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Hundreds of Nurses Stage Die-In in Front of Speaker Pelosi's San Francisco Office
On Friday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said in an interview that she is "not a big fan of Medicare for All" despite strong support for the proposal among the majority of her caucus, three-quarters of Democratic voters, and two leading 2020 Democratic presidential candidates.
Nov 02, 2019
On Friday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said in an interview that she is "not a big fan of Medicare for All" despite strong support for the proposal among the majority of her caucus, three-quarters of Democratic voters, and two leading 2020 Democratic presidential candidates.
On Saturday afternoon, hundreds of nurses and activists took to the streets of San Francisco to demand that Speaker Pelosi fight for the Medicare for All Act, H.R. 1384.
\u201c#MedicareForAll activists -- nurses, doctors, teachers, musicians, truck-drivers, students, seniors, and more -- have SHUT DOWN Mission Street in San Francisco!\u201d— California Nurses (@California Nurses) 1572735672
\u201cHundreds of nurses stage die in in front of Speaker Pelosi\u2019s office. Calling for #MedicareForAll @abc7newsbayarea @ktvu @nbcbayarea @kron4news @KPIXtv @KQED @kpfa\u201d— Merc (@Merc) 1572734657
\u201c\ud83d\udc49 HAPPENING NOW \ud83d\udc48\n\nHundreds of #MedicareForAll activists hold a die-in in front of @SpeakerPelosi\u2019s office.\n\nWe\u2019re on calling on the Speaker to move #HR1384 forward!\u201d— California Nurses (@California Nurses) 1572734610
\u201c@Trisha_Tahmasbi @TheresaSchroe14 @SpeakerPelosi The #Nurses and activists for #MedicareForAll are working on it by having a die-in in front of @SpeakerPelosi \u2018s office\u201d— Trisha \ud83d\udd4a (@Trisha \ud83d\udd4a) 1572723248
\u201cPelosi: 'I'm not a big fan of #MedicareforAll' \n\nMe: I\u2019m not a big fan of @SpeakerPelosi \n\nhttps://t.co/aYUrZtW58s\u201d— RoseAnn DeMoro (@RoseAnn DeMoro) 1572650953
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On Friday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said in an interview that she is "not a big fan of Medicare for All" despite strong support for the proposal among the majority of her caucus, three-quarters of Democratic voters, and two leading 2020 Democratic presidential candidates.
On Saturday afternoon, hundreds of nurses and activists took to the streets of San Francisco to demand that Speaker Pelosi fight for the Medicare for All Act, H.R. 1384.
\u201c#MedicareForAll activists -- nurses, doctors, teachers, musicians, truck-drivers, students, seniors, and more -- have SHUT DOWN Mission Street in San Francisco!\u201d— California Nurses (@California Nurses) 1572735672
\u201cHundreds of nurses stage die in in front of Speaker Pelosi\u2019s office. Calling for #MedicareForAll @abc7newsbayarea @ktvu @nbcbayarea @kron4news @KPIXtv @KQED @kpfa\u201d— Merc (@Merc) 1572734657
\u201c\ud83d\udc49 HAPPENING NOW \ud83d\udc48\n\nHundreds of #MedicareForAll activists hold a die-in in front of @SpeakerPelosi\u2019s office.\n\nWe\u2019re on calling on the Speaker to move #HR1384 forward!\u201d— California Nurses (@California Nurses) 1572734610
\u201c@Trisha_Tahmasbi @TheresaSchroe14 @SpeakerPelosi The #Nurses and activists for #MedicareForAll are working on it by having a die-in in front of @SpeakerPelosi \u2018s office\u201d— Trisha \ud83d\udd4a (@Trisha \ud83d\udd4a) 1572723248
\u201cPelosi: 'I'm not a big fan of #MedicareforAll' \n\nMe: I\u2019m not a big fan of @SpeakerPelosi \n\nhttps://t.co/aYUrZtW58s\u201d— RoseAnn DeMoro (@RoseAnn DeMoro) 1572650953
On Friday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said in an interview that she is "not a big fan of Medicare for All" despite strong support for the proposal among the majority of her caucus, three-quarters of Democratic voters, and two leading 2020 Democratic presidential candidates.
On Saturday afternoon, hundreds of nurses and activists took to the streets of San Francisco to demand that Speaker Pelosi fight for the Medicare for All Act, H.R. 1384.
\u201c#MedicareForAll activists -- nurses, doctors, teachers, musicians, truck-drivers, students, seniors, and more -- have SHUT DOWN Mission Street in San Francisco!\u201d— California Nurses (@California Nurses) 1572735672
\u201cHundreds of nurses stage die in in front of Speaker Pelosi\u2019s office. Calling for #MedicareForAll @abc7newsbayarea @ktvu @nbcbayarea @kron4news @KPIXtv @KQED @kpfa\u201d— Merc (@Merc) 1572734657
\u201c\ud83d\udc49 HAPPENING NOW \ud83d\udc48\n\nHundreds of #MedicareForAll activists hold a die-in in front of @SpeakerPelosi\u2019s office.\n\nWe\u2019re on calling on the Speaker to move #HR1384 forward!\u201d— California Nurses (@California Nurses) 1572734610
\u201c@Trisha_Tahmasbi @TheresaSchroe14 @SpeakerPelosi The #Nurses and activists for #MedicareForAll are working on it by having a die-in in front of @SpeakerPelosi \u2018s office\u201d— Trisha \ud83d\udd4a (@Trisha \ud83d\udd4a) 1572723248
\u201cPelosi: 'I'm not a big fan of #MedicareforAll' \n\nMe: I\u2019m not a big fan of @SpeakerPelosi \n\nhttps://t.co/aYUrZtW58s\u201d— RoseAnn DeMoro (@RoseAnn DeMoro) 1572650953
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