Them they cared about the rights of workers and the checks Oliver Wendell holmes , jr. And so of his opinions with a 1923 case that down for the first time that the criminal trials violated the due process clause that was the first time the Supreme Court struck down a state conviction that was a huge moment to put a fair criminal trials on the liberal agenda. And linking those with race semitic congressmen held a health care townhome meeting voicing opposition to repeal the Affordable Care act and questions to the Medicaid Expansion and medical marijuana and the Substance Abuse treatment. I have a wonderful honor and privilege to be here in the greatest cities. [applause] and it is my honor to be at this town hall meeting. Of like to open my City Commission meetings with of pledged to the flag please join me. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america. And to the republic for which it stands. One nation under god invisible with liberty and justice for all. Like to share some news we had some excellent news a couple hours ago the senator resigned. [applause] i know if that is appropriate but theres no room in the Florida Legislature for somebody who makes racist and homophobic remarks. [applause] that is the good news of the day. Also think to the Service EmployeesInternational Union and planned parenthood for hosting this town hall meeting today. I think this will be very interesting for everybody it is an incredible topic i am not an expert but like everybody else in this affects me as a consumer and as an employer to pay for insurance and third as the mayor of the city that the residents have Health Care Challenges and issues with affordable good quality care. Started with the first to promise that i think it is the right as a human being to have access to Affordable Care. Idol think we should have to wait until we are 65 and is this something we should take for granted. That is something that is readily available. It that our Health Care System is horrible and that there are the many people that and i am not in expert but hopefully i can not share some ideas because i dont they and read aeronaut but my eighth experience primarily as health care as a consumer riata Health Insurance why avis and that the eight puff that is 370 for the 90 days supply pet this annette but i can get the same generic from canada for 49 with 100 pills that actually my doctor told me to do indian prescription for that. As they indicated our system is broken. When he was elected, President Trump said he would not he said he would negotiate prices ended hope that he does that. Also my experiences similar to others in addition so they will pay roughly 1. 5 million. And then they have a 5,000 injectable and allow the city contributes something to these employees to cover outofpocket expenses for many People Health care is not affordable. And finally, i know that many residents to not offer health care for their employers many were killed in the soonest industry with the beauty salons and restaurants and the contractors that are selfemployed likely not covered by insurance offered by their players and there are also many residents the half to take Better Health issues we have a Large Population this area of the country is one of the fastestgrowing areas for hiv and of course, were all aging so i know people who taught me all the time that they will not buy one because they are too much of snack aisle a foreword to hearing these issues. I will introduce our panel first the congressmen. [applause] he probably has the best Health Care Coverage known to mendez not pay for it but he has made this a priority issues. Eyebrow of the obamacare i have. But we harry reid plays t is willing to tackle this issue to make it a priority for his work in the Conference Also the Service EmployeesInternational Union dr. Lewis is a family physician to understand the voices of the Health Care Workers and finally the third panelist is from planned parenthood. [applause] witches for many people the best place to obtain good Quality Health care. So let me turn this over to the congressmen and we let forward to your comments. [applause] thanks very much, i appreciate your starting off the meeting that more than that a was to take the opportunity as someone who spent say good portion of my time, to every part of the district but i tend to spend a good portion here and what to think he for the job you do with this great city it is a wonderful place to visit and to live and exceptional place to represent. Imf ruled to be here especially taken it it was fierce ruse when you can mathias idea but i want to take a couple minutes but to leaders in the field this one to have conversations about health care and the impact that congress has as it tries to go down the path that the shadow down next may could begin back. But it is so much more worthwhile when you have meetings like this with people who understand the system from the inside. Dr. Louis it is wonderful to be here to take a vantage of your expertise it because there are so Many Health Care providers that all the of members that are here. Thanks for the perspective and you provided to the debate ashley that is important to work to help them with their lives. So let me just say you cannot have a discussion about Health Care Without talking about the impact of Health Care Providers and planned parenthood as you will deaf, first and foremost, is about providing health care to improve the lives of all the patients that they see in real grateful for all of that. I havels speech but i will my give it so i am going back to washington monday perhaps you have seen in the news but he thinks is important with the first run hundred days in office. Which i fake if were going to have a direction coming debt of the white house it should be of having a Health Care System that provides the greatest access to the largest number working to breathing down cost that is the direction of light to see coming out of the white house otherwise this seems here is the take away. For our many of us in the ruble a participated in rallies and purchased to preserve the Affordable Care act, the adl to go back word passing a piece of legislation to result in tens of millions of americans losing access to health care and cost going up and everyone. Importuned Consumer Protections that are now part of every policy because of the Affordable Care act and getting medicaid at the same time . The ags Something Like that would be approached would be supported by 17 percent of the American People . That is the number of people that supported him to her home and millions of americans. Another is a renewed focus with a new bill and heres what is interesting. It seems to a knowledgeable of the things we were so concerned about with the last effort, keeping kids on your parents policies, make sure preexisting conditions cannot be used as a way to prevent you from getting access to insurance. Not doing away with essential Health Benefits people want to know the policy insurers them that with pediatric care or werent emergency room so all of those things if you heard by a colleagues talk about this the start by saying they want to do all of those things because that is what the American People want and that is the Affordable Care act of laugh and call me with the last line of the statements seemingly under their breath today say. But i just want to be clear those of us who live in florida. [laughter] made so what happens if you leave it up to the state to make important decisions about health care. In florida unfortunately we are operating at the whim of a government has decided despite the protest of the Business Community and hospitals and but to get that access to health care im not prepared to leave it up to governor scott. [applause] so we will go back on monday. My republican colleagues, the ones to keep out in opposition, with delicate this will come to the same conclusion that if the most of them come to that you cannot take a terrible bill to turn it on its head and a knowledge of this thing is that we hated are bad and then at the end of my colleagues would understand that to but there is a single republican who can melt in opposition to the last version of trump care looking at this will do anything but shake their head and announces they cannot support this one either. Theres too much at stake to rush through some terrible piece of legislation in order to meet the artificial deadline to say lippes first 100 days to do is much as we can and my fellow panelist i know some people will make sure everyone understands sea dangerous direction and working together and that will satisfy for the most extreme elements that will not get the of majority then it is absolutely will not get them anywhere above 70 it is great to be with everyone. [applause] good afternoon. So much gratitude and. I am already fired up. Give him another round. [applause] thank you so much i appreciate the street talk because the leeway we get to some resolution that goes deeper aum a nervy hard to but how do we feel but thanks for starting us off and then do appreciate that below i appreciate your work i feel we could do gratitude rounds all day and that is not necessarily a bad thing. But now that i had and energy that is popping up let me make sure that we make a transfer of exchange i want to take every sea kowloon a few and she but they are ready organizer but this is where the unions are picketing around the bonfire to reassure free kid and community had an opportunity to grow. But because of the flight but dr. Lewis came for our the mike without contributions fighting to move forward. And as the mayor mentioned i am blessed and honored to be with people with the most intimate moments when they first enter the world and with the transition. So with the representatives of for assaying it is amazing to have Health Care Workers in the room. Have been honored and met the man as an intern werke it hospital sent in peoples homes with transporters and wisdom and doctors to make sure it makes a difference and with every retiree please raise your hand to big knowledge for the ministry you have done. [applause] the wan preplanned this. The first time the bill went down we were talking about this but the legislation would come at us. So to get into that space would get onehalf in fifth and ended 2013 with the Supreme Court and i am a fan of the firm will one. But to have a conversation with but no. Vehicle care dont get to all the same care isnt the right did. We should be able to do better for some of what to budget but think about where is. There is already activities who won but as a the help the people that focusing year on Holistic Health so imagine that. It isnt just about time when you get sick but to being yours trump list fiercest healthiest shelf for your children and yourself and your committee and your live sauternes best of the front and was an ounce. That is one thing but deeper investments of Community Health hearing from folks who have been in their bodies long after understand the pieces that make them work so we will always need hospitals and but the genius exist for each year who better to understand how the social determinants of jobs and transportation is a home care and then to determine it is there everyday. You can all tell me how few traces and how your budget is affected. I will mention one or two projects in the interfaith medical center. [applause] one. To meet with planned parenthood is a provider has said advocate. I think it is unique we are both Health Care Providers but the strongest field game in this stage for reason. That is because the health care we provide is under attack and the values that we embody throughout the membership is always under attack. Soap we have had to build this organizing infrastructure that we definitely have not seen the past couple months and how necessary it is to continue this movement so i will be here with everybody in this room. Planned parenthood is not immune to these assaults we turned onehundred last october. [applause] so were celebrating these centennial at the same time were in federal government they have some to take aware infect federal government does not fund them except in rare rare cases the food and activex with Reproductive HealthCare Services can into that to get the instigation to fungi is widely unpopular is a receipt. To defend but that was not raped but those who abuse their health care if their member of Congress Votes to a p. O. For whom this did meg the then very appreciative of the efforts for the views he group of men that are deciding behind closed doors what to include flakes to been maternity coverage but taking away access to ru86 worst simply of being a woman was conditioned especially in light of the fact to months ago we saw the biggest marches in this country we have seen in decades. I was part of the womens march with 14,000 people and we know we need to continue the work because we will not go back to the days for people did not have access well being a woman was a preexisting condition i am happy to be here. [applause] now we will open to the floor. Please raise your hand. Mine named and to my union. Is an honor laugh of so what to ask this question to share with the audience what is your plan to fight back . You mentioned that then you stop. What is it you plan to do to fight back at . Let me finish the question. Were doing everything that we can. When they are fighting you get the message to say have remembers call this number so we do that parch in the field but tell me what is your plan to fight back . First of all, i apologize if i was holding back. [laughter] i will try to be more forthcoming. When you have an effort taking place coming from the white house to would finance a piece of legislation that is worse than the last piece of legislation that was about 17 approval. And that the same time you see this as another opportunity to try to eliminate funding for planned parenthood and providing access to lifesaving screenings of way that they do if you prevent them from doing that, it has the Approval Rating of 20 . If that is the direction you are going into things need to have been. Dame going back to washington the i will stay on the house floor to talk about why this is a disaster and then do you know what . And will throw my a are round by republican colleagues to point out that if they decide for any reason they have to support a piece of legislation this is so detrimental the it is so but then that will probably be the last vote that they will cast. Is that clear crafts but the masking you to be a member of the problem solvers talk this. Where and nationally sisseton think of me to make sure you get the care that you need and i cannot get it to you. To make 38 . Points because the light green this important to sit negative around the the new road wiccans to you a and but when yearago a call reagan laugh when but you can only join if you bring a member of the opposite party in the year closing in on 40 members in the breeze still in compromise solution redoing when it comes to this issue we should talk about how to expand to what did you have . For america have been saying this is a was elected to Congress Weeks after the affordable their act to you know what the result was . All we have done since then is an some limited director Public Policy for berger he achieved through the rainforest to put together to appear as san amazing statement that authorization is to you ron moi been been a good deal Insurance Companies that yielded to a for the every Health Care Expert says dont do this with good ideas including the consumers of health care. The a. D. Is are there but can we listen and make progress but we paid to come and taken there the some fluent but behalf to motivate those who are skeptical to work. It gets back to when you said. Lead governor has thrown out. [inaudible] but as weve really opinions i wonder for a mother right side but that they come to these and realize that i am and it is important so i think here. Teefour