Today I was arrested, in an act of peaceful civil disobedience, inside the United States Capitol at the office of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. I and hundreds of others with preexisting medical conditions from around the country occupied the offices of Republican Senators and demanded that they immediately cease all efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act.
I am HIV positive. As an elected official, I am lucky to have good health care. But there are countless others who could literally die if the Republicans get their way.
Trump, McConnell and Ryan are still driving hard to repeal the ACA and strip health care from tens of millions of Americans. What they are doing is pure evil. We must not allow it.
Please call the Senate switchboard at (202) 224-3121 and demand that Mitch McConnell and his conference begin working with Democrats to strengthen our health care system and ensure that all Americans have access to affordable, quality medical care.
In service,
Corey Johnson
Council Member, 3rd Council District
