Hundreds in Milwaukee rally for Obamacare

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Hundreds in Milwaukee rally for Obamacare


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Crocker Stephenson , Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Published 5:28 p.m. CT Jan. 15, 2017 | Updated 5 hours ago

Photos: Activists, congresswomen rally for health care
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U.S. Rep. Gwen Moore speaks at a rally in support of the Affordable Care Act, known as Obamacare. Hundreds attended the event in Milwaukee and more than 100 people were left outside after the event's allotted space was filled. Michael Sears / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
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(Photo: Michael Sears / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)

Hundreds of people, some with signs that said "Obamacare Saves Lives," packed a south side banquet hall Sunday to voice support for the Affordable Care Act. The rally, one of many held nationwide, comes just days after Congress took initial steps to repeal and replace the health care program.

"The people of Wisconsin did not send me to Washington to take their health care away," U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) said moments before the start of the rally, which was organized by Citizen Action of Wisconsin.

Around Wisconsin, rallies also were held in Waukesha, Appleton, Eau Claire, Wausau, Madison and La Crosse. Thousands of people showed up in freezing temperatures in Warren, Mich., to hear Sen. Bernie Sanders, a former Democratic presidential candidate.

Rallies in some other cities in support of the health law also were well-attended. Police estimated about 600 people showed up in Portland, Maine. Hundreds also attended events in Newark, N.J., Johnston, R.I., Richmond, Va., and Boston.

"We are not about trying to make America sick again," U.S. Rep. Gwen Moore (D-Wis.) told the cheering crowd in Milwaukee. She emphasized that repealing the health care law would affect all Americans....................................