Senator John Hickenlooper, Representatives Judy Chu, Dina Titus, Jimmy Gomez, Yadira Caraveo, Attorney General Rob Bonta, City Councilmember Manpreet Kaur, Assemblywoman Natha Anderson Will Headline “Lower Costs, Better Care” Events in Three States
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Washington, D.C. — On the fifth week of Protect Our Care’s 12,000-mile “Lower Costs, Better Care” bus tour, “Care Force One” will make stops in three states to make sure everyone understands how the Biden-Harris administration and Democrats in Congress worked to lower health care costs for Americans. 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. Over six weeks, Care Force One will travel to more than 17 states, make more than 50 stops, and travel nearly 12,000 miles.
MONDAY
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA:
WHO:
Representative Judy Chu (D-CA-28)
Rep. Jimmy Gomez (D-CA-34)
Attorney General Rob Bonta
Dr. Diana Dayal, resident physician and CIR-SEIU member
Laura Packard, cancer survivor and health care advocate
WHERE: El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historical Monument, 125 Paseo de la Plz, Los Angeles, CA 90012
WHEN: Monday, October 21, 2024 at 11:30 AM PT // 2:30 PM ET
BAKERSFIELD, CALIFORNIA:
WHO:
State Senator Anna Caballero
City Councilmember Manpreet Kaur
CA Young Dems President Giovanni Chavez
Laura Packard, cancer survivor and health care advocate
WHERE: Rasmussen Senior Center, 115 E Roberts Ln, Bakersfield, CA 93308
WHEN: Monday, October 21, 2024 at 4:00 PM PT // 7:00 PM ET
TUESDAY
RENO, NEVADA:
WHO:
Assemblywoman Natha Anderson
Lindsay Harmon, Planned Parenthood Votes Nevada
Oscar Delgado, Community Health Alliance Nevada
Laura Packard, cancer survivor and health care advocate
WHERE: Community Health Alliance, 330 Crampton St, Reno, NV 89502
WHEN: Tuesday, October 22, 2024 at 3:00 PM PT // 6:00 PM ET
WEDNESDAY
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA:
WHO:
Representative Dina Titus (D-NV-01)
Venicia Considine, Nevada State Assemblywoman District 18
Local SEIU Members
Laura Packard, cancer survivor and health care advocate
WHERE: SEIU, 2250 S Rancho Drive, Las Vegas, NV 89102
WHEN: Wednesday, October 23, 2024 at 4:00 PM PT
THURSDAY
GRAND JUNCTION, COLORADO:
WHO:
Laura Packard, cancer survivor and health care advocate
WHERE: TBA
WHEN: Thursday, October 24, 2024 at TBA
FRIDAY
DENVER, COLORADO:
WHO:
Senator Hickenlooper (D-CO)
Representative Yadira Caraveo (D-CO-08)
Laura Packard, cancer survivor and health care advocate
WHERE: TBA
WHEN: Friday, October 25, 2024 at 10:30 AM MT // 12:30 PM ET
PUEBLO, COLORADO:
WHO:
Laura Packard, cancer survivor and health care advocate
WHERE: TBA
WHEN: Friday, October 25, 2024 at TBA
Protect Our Care’s Care Force One will make stops in:
Duluth, Minnesota on Monday, September 23, 2024
St. Paul, Minnesota on Monday, September 23, 2024
Madison, Wisconsin on Tuesday, September 24, 2024
Milwaukee, Wisconsin on Tuesday, September 24, 2024
Lansing, Michigan on Wednesday, September 25, 2024
Grand Rapids, Michigan on Wednesday, September 25, 2024
Toledo, Ohio on Thursday, September 26, 2024
Youngstown, Ohio on Thursday, September 26, 2024
Greensburg, Pennsylvania on Friday, September 27, 2024
Hudson Valley, New York on Monday, September 30, 2024
Long Island, New York on Monday, September 30, 2024
Manchester, New Hampshire on Wednesday, October 2, 2024
Portsmouth, New Hampshire on Wednesday, October 2, 2024
Troy, New York on Thursday, October 3, 2024
Utica, New York on Thursday, October 3, 2024
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania on Friday, October 4, 2024
Richmond, Virginia on Monday, October 7, 2024
Harrisburg, Virginia on Monday, October 7, 2024
Durham, North Carolina on Tuesday, October 8, 2024
Charlotte, North Carolina on Tuesday, October 8, 2024
Columbus, Georgia on Wednesday, October 9, 2024
Athens, Georgia on Wednesday, October 9, 2024
Atlanta, Georgia on Thursday, October 10, 2024
Norfolk, Virginia on Friday, October 11, 2024
Albuquerque, New Mexico on Tuesday, October 15, 2024
Las Cruces, New Mexico on Tuesday, October 15, 2024
Tucson, Arizona on Wednesday, October 16, 2024
Tempe, Arizona on Wednesday, October 16, 2024
Phoenix, Arizona on Thursday, October 17, 2024
Palm Springs, California on Thursday, October 17, 2024
Orange County, California on Friday, October 18, 2024
Los Angeles, California on Monday, October 21, 2024
Bakersfield, California on Monday, October 21, 2024
Reno, Nevada on Tuesday, October 22, 2024
Las Vegas, Nevada on Wednesday, October 23, 2024
Grand Junction, Colorado on Thursday, October 24, 2024
Denver, Colorado on Friday, October 25, 2024
Pueblo, Colorado on Friday, October 25, 2024
Burnsville, Minnesota on Monday, October 28, 2024
Rochester, Minnesota on Monday, October 28, 2024
Beloit, Wisconsin on Tuesday, October 29, 2024
Kenosha, Wisconsin on Tuesday, October 29, 2024
Detroit, Michigan on Wednesday, October 30, 2024
Wayne, Michigan on Wednesday, October 30, 2024
Cincinnati, Ohio on Thursday, October 31, 2024
Cleveland, Ohio on Thursday, October 31, 2024
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on Friday, November 1, 2024
For more information on Protect Our Care’s “Lower Cost, Better Care” tour, click here.