MAINE CAN DO BETTER POSTPONES HEALTH CARE RALLY IN WAKE OF ARIZONA SHOOTING

AUGUSTA, ME: In the wake of this weekend’s tragic events in Arizona, the Maine Can Do Better Coalition has postponed Monday’s Affordable Care Act Rally. The rally was scheduled for 10am at the State House Hall of Flags and aimed at urging Governor Paul LePage and Attorney General William Schneider to support the Affordable Care Act.

In the place of the rally, the Maine Can Do Better Coalition is releasing this statement:

“All of us at Maine Can Do Better are deeply troubled by the assassination attempt on Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords that has left at least six people dead and another dozen or more injured.

“Today is a day to put aside our political differences and stand together as a nation. We urge all those who planned to attend Monday’s rally to instead pay tribute to the victims of this shooting by joining President Obama in his call for a national moment of silence at 11am.”

Following the rally, the Maine People’s Alliance planned to hand deliver postcards from Maine residents telling the Governor and Attorney General their personal stories about health care and why the Affordable Care Act matters to them. Those postcards will be delivered at later date.