Second Line to Protect Our Care | Jesuit Social Research Institute

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Saturday, March 18, 2017 1:00 PM New Orleans City Hall

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Mon, 03/13/2017 - 20:00

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Please join <a data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/page.php?id=1650620035244524&extragetparams=%7B%22directed_target_id%22%3A755020278005042%7D" data-hovercard-prefer-more-content-show="1" href="https://www.facebook.com/keepLAcovered/" style="color: rgb(54, 88, 153); cursor: pointer; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Keep Louisiana Covered</a> and <a data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/page.php?id=1510590369239987&extragetparams=%7B%22directed_target_id%22%3A755020278005042%7D" data-hovercard-prefer-more-content-show="1" href="https://www.facebook.com/SoulBrassBandNola/" style="color: rgb(54, 88, 153); cursor: pointer; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Soul Brass Band</a> for a second line in support for affordable, quality health care coverage in Louisiana! 
 
*Congress is trying to eliminate Medicaid expansion, cut benefits for people on Medicaid, and decrease subsidies that help people pay for their health insurance* 
 
This would affect the 400,000 people who have gained health insurance through Medicaid expansion, and over 1 million low-income Louisianans who rely on Medicaid. 
 
We are responding by having speakers, musicians, and residents come together to show our legislators (<a data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/page.php?id=80987211775&extragetparams=%7B%22directed_target_id%22%3A755020278005042%7D" data-hovercard-prefer-more-content-show="1" href="https://www.facebook.com/billcassidy/" style="color: rgb(54, 88, 153); cursor: pointer; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Bill Cassidy</a> <a data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/page.php?id=160513344045084&extragetparams=%7B%22directed_target_id%22%3A755020278005042%7D" data-hovercard-prefer-more-content-show="1" href="https://www.facebook.com/JohnKennedyLouisiana/" style="color: rgb(54, 88, 153); cursor: pointer; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">John Neely Kennedy</a> and<a data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/page.php?id=50936151681&extragetparams=%7B%22directed_target_id%22%3A755020278005042%7D" data-hovercard-prefer-more-content-show="1" href="https://www.facebook.com/RepSteveScalise/" style="color: rgb(54, 88, 153); cursor: pointer; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Congressman Steve Scalise</a>) that we will not accept these harmful changes. Then we will second line with <a data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/page.php?id=1510590369239987&extragetparams=%7B%22directed_target_id%22%3A755020278005042%7D" data-hovercard-prefer-more-content-show="1" href="https://www.facebook.com/SoulBrassBandNola/" style="color: rgb(54, 88, 153); cursor: pointer; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Soul Brass Band</a> to Saint Louis cemetery #2, to send a powerful message about the real hurt that these changes will have on our community.  
 
Keep Medicaid Expansion Rolling – Take it to the Streets to Protect Our Care! 
 
 
<a class="_58cn" data-ft="{"tn":"*N","type":104}" href="https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/protectourcare" style="color: rgb(54, 88, 153); cursor: pointer; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">#ProtectOurCare</a>  
<a class="_58cn" data-ft="{"tn":"*N","type":104}" href="https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/keeplacovered" style="color: rgb(54, 88, 153); cursor: pointer; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">#keepLAcovered</a>
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