sacred commitment: we will fight attempts by the Trump Administration and Congressional Republicans to dismantle the Affordable Care Act and Make America Sick Again. [Find videos, photos, and tweets here]

From Michigan to Virginia, from California to Florida, we will continue to stand our ground to #ProtectOurCare.Image removed.

Congresswomen Judy Chu and Lucille Roybal-Allard meet with constituents in California fighting to preserve the Affordable Care Act. (Twitter)

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Congressman Anthony Brown joins advocates, constituents, community leaders and beneficiaries of the Affordable Care Act in Maryland. (Twitter)

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Congressman Joe Courtney speaks about the importance of the Affordable Care Act at Generations Family Health Center in Willimantic, Connecticut. (Twitter)

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House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi and Dr. Susan Ehrlich listen to Sanaa as she speaks about her successful Medicaid story in California. (Twitter)

CALIFORNIA

  • KQED – Bay Area Democrats Draw Hundreds to Health Care "Town Halls"

  • ABC 7 – Top Democrats Call for a Day Of Action to Rally Support for Affordable Care Act

  • NBC – Bay Area Members of Congress Speak Out Against Repeal of Affordable Care Act

  • ABC 7 – 800 people pack town hall led by Rep. Karen Bass opposing President Trump's agenda

  • Fresno Bee – Hanabusa hosts round table talk on Affordable Care Act

  • Ventura County Star – Brownley to host health care town hall meeting

  • Alahambra Source – Reps. Chu & Roybal-Allard to Host Town Hall on Future of the Affordable Care Act

  • East Bay Times – ACA town hall in California draws constituents in droves

  • KUSI – "Local Congresswoman Tours Brand New Family Health Center (Davis)

  • Cap Public Radio – At Matsui Health Care Town Hall, A Lot Of Preaching To The Choir

  • Native News Online – Rep. Ruiz convenes Affordable Care Act repeal roundtable with American Indian leaders

  • KABC-LA – "Two Congresswomen called a town hall meeting to talk about the Affordable Care Act" (Roybal-Allard and Chu)

CONNECTICUT

  • Hartford Courant – Larson's Forum On Obamacare Draws Close To 100 In Berlin

  • Fox 61 – Rep. John Larson holds public forum in Berlin on Healthcare

  • New Haven Register – Connecticut Democrats holding forums on Obamacare impact

  • Conneticut Mirror – At Berlin forum, residents tell Larson to repair ACA, fight repeal

  • New Haven Register – New Haven residents worried about repeal of Obamacare (DeLauro)

FLORIDA

  • WESH 2 – Rep. Soto hosts Obamacare town hall; woman says ACA saved her life

  • News 13 – Rep. Darren Soto hosts town hall meeting on health care

HAWAII

  • AP – Hanabusa hosts round table talk on Affordable Care Act

ILLINOIS

  • Dispatch Argus – Bustos rallies support for ACA

  • WQAD 8 – Bustos joins local Democrats to protect Affordable Care Act

  • Chicago Tribune – Schneider's town hall meeting draws high-octane crowd

MARYLAND

  • Capital Gazette – Hoyer talks Trump, civic engagement at Southern High School

MICHIGAN

  • WXYZ Detroit – Dingell: Repealing Affordable Care Act would Harm Local Hospitals

  • WWJ Radio Detroit – Dingell Joined Doctors, Nurses and Hospital Administrators at Beaumont Hospital to Discuss Impact of the Affordable Care Act

NORTH CAROLINA

  • Courier Tribune – More Democrats holding town halls this Presidents Day recess

NEW JERSEY

  • Asbury Park Press – Rep. Pallone fires up disillusioned Democrats

  • NJ.com – Keep, don't replace, Obamacare, U.S. representative is told

  • FIOS 1 – Rep. Donald Payne hosts roundtable discussion on Obamacare repeal in Newark

NEW MEXICO

NEW YORK

  • Observer – Manhattan Congresswoman Warns GOP Repeal of Obamacare Will Hurt Seniors (Maloney)

  • WMBS – "Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney is visiting seniors today, saying repealing the Affordable Care Act will result in increased drug costs" (Maloney)

  • ABC – Congress members met with crowds and protests at town halls (Espaillat)

  • CBS 2 – NY Lawmaker: Getting Rid Of Obamacare ‘A Death Sentence' (Nadler)

  • Red Hook Star Revue – Nydia Velazquez fights Trumpism

  • Newsday – Rally for Obamacare, mock funeral for presidency in NYC (Velazquez)

PENNSYLVANIA

  • Republican Herald – Cartwright pushes need for Affordable Care Act

  • WNEP – Rally in Scranton to Save Obamacare (Cartwright)

  • Times Leader – Hundreds rally in Scranton against repeal of Affordable Care Act

RHODE ISLAND

  • WPRI – Roundtable explores what end of Obamacare might bring (Cicilline)

TEXAS

  • News Fix – Democrats taking stand to save Affordable Care Act (Jackson Lee)

  • RGV – Vicente Gonzalez Meets with the Public

  • The Monitor – Local congressmen kick off week-long activities in the Rio Grande Valley

VIRGINIA

  • WTKR – Sen. Kaine, Rep. Scott hold forum at Newport News church

  • Daily Press– Worries erupt at Newport News forum held by Tim Kaine and Bobby Scott

  • CBS 6 – "Congressman Donald McEachin spent his morning at a Richmond hospital"

WASHINGTON

WISCONSIN