Health Care Can't Wait: Connecticut Activists Visit Washington D.C.

On June 25, 2009 thousands of citizens from all across the U.S. came together at the nation's capital with a single message for Congress: "Health Care Can't Wait!"

People from Connecticut Health Care for America Now! (HCAN) groups including CCAG, CT State AFL-CIO, AFSCME, healthcare4every1, Organizing for CT, Planned Parenthood of CT, SEIU, United Action of CT, rode buses from Connecticut to Washington D.C. to participate in the largest health care lobby and rally day in American history.

Continue reading for more photos from the Connecticut groups' trip to D.C. and videos from the CT Health Care Town Hall meeting at the Capitol Visitor's Center.

View photos from the visit on Flickr, or below:

In addition to meeting with Connecticut Congresspersons and Senators (or their designated staff members), we attended a Connecticut Health Care Town Hall meeting that was attended by Congressman Joe Courtney and Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro.

Each spoke to the group in attendance, and answered questions about health care, two of which are below: