… their wealthy donors. This divide was brought to light again this past week during a discussion about the American Health Care Act, the Republicans’ proposed replacement for the Obama administration’s Affordable Care Act. During an interview on CNN, …
Category: Representative Jason Chaffetz
Medical procedures priced in Iphones, for the benefit of noted dumbass Jason Chaffetz
Yesterday, Rep Jason Chaffetz [R-UT; DC office: 225-7751; Utah office: 851-2500; email ; Twitter ] defended his plan to take away the health insurance of 22,000,000 Americans by saying “rather than getting that new iPhone that they just love and want to go spend hundreds of dollars on that, maybe they should invest in their own health care.” It’s a great talking point for reaching a base that already views poverty as a moral failing, but it fails to pass even the most glancing contact with reality.
Big crowd challenges, supports Buddy Carter at Savannah town hall
… Republican said at Armstrong State University, prompting shouts from the crowd asking him to refer to the 2010 health care law by its formal name, the Affordable Care Act. Many of the constituents who packed the meeting wore T-shirts bearing slogans …
GOP lawmakers face angry constituents at town halls
The voter identified himself as a cancer survivor, and he had something to say to Republican Rep. Justin Amash : “I am scared to death that I will not have health insurance in the future.” The comment earned 61-year-old retiree Paul Bonis a standing ovation from the crowd packed into a school auditorium in Amash’s Michigan district Thursday night.
Members of Congress are back home and getting an earful
Mollie Drake of Gainesville, Ga., spoke about her concern for Planned Parenthood during a meeting Friday for citizens to voice their concerns to members of Congress in Greensboro. – The voter identified himself as a cancer survivor, and he had a message for Rep. Justin Amash: “I am scared to death that I will not have health insurance in the future.”