January 25, 2017 C-SPAN News
A group of nurses from various states spoke about the consequences of Republican efforts to repeal the health care law. They were joined by Minority Leader Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) on the hill. Following their pleas to lawmakers, Rep. Pelosi talked about other consequences of repeal. She also took questions from reporters on other topics including the President’s call for an investigation into voter fraud and the executive orders he signed during the first few days of the administration.
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“The Patient Freedom Act Of 2017” Republican Press Conference On the Replacement For ObamaCare
January 23, 2017 C-SPAN News
Senator Bill Cassidy (R-LA) and Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) held a press conference at the U.S. Capitol to introduce the Patient Freedom Act of 2017, a replacement bill for the Affordable Care Act, often referred to as Obamacare. They contrasted their bill against the existing health care law, and explained how the Patient Freedom Act would, in their words, grant states and patients more options while keeping health care costs transparent and “truly affordable.”
Civil Rights Rally On A Rainy Saturday In Washington DC
January 14, 2017 C-SPAN News http://MOXNews.com
Reverend Al Sharpton and other civil rights leaders led a march on issues including voting rights, criminal justice, health care and pay equity. Following the march, a rally was held near the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial. Other speakers included NAACP President Cornell William Brooks; author and professor Michael Eric Dyson; Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR); Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser; and relatives of Trayvon Martin, Eric Garner and Walter Scott who were killed in incidents involving the police.