RI Saturday Morning Political Rally for Health Care

EAST PROVIDENCE, RI—Rallies are being organized nationwide on Saturday over the future of Obamacare. According to U.S. Sen. Jack Reed's office, the rallies are among "a series of events led by Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-NY) and Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT)." The purpose is to send a "message to President Trump and Congressional Republicans that repealing the Affordable Care Act would jeopardize the health and financial security of millions of Americans."

In Rhode Island, the rally starts at 11:30 a.m. at Rhode Island College's Roberts Hall, 600 Mt. Pleasant Ave., Providence.

Reed, as well as U.S. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse and U.S. Cong. Jim Langevin, are scheduled to attend.

"Under the Affordable Care Act, Rhode Island’s uninsured rate dropped from 12 percent to a record low of 4.5 percent," according to Reed's office. "A recent Urban Institute study estimates that 96,000 Rhode Islanders would lose their health insurance in 2019 if the Affordable Care Act is repealed.

"Republicans in Congress have taken an initial step to repeal the Affordable Care Act, and have not introduced a plan to replace the program.

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