Wednesday
Aug052009
Sen. Rockefeller Decries Protests At Town Hall Meetings
Staff
In response to recent protests against health care reform at town hall meetings, Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D-W.Va.) said the protests are distruptive, but not productive. “The story becomes the disruption, not the message,” he said. “We’re utterly, desperately serious about [health care reform], and we’re trying to interpret it to the people we represent in our states who desperately need it, and we’re precluded from doing so by these types of tactics.” (0:38)
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Reader Comments (2)
Hey Jay, try listening to the content of the protests! I DO NOT WANT WHAT YOU ARE FORCING ME TO ACCEPT! If this is a democracy, why can't we opt out of the current plan?????
Let me echo the same sentiments. Why in the name of common sense will congress force us into something they are not even willing to be a participant themselves. Give us no health care program that you will not be willing to join too.
Moody Roberts