WATCH: Riding with the 'Nuns on the Bus'

A group of nuns led by Sister Simone Campbell is driving from the small towns of the Midwest to the urban centers of the East to protest the House Republican budget authored by Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI). They call it 'Nuns on the Bus.'

To see America through the eyes of these Catholic Sisters is to see an America seldom noticed by either politicians or the press -- the America of working families struggling against the odds and of poor people isolated from the mainstream.

Yesterday, they brought their message to Ryan's door, visiting the congressman's office in his home town of Janesville, Wisconsin. There, Sister Simone spoke with members of Ryan's staff and greeted supporters gathered outside.

Our video producer, Andy Fredericks, is on the bus with the nuns -- watch his latest report below and follow our continuing coverage at billmoyers.com/nuns.

 

 

 

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Comments

[cwindal]

12:46 PM on 06/22/2012

God bless you, Sister Simone and your "Nuns on a Bus" tour. I have not forgotten your address to a community of sisters in Iowa several years during their "gathering." Your energy and devotion were palpable and when I hit bumps in my own ministry, I often think of you and a brief visit that we had. Blessings.

[jane q public7]

04:41 PM on 06/30/2012

This country is better because of nuns.

[soeasy]

11:41 AM on 07/15/2012

I do not agree with you completely, but I need to say that Sister Simone and the other nuns that participate in Nuns on a Bus have all my respect and admiration. , However, if I start seeing more not only nuns but also other religious groups , that should be grateful for what they have, more interested in helping who needs help , than being intersted in how much their church will received or loose on money and political power,,then someday the two of us will be celebranting together what we will have as a people and as a better country. .