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CNN’s Anderson Cooper asked Sanders about his statement Thursday that the Republican health care plan is the “most harmful piece of legislation” he’s seen in his lifetime.
“It is an extraordinary statement because this is an extraordinary piece of legislation,” Sanders replied. “If you throw 23 million people off of health insurance, if you cut Medicaid by over $800 billion dollars, there is no question but that thousands of Americans will die.”
“This is barbaric,” he said. “Frankly, this is what oligarchy is all about. It’s the wealthy and powerful saying, ‘We need even more tax breaks’ — despite the fact that they’re doing phenomenally well — and if it means people in America dying ... ‘Hey, that’s not our problem.’”
Sanders is hitting the road this weekend to Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia to target Republican U.S. Senators Pat Toomey (R. PA), Rob Portman (R. OH) and Shelley Moore Capito (R. WV) where the Medicaid cuts would greatly harm many of their constituents. Here are the details to for those events:
Pennsylvania:
Sen. Bernie Sanders is coming to Pittsburgh Saturday as part of a MoveOn.org bus tour that is holding rallies in the region urging lawmakers to vote against the GOP healthcare plan introduced in the U.S. Senate Thursday.
The U.S. senator and former presidential candidate will be speaking at rallies in Pittsburgh, Columbus, Ohio, and Charlestown, W.Va. The group is specifically targeting Republican Senators Pat Toomey of Pennsylvani, Rob Portman of Ohio, and Shelley Moore Capito of West Virginia.
The Pittsburgh rally will be at 7 p.m. at the David Lawrence Convention Center, Downtwon.
Ohio:
Bernie Sanders will hold a rally about health care in Columbus on June 25.
According to the event's registration, Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) will visit Columbus to try and convince Senator Rob Portman (R-OH) and Republicans to vote against the proposed health care legislation.
The rally will be at Express Live at 405 Neil Avenue in Columbus. Doors will open at 10 a.m. and the rally will start at 11:30 a.m.
The event Sunday is free, open to the public, and no tickets are required but organizers encourage people to RSVP here.
West Virginia:
Bernie Sanders, the independent Senator from Vermont and former Democratic presidential candidate, is returning to Charleston for the Protect Our Health Care Rally at the Charleston Municipal Auditorium at 3 p.m. Sunday.
According to a release from Move On Civic Action, a progressive political organization that organized the rally, the event is designed to urge moderate Senators — including U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va. — to vote against the bill.
The event will be hosted by 13 different groups including Planned Parenthood South Atlantic, West Virginia Healthy Kids and Families Coalition, West Virginians for Affordable Health Care, Our Children Our Future, Organizing for Action, the ACLU, WV Citizen Action Group, Wood County Indivisible, West Virginia Center for Budget and Policy, WV Free, Kanawha Valley Democratic Socialists of America, Rise Up WV and West Virginia Women’s March.
If you live in any of these states, please do attend the events and also contact these GOP Senators and push them to reject Trumpcare:
Pat Toomey (R. PA)
Rob Portman (R. OH)
Shelley Moore Capito (R. WV)