DC Area Clergy Hold Moral Rally on Capitol Hill to Urge Senators to Vote “No” on Graham-Cassidy Bill
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 21, 2017
CONTACT
Michelle Nealy, mnealy@faithinpubliclife.org, (202)735-7123
DC-Area Clergy Hold Moral Rally on Capitol Hill to Urge Senators to Vote “No” on Graham-Cassidy Bill
WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Monday, September 25th at 1 p.m., prominent faith leaders from throughout the region will hold a rally on Capitol Hill to protect the 22 million Americans who will lose their health care if Congress passes the Graham-Cassidy bill.
Religious leaders will deliver a moral declaration to Senator McConnell’s office demanding all senators and public servants to do the right thing and preserve the life-saving care afforded to thousands of our nation’s children, seniors and people with disabilities by the Affordable Care Act.
Matthew 25:34-40 “Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world. For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.’”
What:
Moral Rally to Save Health Care; March to Sen. Mitch McConnell’s office
When:
September 25, 2017 at 1 p.m.
Where:
Senate East Front
Intersection of Constitution Ave NE and First Street NE
Who:
Rev. Jennifer Butler, CEO, Faith in Public Life
Rev. Dr. Leslie Copeland Tune, Director, Ecumenical Poverty Initiative
Rev. Robin Tanner, Beacon Unitarian Universalist Congregation, Summit, NJ
Rev. James Brigman, North Carolina pastor, who walked from his home state to Washington D.C. in honor of his 9-year-old daughter who suffers from a rare virus and requires comprehensive health care
Rabbi Alana Suskin, Americans for Peace Now
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