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TomCADem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-28-11 12:15 AM
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Rep. Adams (R) hears criticism of House budget plans
Source: Orlando Sentinel

NEW SMYRNA BEACH — Wednesday night's town-hall session by U.S. Rep. Sandy Adams featured shouting, interruptions and strong disagreements about the federal budget.

But the 100-minute-long session remained mostly civil, even when it was obvious audience members couldn't agree.

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Proposed changes to Medicare that aim to limit the federal government's future costs infuriated one veteran, who offered only one emotional statement before storming away: "Why are you unwilling to tax the rich? Why is my son fighting as a Navy Seal for you to take all our benefits from us? I'm 82 now and a disabled vet."

Adams tried several times to bring the conversation back to her main point: "It's not a tax problem. It's a spending problem."


Read more: http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/volusia/os-sandy-adams-town-hall-20110427,0,1783376.story



Democrats did not need corporate funded lies such as death panels to get people to these town halls. The truth was enough.
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