FOR TOMORROW: Congressman DeSaulnier to Hold Roundtable on Local Impact of Republican-Proposed Medicaid Cuts
Walnut Creek, CA – Today, Congressman Mark DeSaulnier (CA-10) announced he will host a roundtable discussion on the harm of Republicans’ proposed cuts to Medicaid on Tuesday, March 18th at 4:00 p.m. PT at the George Miller Center-Concord. He will be joined by medical experts and advocates to discuss how these cuts would harm the 130,000+ people on Medicaid in the district he represents who are at risk of losing their health care under the Republican budget. The roundtable is open to press.
Immediately following the roundtable, Congressman DeSaulnier and the roundtable participants will hold a press conference at 4:20 p.m. to take questions.
WHO: Congressman Mark DeSaulnier
Supervisor Shanelle Scales-Preston, Contra Costa County District 5
Sascha Bittner, Disability Advocate, Member of the National Council on Disability
Dr. Brian Blaisch, Pediatrician, Contra Costa Regional Medical Center
Kausha King, Director of Leadership and Programs, Family Resource Navigators
Dr. Gabriela Sullivan, Contra Costa Health Ambulatory Medical Director
Dr. Josie Urbina, UCSF Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
WHEN: TUESDAY, March 18, at 4:00 p.m.
WHERE: George Miller Center-Concord, 3020 Grant St, Concord, CA 94520
RSVP: Please RSVP to Mairead Glowacki at (202) 760-1365 or mairead.glowacki@mail.house.gov