In Augusta, the chapel of Paine College was packed with people who turned up to the city's Martin Luther King Day Celebration. (image courtesy Paine College)
"Do you want your child’s health care, your mother’s health care, to be dependent on the vagaries of our capitalist system? Or do you think that because each of us is equally important that each of us deserves to get that medical care, that life-saving care that we need at our hour of need," Kennedy said.
Kennedy is a recovering alcoholic. He has been a vocal supporter of health care reform and the nation’s mental health system.
