Virtual event on ACA in Milwaukee

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Virtual event on ACA in Milwaukee

U.S. California Senator Kamala Harris will join Jill Biden, wife of presumptive Democratic nominee, Vice President Joe Biden; and state Rep. Robyn Vining for a virtual Affordable Care Act (ACA) event in Milwaukee Friday, June 26.

Starting time is 2:15 p.m. Members of the Milwaukee community will also join the event to discuss ways the ACA has helped improve their lives.

The virtual event is happening on the same day the Trump Administration will be filing a brief with the U.S. Supreme Court to repeal the ACA, would strip health coverage from more than 200,000 Wisconsintes.

Source: Milwaukee Community Journal - Wisconsin's Largest African American Newspaper

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