Last week, Donald Trump pledged on the debate stage that he will repeal the Affordable Care Act and replace it with “concepts of a plan.” The Harris-Walz campaign is seizing on those comments with events this week across key states to slam Trump’s Project 2025 agenda – a stark contrast with Vice President Harris’ plan to lower health care costs and improve access for the millions of Americans who rely on the ACA. Just last week, the Biden-Harris administration announced 50 million Americans have received health care from the ACA, including 2.3 million Georgians, 2.1 million North Carolinians, and 1.5 million Pennsylvanians, making Trump’s comments and this local push more timely than ever.
Trump’s Project 2025 agenda would not only rip health care away from millions of Americans and allow insurance companies to deny coverage to those with preexisting conditions, but it would also spike health care and prescription drug costs. Trump and MAGA Republicans tried to repeal the ACA over 60 times and Trump has called the legislation “lousy,” promising to “terminate” it as part of his Project 2025 agenda.
The events happening across the battlegrounds this week follow Vice President Harris’ lead, who called out Trump’s comments in North Carolina on Thursday. Here are a few examples:
- Macon, Georgia: Health care press conference on Monday at 11:00am ET with U.S. Representative Sanford Bishop, Georgia state Senator David Lucas, Georgia state Representative Miriam Paris, and MPH nurse Kate Ellington.
- Tallahassee, Florida: Press conference on Monday at 11:00am ET with Florida state Representative Gallop Franklin, former U.S. Representative Allen Boyd, and Floridian insured through the ACA Amy Datz.
- Green Bay, Wisconsin: Health care event on Monday at 11:00am CT with Wisconsin state Assembly candidate Amaad Rivera-Wagner and local health care advocates.
- Madison, Wisconsin: Health care press conference on Monday at 12:00pm CT with Wisconsin state Senator Kelda Roys and local health care advocates.
- Reno, Nevada: Health care press conference on Tuesday at 10:30am PT with former executive director of Silver State Health Insurance Exchange Heather Korbulic and Reno City Council candidate Frank Perez.
- Conway, New Hampshire: Press conference on Tuesday at 11:00am ET with New Hampshire state Representative David Paige, former New Hampshire state Representative and current state Senate candidate Bill Marsh, Ossipee Democrats Town Chair Patricia Pustell and Center Conway Democrats Town Chair Ellin Leonard.
- Charlottesville, Virginia: Press conference on Wednesday at 10:30am ET with former Democratic Leader of the Virginia House of Delegates David Toscano, Virginia state Delegates Amy Laufer and Katrina Callsen, and Virginians directly impacted by the ACA.
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Health care press conference on Wednesday at 11:00am ET with Pennsylvania state Representative and Health Committee Chair Dan Frankel, Pennsylvania state Representative Arvind Venkat, and local leaders.
- Lansing, Michigan: Press conference on Wednesday at 11:00am ET with Michigan state Representatives Julie Rogers and Carrie Rheingans and registered nurse Leah Rasch.
- State College, Pennsylvania: Health care press conference on Wednesday at 11:00am ET with Pennsylvania state Representative Paul Takac and local leaders.
- Tucson, Arizona: Health care press conference on Wednesday at 11:00am MT with Arizona state Representative Christopher Mathis and Dr. Ravi Shah.
- Las Vegas, Nevada: Health care press conference on Wednesday at 11:00am PT with Nevada state Assemblyman David Orentlicher and health care advocates.
- Greensboro, North Carolina: Health care event on Wednesday at 11:15am ET with North Carolina state Senators Gladys Robinson and Michael Garrett, Dr. Eleanor Greene, and health care advocates.
- Marshfield, Wisconsin: Press conference on Wednesday at 12:15pm CT with Wisconsin state Senate candidate Collin McNamara and local leaders.
- Charlotte, North Carolina: Health care event on Wednesday at 1:00pm ET with North Carolina state Representatives Wesley Harris and Brandon Lofton, physician assistant Michelle Hopkins, and health care advocates Susie Evans and Penny Wingard.
- St. Paul, Minnesota: Health care event on Wednesday at 1:00pm CT with Minnesota state Senate Majority Leader Erin Murphy, Minnesota state Senator Alice Mann, and local leaders.
- Milwaukee, Wisconsin: Health care event on Thursday at 10:00am CT with Wisconsin state Senator LaTonya Johnson and local health care advocates.
- Atlanta, Georgia: Health care event on Thursday at 11:00am ET with Dr. Shawana Moore and Dr. Michelle Au.
- Omaha, Nebraska: Health care event on Thursday at 11:00am CT with Douglas County Commissioner Chris Rodgers, Nebraska state Senator Jen Day, and breast cancer survivor Amy O’Connor.
