Post by Deleted on Jan 16, 2017 19:07:41 GMT -5
Great local story... I'm, frankly, surprised that the Republicon owned media out here reported it.
This Local News Segment Shows The Obamacare Danger Ahead For Republicans
Constituents inundated Rep. Mike Coffman at a meeting in his Colorado district
www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/mike-coffman-pushback-obamacare-repeal_us_587b8ca4e4b09281d0eb5f7c
January 15, 2017
Popular resistance to the repeal of the Affordable Care Act has begun, with the first signal that Republicans could face major political repercussions coming from the large Denver suburb of Aurora, Colorado.
Congressman Mike Coffman, a Republican who represents the swing district there, planned a small event at a library to meet with constituents. He expected just a handful of people, but 150 individuals showed up. Most of them, according to local media reports, were present to plead with him not to go forward with an Obamacare repeal without a suitable replacement in place.
Coffman decided to let only four people into the room at a time, yielding images on social media that looked like this:
100 wait get into @repmikecoffman “town hall. Only 4 citizens allowed at a time. #cd6resist pic.twitter.com/8c7Q3OQXby
— Steve Krizman (@stevekrizman) January 14, 2017
The local NBC 9 News report on the event was brutal for Coffman from start to finish, highlighting Berthie Ruoff, a breast cancer survivor who is worried she will be unable to buy insurance without the law’s protections.
“I’m going to potentially lose my health insurance. I’ve had a pre-existing condition, I’ve had breast cancer. What is going to happen to me?” she said with tears in her eyes.
With the help of local police, who put up caution tape near a side entrance, Coffman left the building minutes before the town hall meeting was scheduled to end.
“We were told at one point, everyone will get their time. And then he sneaks out six minutes early,” a woman at the meeting told NBC 9.
Coffman claimed in a statement to NBC 9 that he was limited by his reservation at the library.
“Unfortunately, we only reserved the room at the Aurora Central Library for 90 minutes, which is usually plenty of time to see everyone,” he said. “For those who were unable to see the congressman today, we apologize.”
This Local News Segment Shows The Obamacare Danger Ahead For Republicans
Constituents inundated Rep. Mike Coffman at a meeting in his Colorado district
www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/mike-coffman-pushback-obamacare-repeal_us_587b8ca4e4b09281d0eb5f7c
January 15, 2017
Popular resistance to the repeal of the Affordable Care Act has begun, with the first signal that Republicans could face major political repercussions coming from the large Denver suburb of Aurora, Colorado.
Congressman Mike Coffman, a Republican who represents the swing district there, planned a small event at a library to meet with constituents. He expected just a handful of people, but 150 individuals showed up. Most of them, according to local media reports, were present to plead with him not to go forward with an Obamacare repeal without a suitable replacement in place.
Coffman decided to let only four people into the room at a time, yielding images on social media that looked like this:
100 wait get into @repmikecoffman “town hall. Only 4 citizens allowed at a time. #cd6resist pic.twitter.com/8c7Q3OQXby
— Steve Krizman (@stevekrizman) January 14, 2017
The local NBC 9 News report on the event was brutal for Coffman from start to finish, highlighting Berthie Ruoff, a breast cancer survivor who is worried she will be unable to buy insurance without the law’s protections.
“I’m going to potentially lose my health insurance. I’ve had a pre-existing condition, I’ve had breast cancer. What is going to happen to me?” she said with tears in her eyes.
With the help of local police, who put up caution tape near a side entrance, Coffman left the building minutes before the town hall meeting was scheduled to end.
“We were told at one point, everyone will get their time. And then he sneaks out six minutes early,” a woman at the meeting told NBC 9.
Coffman claimed in a statement to NBC 9 that he was limited by his reservation at the library.
“Unfortunately, we only reserved the room at the Aurora Central Library for 90 minutes, which is usually plenty of time to see everyone,” he said. “For those who were unable to see the congressman today, we apologize.”
