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Health care: Federal travesty reveals Republican character

The more I watch this health care debacle in Congress the more convinced I am that “pro life” Republicans are torn between their desire for the poor to die and a desire to prolong their suffering. I would like to thank all the federal politicians I voted for who didn’t take part in this travesty.

This story was originally published July 5, 2017 at 4:24 PM with the headline "Health care: Federal travesty reveals Republican character."

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