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U.S. Representative Greg Stanton (D-AZ-04) Will Headline “Lower Costs, Better Care” Event in Tempe, Arizona
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Arizona — On day 28 of Protect Our Care’s “Lower Costs, Better Care” bus tour, Care Force One rolls into Tucson and Tempe, Arizona. U.S. Representative Greg Stanton (D-AZ-04) will join health care advocates and Protect Our Care for an event in Tempe to make sure Arizonians understand that our health care is at stake. By passing the Inflation Reduction Act, the Biden-Harris administration and Democrats in Congress lowered premium costs, capped the monthly cost of insulin, and gave Medicare the power to negotiate drug prices. While we celebrate this progress, Donald Trump and MAGA Republicans are fighting to go backwards, raise costs, take away protections for pre-existing conditions, and leave millions of people without critical coverage. MAGA Republicans want us to go back to the days when insurance companies made the rules and could deny people coverage.
Health care is a top issue for people across the country. During each stop, national and local elected officials, health care advocates, and storytellers are sounding the alarm about the threat Donald Trump and MAGA Republicans pose to American health care and celebrating the historic steps the Biden-Harris administration has taken to provide working families the quality, affordable care they need to stay healthy. Next week, the tour continues in Arizona. Over six weeks, Care Force One will travel to more than 17 states, make more than 50 stops, and travel nearly 12,000 miles.
TUCSON, ARIZONA:
WHO:
Former State Sen. Kirsten Engel
State Sen. Priya Sundareshan
Magdalena Verdugo, YWCA
Laura Packard, cancer survivor and health care advocate
WHERE: YWCA, 525 N Bonita Ave, Tucson, AZ 85745
WHEN: Wednesday, October 16, 2024 at 9 AM MST // 12 PM ET
TEMPE, ARIZONA:
WHO:
U.S. Representative Greg Stanton (D-AZ-04)
City Councilman Randy Keating
Jen Longdon, Chief External Affairs Officer, Arizona Alliance for Community Health Centers
Laura Packard, cancer survivor and health care advocate
WHERE: Tempe City Hall, 31 E 5th St, Tempe, AZ 85281
WHEN: Wednesday, October 16, 2024 at 1 PM MST // 4 PM ET