Gibbs: GOP'er on Health Care is "Hypocritical"

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Gibbs: Harris's anger is a 'dilemma'

White House press secretary Robert Gibbs suggested Monday that a Republican physician elected to Congress is being hypocritical by complaining about his government-subsidized health care taking longer to kick in than he expected.

Republican Rep. Andy Harris demanded to know last week why his health care would take effect in February, 28 days after he was sworn in.

“I think it's probably a pretty good demonstration of the fact that the rhetoric of what people say ... and the reality of how something like that impacts their lives is apparently quite different, just in this example alone,” Gibbs told reporters on Monday. “I think he's going to have to reconcile with himself the notion of health care that's subsidized by his — subsidized by the American people, and his statements surrounding that. I think it presents a particularly interesting dilemma for those that have castigated that in the past."

Asked if he thought Harris's comments were hypocritical, Gibbs replied: "I would agree with you. I think you think it is."

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