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TODAY: Elected Officials, Frontline Medical Professionals, and Health Care Advocates Join Protect Our Care to Encourage Congress to Pass the American Rescue Plan

By January 26, 2021No Comments

Today, Tuesday, January 26, Dayton Mayor Nan Whaley, State Rep. Beth Liston (D-OH), State Rep. Carla Cunningham (D-NC), along with health care advocates and frontline medical professionals will join Protect Our Care North Carolina and Protect Our Care Ohio for press calls to discuss how President Biden’s American Rescue Plan will provide desperately needed relief to North Carolinians and Ohioans struggling during the COVID-19 pandemic, and urge Congress to take immediate action to pass the plan.

A crisis of this magnitude requires a robust, comprehensive response that will both alleviate the short-term suffering of people across the United States and work towards long-term investments in America’s health and economy. The American Rescue Plan will deliver much-needed relief to families, provide support for struggling state and local governments, jumpstart a nationwide vaccination program, and rebuild our communities. As the pandemic stretches into 2021, North Carolinians and Ohioans remain desperate for federal relief, and are urging swift action in Congress. 

TODAY’S EVENTS

OHIO

WHO:

Mayor Nan Whaley (Dayton, OH)

State Rep. Beth Liston, Ohio State Representative and doctor 

Wendy Patton, Senior Project Director, State Fiscal Project, Policy Matters Ohio

Carol Smith, nurse

Daniel van Hoogstraten, Protect Our Care Ohio

WHAT: Virtual Press Conference to Urge Passage of American Rescue Plan

WHERE: Zoom Registration

WHEN: Tuesday, January 26 at 1:00 PM ET

NORTH CAROLINA

WHO:

State Rep. Carla Cunningham

Montica Talmadge, Health Care Advocate

WHAT: Protect Our Care North Carolina Press Call to Urge Passage of American Rescue Plan

WHERE: DIAL IN: 877-229-8493; PIN: 118274

WHEN: Tuesday, January 26 at 2:00 PM ET