Texas constituents to Republican representative: 'Where are the [health care] plans?'

[riversedge]

My bet is that he does not hold another Town Hall in his district!!!




Texas constituents to Republican representative: 'Where are the plans?' http://www.dailykos.com/story/2017/1/18/1621808/-Texas-constituents-to-Republican-representative-Where-are-the-plans

Wednesday Jan 18, 2017 · 8:49 AM CST





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Rep. Kevin Brady. He's a liar. Or stupid. Or both.


Republican Rep. Kevin Brady held a healthcare meeting with constituents Tuesday in his Texas district, billed by his staff as a chance for folks to "share their experiences with rising costs and loss of coverage and choice." That's not what he got.

"Don't lie!" shouted Emily Hoppel, a 39-year-old with her 2-year-old son perched on her hip, when Brady moved from one goal of dismantling ACA to another of defunding Planned Parenthood, which he said used taxpayer money for abortion.

"The Hyde Amendment," she sputtered, incredulously, as Brady continued to talk over her. Hoppel referred to the legislative provision that already prohibits the use of federal funds to pay for abortion.

"Well, we disagree on that," Brady said, his smile tightening but composure intact. […]

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He doesn't agree that the Hyde Amendment is a thing. He's the chairman of the Ways and Means Committee—which handles all the money stuff in the House—and doesn't believe that the amendment attached to every spending bill related to health care since 1976 specifically to prevent federal funds from going to abortion services does that. So that's the baseline that we're dealing with here.

Which explains why Brady can say with a straight face that Republicans can keep the stuff in Obamacare everyone likes and not make the whole thing collapse disastrously with 32 million more uninsured, and doubled premiums for those still insured in the next decade. He might actually believe that. Which means he's unqualified for his job.......................................

[Eliot Rosewater]

1. Pretty sure ACA is repealed with no replacement, in fact count on it.

There is a reason for this, and it is to punish Obama voters and Obama.

The deaths that will occur and the suffering will be blamed on Obama.

[atreides1]

3. One problem

It's going to affect Republican voters, too! But when you're too stupid to realize that the ACA and Obamacare are the same, it's a surprise you know how to breathe without assistance!!!

The we need to make sure that the blame for those deaths are put on the shoulders of the Republicans and their voters!

[Eliot Rosewater]

5. AS will ending Medicare as we know it harm republicans, but they will be told

it had to be done because liberals didnt fund it properly.

Same will be done about a year from now on Social Security.

May not have to worry about it though, when Trump is shown how much personal profit he can gain from a conventional ground war somewhere, we go to war immediately. And because he and his crew are so dumb, it will end up nuclear.

[atreides1]

2. He's missing the ears!!!

He looks like a Ferengi and lies like one, too!!!

[Wounded Bear]

4. Town halls are so last decade...

[gratuitous]

6. Welcome to the party, Brady constituents

Maybe the time to ask these questions and demand some answers was before Brady and his comrades drove us off the cliff? Maybe you wouldn't have quite so much to worry about if you could see your way clear to voting for someone other than Republicans, who kept promising to screw you over for six years, and now that they finally can, they're bound and determined to do it. Surprise!

[louis-t]

7. These people have been truly led around by the nose.

They really believe GOP has just been sitting back with their plan all ready to replace ACA. They should have a vote, saying they are "getting rid of Obamacare in favor of the ACA" and their idiot followers will rejoice. Then we can get on with our lives.

[dixiegrrrrl]

8. He looks like someone who has worn The Ring too long...

And I love that he tried to get the audience there so he get negative opinions of the ACA.....and how it backfired.

[onethatcares]

9. he certainly looks

like he hasn't missed a meet and eat at the pig trough.