1.6 Million Petitions to Repeal ObamaCare to be Delivered to Congress

1.6 Million Petitions to Repeal ObamaCare to be Delivered to Congress

The following press release was published by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on Oct. 4, 2011. It is reproduced in full below.

Event: Press conference for members of Congress to accept over 1.6 million petitions from American citizens who are urging Congress to immediately repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, known as ObamaCare. Ken Hoagland, chairman of Restore America’s Voice Foundation, will deliver the petitions to the Capitol.

Who: Senator Jim DeMint (R-South Carolina

Rep. Joe Pitts (R-Pennsylvania)

Senator Orrin Hatch (R-Utah)

Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio)

Senator Ron Johnson (R-Wisconsin)

Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa)

Senator Mike Lee (R-Utah)

Rep. Tom Price (R-Georgia)

Senator David Vitter (R-Lousiana)

Rep. Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-Texas)

Rep. Phil Gingrey, M.D. (R-Georgia)

Rep. Bob Latta (R-Ohio)

Date/Time: Wednesday, October 5, 2011, at 10:00 am ET

Location: Senate Swamp, located on the grass across the drive from the east Senate steps (for more info, http://www.senate.gov/galleries/radiotv/notes.htm)

Source: House Committee on Energy and Commerce