Following a day of big turnouts Thursday by Las Vegas area registered nurses, a number of whom registered to vote and signed up to participate in the February 20 Nevada caucuses, the National Nurses United #BernieBus campaign bus tour rolls on today visiting a farmer’s market and the Fremont Street experience.

Where to meet the #BernieBus Friday, January 8

11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
3rd Street Farmers Market
300 N. Casino Center Blvd

7 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Fremont Street Experience
Downtown Las Vegas 

The #BernieBus is bringing nurses to meet with voters, community supporters, other nurses and the general public in states around the country, with an emphasis on early voting states, beginning this week in Nevada. The goal is to talk to voters about why nurses are rallying behind the campaign of Sen. Bernie Sanders for President.

On Thursday, the bus visited nurses at several Las Vegas hospitals.

“My RN colleagues and I loved greeting the Nurses for Bernie bus this morning.  That big red bus represents RN's, our values, and our political strength,” said St. Rose Dominican RN Sue McHugh. 

Speaking to a reporter Thursday in front of one hospital, Melanie Sisson, RN, who said she has hosted a house party for Bernie because “ he is so supportive of nurses values, of seniors, of young people” of people of all ethnicities and backgrounds.

As nurses, said Sisson, “we take care of patients every day. We see the effects of the lack of health care. We have the Affordable Care Act; it’s not enough. We need single payer (Medicare for all) because people still can’t afford their co-pays. And Bernie has been out front on single payer forever.”

On Saturday, the #BernieBus will support door to door canvassers for Sanders. On Sunday the bus will head north with a stop late Sunday planned in Carson City, Nv before stops Monday in Reno.

In the coming weeks, the bus will head east to Iowa with stops along the way at sites in Denver and Kansas City.