Harrisburg protesters joined those around Pennsylvania Tuesday to protest U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey over his stances and allegiance to Republican President Donald Trump.

The protest was part of the "Tuesdays with Toomey" movement -- which seeks to highlight a new issue through weekly protests at his offices. On Tuesday, the protests focused on Republican efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare.

Protesters outside of Toomey's Harrisburg office told stories about the lives of their friends and family members that were saved because of Obamacare. They had preexisting conditions, several said, and could not get health insurance to cover needed health expense.

The message of the event was to make repairs to Obamacare, not to repeal it completely.

Alissa Packer, of Camp Hill, said she helped coordinate the protest because she's concerned about the direction of the country. She's concerned about efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act, to ban refugees from entering the United States, to impede religious freedom and more.

Toomey, in part, has helped move the country in that direction with his support for Trump's policies, she said.

"I think it's the responsibility of all our elected officials -- Democrats and Republicans -- to stand up against everything Trump is doing through executive orders and otherwise that is a threat to our democracy," Packer said.

Gene Stilp talks at the Harrisburg 'Tuesday with Toomey' protest on Jan. 31, 2017.

Elizabeth Ayers, of Dillsburg, said she has been calling and emailing Toomey's offices in an attempt to talk to her representative. However, her phone calls and emails have gone unanswered.

"This was an opportunity to make a public statement that his constituents are trying to reach him," said Ayers, who was holding a giant styrofoam phone. "There are so many issues that so many people are concerned about, after just a week [of Trump in office]."

A couple dozen people attended the Harrisburg protest plus the many more that attended "Tuesdays with Toomey" events in Pittsburgh, Philadelphia and more.

Jane Palmer drove about an hour from Reading to attending the Harrisburg event. Palmer said she was thrilled to see so many people take time off work or getting babysitters in order to attend the protest.

"We are coordinating and our numbers are growing," she said. "We'll be here every Tuesday."

Palmer represents Indivisible Berks, which is the Berks County chapter of an organization that seeks to put pressure on federal representatives. There more than 700 members, she said, that are willing to call, email and protest.

"He's not representing his constituents," he said. "Do your job!"

The event outside of the U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey's Harrisburg office was part of the "Tuesdays with Toomey" movement -- which seeks to highlight a new issue through weekly protests at his offices.

Ayers said she hopes Toomey sees that his constituents have concerns about actions being taken by Trump and begins listening to those concerns. Toomey needs to be the voice of his constituents. Hopefully, these "Tuesday's with Toomey" protests will get his attention.

"This is his job," she said. "He needs to listen."

Packer warned that these events will not stop. People will continue to protest, continue to fight and continue to discuss these important issues.

"We are going to put our money where our mouths are and time where our mouths are," Packer said. "We're not going anywhere."

At the end of the event, protesters were able to bring up other issues they were concerned about. These issues included the recent ban on refugees, Cabinet nominations, controversial White House staff and advisors and Trump..

Next week's "Tuesday's with Toomey" protests will focus on "economic justice."