amy: james cromwell will begin a hunger fast in jail. all that and more, coming up. welcome to democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. senate majority leader mitch mcconnell unveiled a revised plan thursday to repeal and replace the affordable care act, and is once again facing opposition from within his own party. on thursday, senators susan collins of main and rand paul of kentucky said they would oppose even putting the new bill to a vote. the measure would gut medicaid by over $700 billion through 2026, while providing massive tax cuts to the wealthiest americans. republicans are facing sustained grassroots resistance to their plans. on thursday, 11 interfaith leaders, including north carolina naacp president reverend william barber, were arrested outside senate majority leader mitch mcconnell's office protesting the latest version of the republican healthcare plan. this is traci blackmon, executive minister of justice and witness ministries for the united church of christ. >> i happen to know that the people of kentucky will

but we come back, find out why the oscar nominated film maker james conwell -- james cromwell is goingo jail today. ♪ [music break] amy: "talkin' a about revolutio" by tracy chapman. oscar-nominated d actor james cromwewell is reportining to jal at 4:0:00 today in upstate new york after he was sentenced to a week behind bars for taking part in a nonviolent protest against a natural gas-fired power plant. cromwell says he will also launch a hunger strike. he is one of six activists arrested for blocking traffic at the sit-in outside the construction site of the 650-megawatt plant in wawayanda, new york, upstate december of , 2015. the activists say the plant would promote natural gas fracking in neighboring states and contribute to climate change. james cromwell is known for his roles in some 50 hollywood films as well as many television series including "six feet under." i spoke to him thursday along with one of his co-defendants, who is going to jail today as well, pramilla malik. she is the founder of protect orange county, a community group leading the opposition of the fracked gas