Kicking off With Sens. Chris Murphy and Angus King, Care Force One Will Travel to 23 States, Engaging Americans in the Fight Against the GOP War on Health Care
Washington, D.C. – Today, Protect Our Care is excited to announce that Senators Chris Murphy (D-CT) and Angus King (I-ME), former Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius, former Acting Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Andy Slavitt and Center for American Progress President Neera Tanden will speak during Protect Our Care’s bus tour, joining health care advocate Laura Packard on the 1,303 mile journey across the United States. Sen. Chris Murphy will kick off the tour on Sunday, September 23 in Bridgeport, Connecticut, before Care Force One heads north to Portland, Maine with Sen. Angus King. Protect Our Care’s Founder and Chair Leslie Dach and its Executive Director Brad Woodhouse will join this all-star lineup at select stops.
“We’re thrilled to have such incredible health care champions joining us,” said Woodhouse. “Each of these leaders have spent years in the trenches working to expand access to quality, affordable health coverage, and resisting Republican repeal-and-sabotage at every turn.”
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. Thanks to the Republicans’ tax bill and junk plan regulations, a typical family of four will see their health insurance premiums increase by $3,110 next year.
Check out when “Care Force One” is slated to come to you, and visit protectourcare.org/bus-tour/ for the latest information:
Bridgeport, CT on Sunday, September 23, 2018
Portland, ME on Monday, September 24, 2018
Bangor, ME on Monday, September 24, 2018
Albany, NY on Tuesday, September 25, 2018
Binghamton, NY on Tuesday, September 25, 2018
Harrisburg, PA on Wednesday, September 26, 2018
Pittsburgh, PA on Thursday, September 27, 2018
Erie, PA on Thursday, September 27, 2018
Cleveland, OH on Friday, September 28, 2018
Columbus, OH on Friday, September 28, 2018
Parkersburg, WV on Monday, October 1, 2018
Morgantown, 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
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