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LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) Catholic nuns have joined forces with leading figures of the Democratic Party to call out what they see as the GOP’s abdication of their duty to the American people.

“Nuns on the Bus” kicked off their “Tax Justice Truth Tour” in Ocean View Park in Santa Monica Monday, with House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi as a keynote speaker. The group of 30 nuns has planned to host 54 events in 21 states across the country over the next 27 days, with its final stop, the “Fiesta for Common Good,” slated to be held outside President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida.

A crowd gathered at the park Monday to support the nuns, who said they are speaking truth to power by criticizing the Republicans’ recent tax plan.

“Everything is at stake,” said downtown L.A. Rep. Jimmy Gomez. However, with the recent controversy around and confirmation of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, tax and health care were not the only topics of discussion.

“To say this last week was extremely difficult for women in our nation, regardless of party, the very fact that everyone knows at least one person, and I know a number of people that have been abused,” Sister Simone Campbell told CBS2 News.

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