***MEDIA ADVISORY FOR MARCH 20 – MARCH 23***
Protect Our Care Holds Events In Alaska, Arizona, California, Iowa, Maine, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Wisconsin
This week, Protect Our Care is hosting events across the nation headlined by U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), U.S. Representatives Ro Khanna (D-CA-17), and Governor Tony Evers (D-WI) to call on Republicans to put an end to their war on health care. Protect Our Care is also joining events alongside SEIU to discuss the importance of Medicaid to patients, workers, and communities. Republicans are trying to cut nearly $1 trillion from Medicaid to fund tax breaks for billionaires and big corporations. At the same time, they’re trying to take away critical tax credits from working families, which will raise premium costs for millions. Speakers will address the urgent need for Congress to stop Republican efforts to slash Medicaid and raise premiums, and they will call on lawmakers to protect affordable access to health care for Americans, not take it away.
Already, Protect Our Care has hosted events including U.S. Representatives Yassamin Ansari (D-AZ-03), Jennifer McClellan (VA-04), Bobby Scott (VA-03), Nicole Malliotakis (NY-11), and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY-08) in Arizona, Virginia, and New York. Protect Our Care, alongside SEIU, held Medicaid Week of Action events in Maine, Pennsylvania, and California. Read headlines from the events below:
- Arizona Mirror: ‘Make Them Fear Voters More Than Trump’: Kelly, Gallego Rally Against GOP Medicaid Cuts
- 13NewsNow: Congressman Bobby Scott Hosts Medicaid Roundtable Amid Fears of Cuts
- 13NewsNow: Hampton Roads Caregivers Raise Alarm About Possible Cuts to Medicaid: ‘Devastated, Afraid and Shocked’
- WAVY: Rep. Scott Hosts Medicaid Roundtable in Norfolk
- Virginia Mercury: ‘Not on Our Watch’: McClellan Stresses Congressional Fight to Defend Medicaid From Potential Cuts
- Times West Virginian: Protestors Demand Accountability From Congressional Republicans in Morgantown
- WGAL: Calls for Townhalls
- WGAL: Advocates Hold Their Own Townhall
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THURSDAY
ALASKA
WHO:
Advocates
SEIU caregivers
907 Initiative
WHAT: Medicaid Empty Suit Townhall
WHERE: Wilda Marston Theater at Loussac Library, 3600 Denali St, Anchorage, AK 99503
WHEN: Thursday, March 20 at 6 PM AKT // 10 PM ET
CALIFORNIA
WHO:
Activate America
Power CA Action
Poder Latinx
Dolores Huerta Foundation
WHAT: “Hands Off Our Healthcare” Town Hall
WHERE: Meitzenheimer Community Center, 830 S Blackstone Street, Tulare, CA 93274
WHEN: Thursday, March 20 at 6 PM PT // 9 PM ET
NEW YORK
WHO:
Long Island clergy and faith communities
Long Island Jobs with Justice
Healthcare Education Project
1199SEIU
WHAT: SEIU Medicaid Week of Action Faith Leaders Event
WHERE: Meitzenheimer Community Center, 830 S Blackstone Street, Tulare, CA 93274
WHEN: Thursday, March 20 at 12 PM ET
NORTH CAROLINA
WHO:
State Representative Julie von Haefen (D-NV-36)
Shannon Dingle, Little Lobbyists
Eric Schneidewind, Former AARP National President
Vanessa Watson, Protect Our Care North Carolina
WHAT: Medicaid Defense Press Conference
WHERE: Register for the Zoom here [Registration required]
WHEN: Thursday, March 20 at 11 AM ET
PENNSYLVANIA
WHO:
American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE)
Make The Road Pennsylvania
PA House Elected Officials
Planned Parenthood Pennsylvania Advocates
Michael Berman, Protect Our Care Pennsylvania
WHAT: SEIU Medicaid Week of Action “Medicaid Accountability Town Hall” in Bethlehem
WHERE: Cathedral Church of the Nativity, 321 Wyandotte St, Bethlehem, PA
WHEN: Thursday, March 20 at 6 PM ET
WISCONSIN
WHO:
U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI)
Tyler Engel, Storyteller
Chad Sobieck, Storyteller
Chris Witt, Advanced Employment/Host
Christie Whiting, Storyteller
Cindy Piotrow, Storyteller
Kathy Seiler, Storyteller
Joe Zepecki, Protect Our Care Wisconsin
WHAT: Medicaid Defense Press Conference
WHERE: Email Joe Zepecki at [email protected] for location
WHEN: Thursday, March 20 at 10 AM CT // 11 AM ET
FRIDAY
ALASKA
WHO:
SEIU caregivers
Medicaid advocates
WHAT: Medicaid Stories Postcard Dropoff
WHERE: 510 L Street Suite 600 Anchorage, AK 99501
WHEN: Friday, March 21 at 3 PM AKT // 7 PM ET
IOWA
WHO:
Laura Packard, ACA Advocate & Cancer Survivor
MJ, Margarida Jorge, Health Care & Tax Policy Expert
Amy Adams, Protect Our Care Iowa
WHAT: ACA Anniversary Press Conference
WHERE: Register for the Zoom here [Registration required]
WHEN: Friday, March 21 at 12 PM CT // 1 PM ET
WISCONSIN
WHO:
Governor Tony Evers (D-WI)
Cierra Chesir, Storyteller
Krisjon Olson, Storyteller
Joe Zepecki, Protect Our Care Wisconsin
WHAT: ACA Anniversary Press Conference
WHERE: Register for the Zoom here [Registration required]
WHEN: Friday, March 21 at 10:30 AM CT // 11:30 AM ET
SATURDAY
NEW YORK
WHO:
Health care advocates
WHAT: Medicaid Week of Action Town Hall
WHERE: Dramatic Hall, 900 Main St., Peekskill, NY
WHEN: Saturday, March 22 at 1 PM ET
VIRGINIA
WHO:
Health care advocates
WHAT: Medicaid Week of Action Rally
WHERE: VA-02
WHEN: Saturday, March 22 at TBA
SUNDAY
CALIFORNIA
WHO:
U.S. Representative Ro Khanna (D-CA-17)
California Medicaid advocates and storytellers
WHAT: Benefits Over Billionaires Tour
WHERE: Martin Luther King Community Center, 1000 S Owens St, Bakersfield, CA 93307
WHEN: Sunday, March 23 at 11:30 AM PST
WHO:
U.S. Representative Ro Khanna (D-CA-17)
California Medicaid advocates and storytellers
WHAT: Benefits Over Billionaires Tour
WHERE: Norco College Amphitheater, 2001 Third St, Norco, CA 92860
WHEN: Sunday, March 23 at 4:30 PM PST
WHO:
U.S. Representative Ro Khanna (D-CA-17)
California Medicaid advocates and storytellers
WHAT: Benefits Over Billionaires Tour
WHERE: Peralta Canyon Park, 115 N Pinney Dr, Anaheim, CA 92807
WHEN: Sunday, March 23 at 7 PM