Rev. Camille Henderson-Edwards opens with prayer: “God, it is in this moment that we invoke your Spirit, that you would hear our fervent cries for justice, for equity, and for action.” #ReconcileNow #CloseTheCoverageGap
“We live in the poorest states in the nation, states with the highest rates of maternal deaths and chronic illnesses, where more hospitals close each year. We know it’s no coincidence that the majority of Southerners in the Medicaid coverage gap are Black & Latino” -Cindy Ji
“The solution is simple. Congress already designed a fix to the Medicaid coverage gap. If they fail to act now, that means abandoning the health of women and people of color in our communities for the foreseeable future.” -Cindy Ji of @CDFTexas #CloseTheCoverageGap
“We must lament that millions of children have been thrown back into poverty because the #ChildTaxCredit expired” -@revadamtaylor @SojoAction #CloseTheCoverageGap
“I lament that we don’t seem to have a future this year for climate policy but I stand in solidarity and demand that Congress close the Medicaid coverage gap” -Ryan Roberts #CloseTheCoverageGap
Although important provisions like climate justice and the #ChildTaxCredit fell out of budget reconciliation, @BridgetMoixFCNL of @FCNL continues the call for Congress to #CloseTheCoverageGap
“In our system, the richer get richer while the racial wealth gap continues to grow.” -@maryjnovak #CloseTheCoverageGap #ReconcileNow
“Nobody should be denied health care simply because of where they live” - Rabbi Esther Lederman @TheRAC #CloseTheCoverageGap #ReconcileNow
“Congress must pass the Black Maternal Health #Momnibus in the reconciliation bill” - Rabbi Esther Lederman #ReconcileNow #CloseTheCoverageGap
Learn more about today's event and see the speakers' remarks: networklobby.org/news/faith-lea…
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