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Hundreds of uninsured Texans rally against Rick Perry

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Earlier and they chanted.

Sing songs.

And marched with homemade posters.

Okay.

Questioning how much governor Rick Perry cares about regular people.

These hundreds of people all -- -- -- message for Governor Perry keep your hands off Medicaid to meet the Morris was diagnosed with cervical cancer last October.

And I -- I'm not a bill and I'm never -- -- -- around and -- she wants to jobs and was told she didn't qualify for Medicaid because she may too much money -- they didn't I mean.

-- tonight they gave me for doing and you can it can't be right Amy and I went from eight.

It's spreading -- my.

It's the doctors told her she'd be dead next month -- an -- they and I don't.

I cannot look like yeah.

I have two sets of chemo and radiation later.

She's now cancer free.

Texas ranks dead last when it comes to health care coverage one import Texans don't have health care.

And it's it's just a logical.

Douglas is one of the protest organizers.

Governor -- is clear on his stance that he has no intention of expanding Medicaid.

Or establishing -- health insurance exchange which are two major provisions of president Obama's.

And we want to know.

If you're turning your back on these billions of dollars in federal government what is your plan governor period.

They didn't get an answer despite the fact he wasn't -- Speaking at a convention.