Sen. Bernie Sanders is coming to Covington Sunday to rally the people of Kentucky to demand that Republican Senate Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) not go forward with his effort to repeal the Affordable Care Act.
Sanders claims McConnell’s legislation, which would throw 22 million Americans off of health insurance, would be a disaster for the country and an even worse disaster for the people of Kentucky.
He says under the Affordable Care Act, Kentucky has made significant progress in lowering the number of its uninsured people. Further, the expansion of Medicaid there has been of significant help in the fight against the opioid epidemic which has ravaged Kentucky.
Sanders was a Democratic Presidential candidate in 2016 and is expected to run again in 2020.
Earlier in the day, Sanders will be speaking in Morgantown, West Virginia, another state hard hit by the opioid crisis. In West Virginia, Sanders will urge Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.V.) not to support the Republican legislation which he says will do enormous harm to the people of her state and the nation.
Here is the itinerary:
Sunday, July 9
2 p.m. Care Not Cuts Rally, Morgantown Event Center, Platinum Ballroom, Three Waterfront Place, Morgantown, West Virginia
Information for the Public: Doors open at 12:30 p.m. This event is free and open to the public. Tickets are not required, but RSVPs are strongly encouraged. Admission is first come, first served.
Press interested in covering this event should RSVP.
6 p.m. Care Not Cuts Rally, Northern Kentucky Convention Center, 1 W Rivercenter Blvd, Covington, Kentucky
Information for the Public: Doors open at 4:30 p.m. This event is free and open to the public. Tickets are not required, but RSVPs are strongly encouraged. Admission is first come, first served.
Live streams for both rallies will be available here.
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