Healthcare insurance reform rally in Seattle
On Thursday evening at Westlake Park in Seattle, around 3000 energetic people participated in a rally supporting healthcare insurance reform.
Many battled Seahawks traffic to make it to the event in downtown Seattle.
Reverend Lesley Braxton led the crowd in a moment of silence for the late Senator Ted Kennedy and United States Congressman Jim McDermott spoke to many of his Seattle constituents.
Congressman McDermott said, “I’m sure it must make [Kennedy’s] heart feel good to see that the dream has not died. It is our dream to have health insurance that can never be taken away. I’ll do my part in the Congress, but he and I need you to keep showing up and making people aware.”
Though many “teabaggers” were to attend and disrupt the event, their numbers were comparatively negligible.
For more photos of the rally, visit healthcareWA on Facebook and click the Photos tab.
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