62 year-old pig farmer warns GOP: Repealing Obamacare will create one great big death panel
[font size=3]Senator Chuck Grassley held a town hall in Iowa Falls. The line was out the door, and inside, Chris Petersen, a 62 year-old pig farmer, was waiting for him.[/font]
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There is something happening here, as demonstrated by the massive resistance being organized at Republican town halls recently.
Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) found that out when folks lined up out the door for his Iowa Falls event that started at 7:45 in the morning:
[blockquote style="border: solid #000000 1px; padding:10px;"] Lines outside of Grassley town hall. Started at 7:45 am; half of crowd can't get in pic.twitter.com/jdu6bfUsCA
Dave Weigel (@daveweigel) February 21, 2017
Among the constituents that Grassley met was 62 year-old pig farmer Chris Peterson, who powerfully encapsulated the catastrophic consequences of destroying the Affordable Care Act, in language that Republicans like Grassley can clearly understand:
(go to article to see video of confrontation with Grassley)
GRASSLEY: I havent see you for a long time. How are you doing?
PETERSEN: Ive been busy.
I am on Obamacare. If it wasnt for Obamacare we wouldnt be able to afford insurance.
With all due respect, sir, youre the man that talked about the death panels.
Were gonna create one great big death panel in this country that people cant afford to get insurance. Dont repeal Obamacare. Improve it, for Gods sakes. (cheers and applause)
A study released prior to the enactment of the Affordable Care Act showed that about 45,000 Americans were dying annually due to a lack of health coverage. The CBO recently reported that repealing Obamacare would eventually increase the number of uninsured Americans by 32 million, so Petersons statement is backed up by the facts.
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riversedge
(69,714 posts)lastlib
(22,981 posts)I fear that heart and mind are *CLOSED.* due to lack of maintenance.
Tarheel_Dem
(31,207 posts)to hear when "The Con" was speaking. It's as if they want him to follow through with some promises, and 86 some others. WTF?
keithbvadu2
(36,362 posts)" showed that about 45,000 Americans were dying annually due to a lack of health coverage"
Yeah, but those weren't people that counted.
rpannier
(24,304 posts)rpannier
(24,304 posts)Keep reminding yourself that. The refucklikkans in congress and their fundie supporters DO NOT CARE!
If half their family died, the fundies would just take it in stride that it was 'God's will.' and that abortion is the most important thing