The Fight For Obamacare: Thousands protest in defense of Obamacare

Posted on January 17, 2017 by SouthernGirl2
Roberta Burnes looks on as concerned citizens gathered at Courthouse Plaza to protest Republican efforts to dismantle the Affordable Care Act in Lexington, Ky., Sunday, Jan. 15, 2017. Read more here: http://www.kentucky.com/news/local/counties/fayette-county/article126742679.html#storylink=cpy
Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., at podium, cheers health care workers to save the Affordable Care Act across the country outside LAC+USC Medical Center in Los Angeles, Sunday, Jan. 15, 2017. (Damian Dovarganes / AP)
People attend a health care rally at the Indiana Statehouse in support of the Affordable Care Act, Sunday, Jan. 15, 2017, in Indianapolis
Around 500 people took to the Indiana Statehouse Jan. 15 to protest president-elect Donald Trump’s plans to repeal the Affordable Care Act, which insures around 20 million people in the U.S. (Photo: Kara Berg/ IndyStar)
Hundreds protest in Grand Rapids against repeal of Obamacare
People wait for the start of a health care rally in Warren, Michigan, north of Detroit, Jan. 15, 2017.
Huge crowd in #Boston for rally against #ACARepeal, in support of #Obamacare with @SenWarren @EdMarkey @marty_walsh
A supporter of the Affordable Care Act hoists a sign for Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) to see at a rally in Bowie on Sunday. (David Weigel/The Washington Post)
Thousands of people showed up on Sunday in Warren, Mich., to hear Senator Bernie Sanders, independent of Vermont, denounce Republican efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act. Rallies were held across the country over the weekend.
NYC ACA rally

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13 Responses to The Fight For Obamacare: Thousands protest in defense of Obamacare

  6. Liza says:
    January 17, 2017 at 10:17 am

    I just got a good robo-call asking me to call Senator Jeff Flake (AZ/R) and request that he vote AGAINST the repeal of the ACA. I guess they figure McCain is a lost cause.

    Hopefully, this is a sign of a growing resistance and it better grow fast. The Two Satans (Ryan and McConnell) think time is on their side. They think they’ll get this done before people know what it really means to lose the ACA.

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    • Liza says:
      January 17, 2017 at 10:22 am

      Trump, of course, doesn’t know his a$$ from a hole in the ground regarding the ACA. All he knows is that he wants to dismantle PBO’s work for the last eight years.

      Trump has NEVER been required to define anything. He has never been required to speak to anything in greater depth than a talking point. Who else gets away with this?

      “Repeal and figure out a replacement at some future time” should have people outraged.

      You can’t postpone accidents, injuries, and diseases.

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  7. Liza says:
    January 17, 2017 at 9:10 am

    Thanks for this post. Apparently, MSM didn’t find this newsworthy but I did finally see something on MSNBC (Rachel Maddow’s show) last night.

    Some of these rallies were huge. And it needs to be reported to grow the resistance the Republican anti-populist, anti-healthcare agenda.

    Bernie’s rallies during the primaries were huge and, of course, MSM never reported on them. If they had, things might be different right now.

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  8. rikyrah says:
    January 17, 2017 at 8:08 am

    Thank you – all the protestors – for standing up for what’s right.

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