at one point in the night during their 24-hour vigil, activists held up this illuminated sign that said care can t wait. and that phrase has been a rallying cry among supporters of president biden s agenda, people trying to get congress to follow through. a few weeks later in yet another direct action, just this past month, health care activists held a rally outside a senate office building urging senators to support some of the health care provisions in build back better, of which there are many. they set up chairs outside the building to make it look like they were in a doctor s waiting room. remember care can t wait? they blocked access to that building peacefully, not violently, and they told stories about loved ones they had lost because they lost access to health care. in the end, there were multiple arrests at that peaceful direct action protest. so we ve been watching these sort of passionate, dogged,
people. so elderly and disabled people who need extra help don t have to be institutionalized if that s not otherwise in their interest. they can stay home and get help. there s billions of dollars for that in the build back better bill.s that part of president biden s agenda hasn t gotten as much attention but it affects a huge number of americans. right now the number of elderly and disabled americans who are on the waiting list for that kind of care, for home-based care services, it s about e 800,000 people on the wait listi at one point in the night during their 24-hour vigil, activists held up this illuminated sign in big bright letters that said care can t wait. and that phrase care can t wait has been a rallying cry among supporters of president biden s agenda, people trying to get congress to follow through.
during the 24 hour vigil, they held up this illuminating sign that childcare can t wheat. and that phrase, care can t wait, has been a rallying cry among supporters of president biden s agenda. people trying to get congress to follow through. a few weeks, later another direct action, just this past month, health care activists held a rally outside of the building, urging senators to support some of the health care provisions in build back better, in which there are many. they set up tears outside that building to make it look like they were in a doctors waiting room. remember, care can t wait? they blocked access to that building. they did so peacefully, nonviolently, and they told stories about the ones that they have lost. in the, and there were multiple arrests at that peaceful direct action protests. so we have been watching these passionate dogwood relentless, nonviolent, direct action campaigns over this particular bill for months now.
Engracia Figueroa, 51, died on Sunday from complications from an infected ulcer two weeks after being admitted to ICU from complications of an infected ulcer.
Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi held her weekly press conference today in the Capitol Visitor Center. Below are the Speaker’s remarks: Speaker Pelosi. Good morning. Thank you for your patience. We were just finishing our House Democratic Whip Meeting. That's – for the others out there – really a part of our Caucus, where we heard from our magnificent Chairmen and had a