Beginning 13 Days from Now, Packard Will Travel to 23 States, Highlighting the Repercussions of the GOP’s Continued Attacks on Americans’ Care
“Holding Republicans accountable for their war on our health care is my mission,” says the Stage Four Cancer Survivor
Washington, D.C. – Today, Protect Our Care is excited to announce that health care activist Laura Packard will be joining the Protect Our Care bus tour for its 11,303 mile journey across the United States. Packard, a Las Vegas resident, small business owner and stage four cancer survivor, will be speaking at every stop of the 48-stop, 23-state bus tour, which kicks off in Portland, Maine on September 24.
“The Affordable Care Act saved my life, which is how I know that Republicans’ continued attacks on health care represent a literal life-or-death scenario for millions of Americans,” said Packard, whose video journals online have received tens of millions of views and whose story, along with others, played an instrumental role in the defeat of health care repeal in Congress. “For six weeks, I’ll be hitting the road this fall with Protect Our Care because working with other Americans with pre-existing conditions to hold accountable the Republican officials who are waging war on the health care we need is now my life’s mission.”
The tour will highlight for the public that the Republican war on health care is very much alive, with Republican officials using legislation, regulations and the courts to continue their attacks on protections for the 130 million Americans with pre-existing conditions, for women and older Americans and on Medicaid and Medicare.
“Laura is exactly who this bus tour is all about,” said Brad Woodhouse, executive director of Protect Our Care. “Her courage to stand up and speak out for every American whose care is on the line, while battling an unimaginably wretched disease, is an inspiration to all who know her or have heard her tell her story. We’re so deeply honored that she’ll be joining us for this tour.”
Check out when “Care Force One” is slated to come to you, and visit protectourcare.org/bus-tour/ for the latest information:
Portland, ME on Monday, September 24, 2018
Bangor, ME on Monday, September 24, 2018
Syracuse, NY on Tuesday, September 25, 2018
Binghamton, NY on Tuesday, September 25, 2018
Philadelphia, PA on Wednesday, September 26, 2018
Harrisburg, PA on Thursday, September 27, 2018
Pittsburgh, PA on Thursday, September 27, 2018
Cleveland, OH on Friday, September 28, 2018
Columbus, OH on Friday, September 28, 2018
Wheeling, WV on Monday, October 1, 2018
Charleston, WV on Monday, October 1, 2018
Cincinnati, OH on Tuesday, October 2, 2018
Indianapolis, IN on Tuesday, October 2, 2018
Lansing, MI on Wednesday, October 3, 2018
Grand Rapids, MI on Wednesday, October 3, 2018
South Bend, IN on Wednesday, October 3, 2018
Milwaukee, WI on Thursday, October 4, 2018
Green Bay, WI on Thursday, October 4, 2018
Madison, WI on Friday, October 5, 2018
Cedar Rapids, IA on Friday, October 5, 2018
Des Moines, IA on Monday, October 8, 2018
Minneapolis, MN on Monday, October 8, 2018
Fargo, ND on Tuesday, October 9, 2018
Minot, ND on Tuesday, October 9, 2018
Billings, MT on Wednesday, October 10, 2018
Butte, MT Thursday, October 11, 2018
Missoula, MT on Friday, October 12, 2018
Reno, NV on Monday, October 15, 2018
Las Vegas, NV on Tuesday, October 16, 2018
Phoenix, AZ on Wednesday, October 17, 2018
Tucson, AZ on Wednesday, October 17, 2018
Denver, CO on Friday, October 19, 201
Kansas City, MO on Monday, October 22, 2018
Springfield, MO on Monday, October 22, 2018
St. Louis, MO on Tuesday, October 23, 2018
Memphis, TN on Tuesday, October 23, 2018
Nashville, TN on Wednesday, October 24, 2018
Richmond, VA on Thursday, October 25, 2018
Raleigh, NC on Thursday, October 25, 2018
Atlanta, GA on Friday, October 26, 201
Miami, FL on Wednesday, October 31, 2018
West Palm, FL on Thursday, November 1, 2018
West Palm, FL on Friday, November 2, 2018