GOP House Candidate Rejected Medicaid Expansion So People Would Find God

[Soph0571]

Why did Republican State Sen. Mark Green of Tennessee oppose his state’s plan to expand Medicaid and provide health insurance for low-income residents using federal dollars?

According to video posted by Justin Kanew, his Democratic opponent in a U.S. House race, it’s because Green felt it would distract people from finding God. The clip comes from a speech Green made in 2015 and was part of the reason he withdrew his own nomination to be Donald Trump‘s Army secretary before his confirmation hearings. He didn’t want to be known publicly for what he thought he was saying to religious people privately.

Link to tweet

It’s not exactly a close race in Tennessee’s 7th District. While this is an open seat, Republicans have a tremendous advantage. But Kanew is right to point out that Republicans who vote for him are basically saying they don’t mind people suffering in the name of God. That’s how Green would vote, anyway. His allegiance is to the Christian God, not the people who vote him into office.

[link:http://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2018/09/13/gop-house-candidate-rejected-medicaid-expansion-so-people-would-find-god/|

Exactly what a theocracy does... right?

[no_hypocrisy]

1. This is what I've told my friend who's a fundamentalist Evangelical:

Prayer only takes you so far and then it's "God helps those who help themselves".

Mark Green doesn't understand medicine, social policy, . . . . and God.

[CurtEastPoint]

3. And GREEN IS A GD PHYSICIAN!

Plus... kaching...Prior to running for office, Green founded and served as the CEO of Align MD, a healthcare emergency medicine staffing company.

[lpbk2713]

2. I would be content to live in a world ...

without any religions at all. They all know they are
right and yet they are nuttier than a fruit cake.