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***MEDIA ADVISORY FOR FRIDAY, AUGUST 11th, 2023 at 11:00 AM ET // 10:00 AM CT***
Care Force One Rolls into St. Louis Park, Minnesota on Friday as it Travels Across 16+ States, Making Over 30 Stops and Covering Nearly 8,000 Miles
Watch All Bus Tour Stops Live Here.
St. Louis Park, MN — On day 10 of Protect Our Care’s “Lower Costs, Better Care” bus tour, Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) will join health care advocates and Protect Our Care for an event in St. Louis Park, Minnesota demonstrating how recent victories by President Biden and Democrats in Congress are already “Driving Down Health Care Costs” by thousands of dollars a year — with even more savings on the way. During the events, speakers will discuss how the Inflation Reduction Act and other health care measures will improve care and lower costs for the American people. Over four weeks, Care Force One will travel to more than 16 states, make more than 30 stops, and travel nearly 8,000 miles.
The “Lower Costs, Better Care” tour promotes the work of lawmakers who are fighting tirelessly to improve health care. While drug companies are doing everything in their power to roll back this progress in order to put profits over people, lawmakers like Senator Amy Klobuchar and Representative Angie Craig will stop at nothing to lower costs and improve care for people across Minnesota. August marks the first anniversary of the Inflation Reduction Act and the savings it continues to deliver to Minnesotans. Read more about the Inflation Reduction Act’s health care provisions here.
PRESS EVENT:
WHO:
U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN)
Keith Ellison, Minnesota Attorney General
Jake Spano, Mayor of St. Louis Park
Kelly Morrison, Physician and Minnesota State Senator
Aleta Borrud, a retired doctor and community healthcare advocate
Quinn Nystrom, Diabetes Advocate and Organizer
Deb Howze, Homecare Worker with SEIU Healthcare MN & IA
Laura Packard, cancer survivor and health care advocate
WHERE: Watch a livestream of the event here.
WHEN: Friday, August 11, 2023 at 11:00 AM ET // 10:00 AM CT
Protect Our Care’s Care Force One will make stops in:
Manchester, New Hampshire on Monday, July 31, 2023
Portsmouth, New Hampshire on Monday, July 31, 2023
Syracuse, New York on Tuesday, August 1, 2023
Kingston, New York on Tuesday, August 1, 2023
Valhalla, New York on Wednesday, August 2, 2023
New York City, New York on Wednesday, August 2, 2023
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on Thursday, August 3, 2023
Uniontown, Pennsylvania on Friday, August 4, 2023
Youngstown, Ohio on Monday, August 7, 2023
Toledo, Ohio on Monday, August 7, 2023
Trenton, Michigan on Tuesday, August 8, 2023
Lansing, Michigan on Tuesday, August 8, 2023
La Crosse, Wisconsin on Wednesday, August 9, 2023
Green Bay, Wisconsin on Thursday, August 10, 2023
St. Paul, Minnesota on Friday, August 11, 2023
Las Vegas, Nevada on Monday, August 14, 2023
Bakersfield, California on Tuesday, August 15, 2023
Los Angeles, California on Tuesday, August 15, 2023
Orange County, California on Wednesday, August 16, 2023
Palm Springs, California on Wednesday, August 16, 2023
Phoenix, Arizona on Thursday, August 17, 2023
Tucson, Arizona on Thursday, August 17, 2023
Albuquerque, New Mexico on Friday, August 18, 2023
Atlanta, Georgia on Monday, August 21, 2023
Macon, Georgia on Monday, August 21, 2023
Charlotte, North Carolina on Tuesday, August 22, 2023
Greensboro, North Carolina on Tuesday, August 22, 2023
Raleigh, North Carolina on Wednesday, August 23, 2023
Norfolk, Virginia on Wednesday, August 23, 2023
Richmond, Virginia on Thursday, August 24, 2023
Wilmington, Delaware on Thursday, August 24, 2023
Allentown, Pennsylvania on Friday, August 25, 2023
For more information on Protect Our Care’s “Lower Cost, Better Care” tour, click here.