***MEDIA ADVISORY FOR WEDNESDAY, JULY 24, AT 11 A.M.***
Protect Our Care Released New Report on the Threats to Health Care by Donald Trump, Project 2025, and MAGA Republicans
Lansing, Michigan– On Wednesday, July 24, at 11 a.m., U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow and Michigan health care advocates will join Protect Our Care Michigan to highlight how the MAGA Republican Party, led by Donald Trump, is escalating their attacks on American health care and doubling down on their plan to deny tens of millions of Americans affordable, lifesaving health care. Speakers will discuss how MAGA Republican lawmakers and their allies continue to threaten to repeal the Affordable Care Act, while also working to dismantle reproductive care, hike premiums, slash Medicare and Medicaid, reverse recent coverage gains, and raise prescription drug costs on Michiganders. On the other hand, the Biden-Harris administration and Congressional Democrats are committed to protecting and strengthening health care by lowering premium costs, extending prescription drug savings to everyone, protecting people with pre-existing conditions, and expanding Medicaid.
Recent polling from Protect Our Care demonstrates how health care remains a top issue to voters. A large majority – 80 percent of voters – said that the issue of health care will be important to them in voting this year, and the survey revealed overwhelming support for Democrats’ plan to extend the Inflation Reduction Act’s drug pricing reforms. The poll also found that 59 percent of voters agree more with the Biden-Harris Administration and Democrats in Congress on protecting and strengthening the ACA, while fewer voters agree with MAGA Republicans’ efforts to repeal the ACA.
PRESS CALL:
WHO:
U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow
Michigan Rep. Julie Rogers
Erica Shekell, Michigan Planned Parenthood Votes communications director
Linda Vail, former Ingham County health officer
Eric Schneidewind, senior on Medicare and past AARP national president
WHAT: Virtual Press Conference
WHEN: Wednesday, July 24, at 11 a.m.
WHERE: Register for the Zoom event here (Registration required)