***MEDIA ADVISORY FOR WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 29 AT 9 AM ET***
Protect Our Care Hosts Day of Action to Sound the Alarm on Disastrous RFK Jr. Nomination
Washington, D.C. — Today, Wednesday, January 29, 2025, at 9 AM ET, Hawaii Governor Josh Green, M.D., Hawaii Senator Brian Schatz, Wisconsin Senator Tammy Baldwin, Connecticut Senator Chris Murphy, Maryland Senator Chris Van Hollen, and others will join Protect Our Care and doctors, nurses, advocates, and storytellers for a press conference ahead of Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.’s confirmation hearings. The event will kick off Protect Our Care’s day of action on Capitol Hill, featuring visuals, signage, props, and representations of the people who died during the deadly measles outbreak in Samoa to underscore the devastation of RFK Jr.’s deadly and dangerous anti-vaccine conspiracy theories.
During today’s event, Governor Green will detail the devastating measles outbreak in Samoa, which he saw firsthand while responding to the crisis and experts, advocates, and storytellers will warn about the deadly consequences if RFK Jr. is at the helm of American health care. Speakers will make clear that this nomination will touch nearly every household in the nation.
PRESS EVENT:
WHO:
Hawaii Governor Josh Green, M.D.
Senator Brian Schatz (D-HI)
Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI)
Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT)
Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD)
Peter Lurie, President and Executive Director, Center for Science in the Public Interest
Rob Weissman, Co-President, Public Citizen
Scott Hamilton Kennedy, Academy Award-nominated filmmaker, and director of the Shot In The Arm documentary
Dr. Jan Krommes, Doctors for America
Dr. Andrey Ostrovsky, 314 Action Public Health Advisor
Protect Our Care
Doctors, Nurses, Advocates
WHAT: Press Conference & Visibility Display
WHERE: Section 8 of the Senate Swamp (corner of 1st St. NE & Constitution Ave. NE)
WHEN:
Press Conference: Wednesday, January 29, 2025, at 9 AM ET
Visibility Display: Wednesday, January 29, 2025 at 9 AM ET to 3 PM ET
BACKGROUND
REPORT: RFK Jr. Is An Anti-Vaccine Extremist
REPORT: Misinformation Kills: RFK Jr’s Deadly Visit To Samoa