Marc Stier, Health Care Campaign Manager for SEIU PA State Council, emceed the press conference.
The room was packed with members of ACORN, the Philadelphia Unemployment Project, and United Food & Commercial Workers local 1776. There was significant turnout from local news media, including FOX 29, ABC 6, Reuters, The Philadelphia Inquirer, The Philadelphia Daily News, WHYY 91-FM, Al Dia, The Philadelphia Public Record, WRTI 90.1-FM, and KYW 1060-AM.
Marc Stier, Health Care Campaign Manager for SEIU PA State Council, center.
Liz McElroy, Political Director for the Philadelphia Council AFL-CIO, talked about the current health care crisis in America.
Rev. Randy Barge, Philadelphia Unemployment Project board member and Presbyterian minister.