Actors' Equity Association, the national labor union representing more than 51,000 professional actors and stage managers in live theatre, has released the following statement in response to President Donald Trump nominating Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court.
"The Affordable Care Act is a crucial lifeline for many working in the arts and entertainment industry," said Mary McColl, executive director of Actors' Equity Association. "There is a critical fight ahead of us in the next six weeks about whether we truly want to be a country where health care is a human right. It is unconscionable that the U.S. Senate will rush this nomination while ignoring the HEROES Act, which would ensure that no one loses their health insurance in the middle of a pandemic."
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