Friday, February 18, 2011
Health Care Congressman calls for end to congressional health plan
Posted By Max Brantley on Fri, Feb 18, 2011 at 11:38 AM
I love Anthony Weiner, the New York congressman.
As the House Republicans went about bloodying the American public with their budget work, Weiner called for all those Republicans who want to dismantle "government health care" to seize the opportunity to cut the federal employee health benefits most of them receive. No second was heard. Republicans in Congress (most of them anyway) will keep THEIR government health care until you pry it from their cold, dead fingers.
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