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Vice President visiting Little Rock to discuss the American Healthcare Act

THV11 Digital , KTHV 8:43 AM. CDT March 24, 2017

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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KTHV) Vice-President of the United States Mike Pence will visit Arkansas Friday.

Mr. Pence will meet with local small business owners to discuss the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and its impact on Arkansans.

"I think he's here to listen to Arkansans and their concerns about health care and also educate Arkansans on what he believes will be the end product of our new health care," said Doyle Webb, Chairman of the Republican Party of Arkansas.

The Heath Care Listening Session will begin at 2:30 p.m. at the Little Rock Tours and Travels office. Doors will open at 12:00 p.m. It is open to anyone, you just have to go through security. If you attend, park at Horace Mann Middle School. Shuttles will begin picking up people from that location at noon.

Mr. Pences visit to the Natural State comes as Congress debates the Republicans plan to repeal and replace theACA, informally referred to asObamacare.

"The new act that comes out will leave more flexibility for the states. The needs of Arkansans are different than the needs of Californians. It's not one size fits all," said Webb.

Arkansas Senator Tom Cottonhas been a vocal opponent of the Republican plan, otherwise known as the American Health Care Act.

Democratic Party of Arkansas Chairman Vincent Insalaco released the following statement Thursday afternoon ahead of Vice President Mike Pence's trip to Little Rock:

"On the day that the U.S. House of Representatives may be voting to take away health insurance from over 300,000 Arkansans, thousands of President Trump's own supporters are wondering if they will continue to have coverage. In Vice President Pence's home state of Indiana, thousands are pleading with him to not allow this legislation to pass.

When President Trump and Vice President Pence were campaigning, they promised people they would be able to keep their health insurance, that they would have a plan to defeat ISIS in 30 days, and that Mexico would be paying for a wall. Of course, we know now that they are keeping none of these promises, and indeed the Trump administration is facing the potential of investigation for serious crimes committed against our nation fewer than 100 days into his presidency.

It is the most vulnerable among us who will pay the steepest price of this administration's irresponsible policies. Here in Arkansas, 300,000 of our neighbors face the imminent threat of losing healthcare coverage. We hope Governor Hutchinson will remind Vice President Pence of this fact during his visit to our state."

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