HARRISBURG, Pa. – “The Road to American Health Care,” a national bus tour aimed at mobilizing voters around comprehensive health care reform, rolled into Harrisburg, Pa., today to highlight Pennsylvanians who are struggling to keep up with the rising cost of health care.

“The reason I am here today is because I truly believe health care is not just a privilege, it’s a right,” said Andre White, a volunteer at the Philadelphia Unemployment Project who has no health coverage. White, who relies on free clinics, says he often has to wait for months to see a doctor. What he wants is simple: adequate care – for himself, and the next generation.

White participated in today’s press conference to support state legislation that would make health care more affordable for all Pennsylvanians, and to underscore the need for a national solution to the health care crisis.

The Road to American Health Care is sponsored by SEIU, the nation’s largest union of health care workers. The bus tour will travel across the country on its way to the Democratic and Republican National Conventions, stopping in communities small and large to highlight real people who are struggling to keep up with rising health care costs.

The Road to American Health Care is part of SEIU’s sweeping campaign to elect a new President and Congress committed to fixing health care - and then make sure those newly elected leaders immediately pass comprehensive legislation that makes quality health care affordable for everyone.