CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (CLARKSVILLENOW) – Power Together Tennessee, a group committed to action based on the unity principles of the Women’s March, is hosting a series of candlelight vigils across the state Thursday evening.
The group says the vigils will “shine a light on the more than 2 million Tennesseans at risk of losing their coverage or facing increased costs” as the House of Representatives prepares to vote on a new healthcare bill.
A vigil will be hosted by Clarksville Indivisible Thursday at 7 p.m. at Regions Bank, 128 N. 2nd St., in front of Congressman Marsha Blackburn’s local office.
The public is invited to attend.
According to Reuters, the American Health Care Act would repeal most Obamacare taxes, including a penalty for not buying health insurance. It would slash funding for Medicaid, the program that provides insurance for the poor, and roll back much of Medicaid’s expansion.
The latest effort comes after earlier pushes by Trump for healthcare reform collapsed twice, underscoring the difficulty of uniting the various factions of the Republican party.