As part of the "Healthcare 09' - We Can't Wait" rally in Washington, DC, nearly 250 activists gathered yesterday at the Republican Party's temple to Ronald Reagan - home of the National Republican Senatorial Committee - to demand quality, affordable health care for all.

Led by health care providers from Pennsylvania, Washington State, New York and elsewhere, the crowd chanted "What do we want? Health care! When do we want it? Now!" and "We want health care! We want health care!"

We succeeded in causing quite a stir outside the headquarters, but Republican staffers chose to remain inside. The crowd moved and re-gathered at Union Station to hear Maine singer and Change that Works volunteer Peter Alexander sing "Beggin' for Change," a song Pete wrote to help out his friend Doug, a man burdened by crushing medical debt of an accident.

Watch the video above to see the scene yesterday at Republican headquarters and Union Station.

TODAY: Health Care for America Now (HCAN) Rally & Lobby Day

Joined by SEIU Secretary-Treasurer Anna Burger, Actress Edie Falco, Senator Charles Schumer (D-NY) and other leaders, more than 10,000 healthcare advocates from across the country kicked off the Health Care For America Now (HCAN)'s historic lobby day with a rally in upper Senate Park. See the photos and read about SEIU 1199 NW members attending today's rally and lobby day.