Congressional Democrats call on lawmakers to maintain Affordable Care Act
Reps. Velazquez, Maloney, Jeffries and Clarke Castigate Republican Colleagues’ Lack of Alternative at Woodhull MC Press Conference
Standing beneath a projection that declared “The Republican Plan Will Make America Sick Again!” U.S. Rep. Nydia Velazquez opened the Jan. 7 press conference at Woodhull Medical Center with a reminder: “Access to health care is not a privilege; it’s a right!”
U.S. Reps. Hakeem Jeffries, Yvette Clarke and Carolyn Maloney joined Velazquez in the center’s auditorium, flanked by health care professionals and advocates for the elderly, many hefting signs calling for justice and fairness, for a press conference to demand that the incoming Republican Congress not repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA), popularly known as “Obamacare.”