Group demonstrates against health and social services cuts at Indiana statehouse
Published: Jan. 22, 2024, 8:56 p.m.
A group staged a demonstration in the Indiana statehouse to protest cuts to the Families and Social Services Administration. The slash in benefits would eliminate financial reimbursements to caretakers of family members with medical needs.
Anastasia Davis and her 15-year-old son Alexander Davis (bottom left), talk with a reporter on Monday, Jan. 22, 2024, at the Indiana Statehouse. About 100 people showed up for a rally who are at odds with a recent Family and Social Services Administration decision to eliminate financial reimbursement for family members who care for severely disabled and medically complex childrenAnastasia Davis and her 15-year-old son Alexander Davis, talk with a reporter on Monday, Jan. 22, 2024, at the Indiana Statehouse. About 100 people showed up for a rally who are at odds with a recent Family and Social Services Administration decision to eliminate financial reimbursement for family members who care for severely disabled and medically complex childrenJesse Ruzic of Indianapolis, holds images of his three-year-old son Archer on Monday, Jan. 22, 2024, at the Indiana Statehouse. About 100 people showed up for a rally who are at odds with a recent Family and Social Services Administration decision to eliminate financial reimbursement for family members who care for severely disabled and medically complex childrenIsaac Suero, 13, of Ft. Wayne, with his family on Monday, Jan. 22, 2024, at the Indiana Statehouse. About 100 people showed up for a rally who are at odds with a recent Family and Social Services Administration decision to eliminate financial reimbursement for family members who care for severely disabled and medically complex childrenState Rep. Heath VanNatter, R-Kokomo, greets Alexander and his mother Anastasia Davis, on Monday, Jan. 22, 2024, at the Indiana Statehouse. About 100 people showed up for a rally who are at odds with a recent Family and Social Services Administration decision to eliminate financial reimbursement for family members who care for severely disabled and medically complex children. VanNatter is the Tipton family s representative and they chatted about the issue in a conference room for about 20 minutesAnastasia Davis listens to her representative State Rep. Heath VanNatter, R-Kokomo, on Monday, Jan. 22, 2024, at the Indiana Statehouse. About 100 people showed up for a rally who are at odds with a recent Family and Social Services Administration decision to eliminate financial reimbursement for family members who care for severely disabled and medically complex childrenState Rep. Heath VanNatter, R-Kokomo listens to Alexander Davis, on Monday, Jan. 22, 2024, at the Indiana Statehouse. About 100 people showed up for a rally who are at odds with a recent Family and Social Services Administration decision to eliminate financial reimbursement for family members who care for severely disabled and medically complex childrenIntern Nikolas Cabela walks past after delivering Alexander Davis and his mother Anastasia Davis to the office of their representative, State Rep. Heath VanNatter, R-Kokomo, on Monday, Jan. 22, 2024, at the Indiana Statehouse. About 100 people showed up for a rally who are at odds with a recent Family and Social Services Administration decision to eliminate financial reimbursement for family members who care for severely disabled and medically complex childrenAlexander Davis, 15, listens to State Rep. Heath VanNatter, R-Kokomo, talk with he and his mother on Monday, Jan. 22, 2024, at the Indiana Statehouse. About 100 people showed up for a rally who are at odds with a recent Family and Social Services Administration decision to eliminate financial reimbursement for family members who care for severely disabled and medically complex childrenState Rep. Heath VanNatter (foreground), R-Kokomo, talks with Anastasia Davis and her son Alexander Davis, on Monday, Jan. 22, 2024, at the Indiana Statehouse. About 100 people showed up for a rally who are at odds with a recent Family and Social Services Administration decision to eliminate financial reimbursement for family members who care for severely disabled and medically complex children. VanNatter is the Tipton family s representative and they chatted about the issue in a conference room for about 20 minutes
