Rally Against the HHS Mandate on March 23rd

Cities Nationwide to Rally Against the Health and Human Services Mandate

Representative John V. Garza to Participate, Pledges Support

San Antonio, TX- When President Obama’s Health and Human Services (HHS) Mandate first came to light, the Latino National Republican Coalition immediately responded with the Faith and Freedom First Rally on Feb. 18. Rep. Garza, who opposes the mandate, pledged his support for the February rally and now plans to do so again. On March 23rd, the “Stand Up for Religious Freedom- Stop the HHS Mandate!” rally will take place in over 100 cities nationwide to show united opposition against the mandate and its narrow exemption addition. The rally is organized by Citizens for a Pro-Life Society and the Pro-Life Action League, and Rep. Garza will be one of thousands who show their support.

“We will not tolerate attacks on our faith,” Rep. Garza said. “We will not surrender our freedom of religion. That is why I plan to participate in this rally and why I encourage other to do so as well.”

The Stand Up for Religious Freedom Coalition will participate as well. The Coalition is protesting the mandate because of “the federal government’s definition of what constitutes a religious institution through the narrowly constructed ‘exemption’ to the HHS Mandate, a definition which is both false and beyond the federal government’s authority to make” and “that religious institutions, even after President Obama’s so-called ‘accommodation,’ are being forced to facilitate contraception, sterilizations and abortion-inducing drugs through the health plans they are mandated to provide.”