U.S. Sen. Richard Burr said on the Senate floor this morning that health reform should empower Americans to make healthier choices.
In a conversation ahead of a key Senate vote Saturday about health reform, Burr criticized the bill put forward by Democrats, reports Barb Barrett. He said it gives Americans a public option that allows patients “to be insured and be managed and be run by the federal government.”
“In North Carolina, it’s been overwhelmingly rejected by the population,” said Burr, a Winston-Salem Republican.
An Elon University poll released this month found that three of four North Carolina residents favor health reform, and 54 percent support a public option.
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Re: Burr pans Democratic health bill
November 22, 2009 - 8:30pm — healthcarenowSince Senator Burr just spouts the "say no" Republican mantra, what else can we expect from him? Who out there can look in the mirror and say it ok for a child whose parents cannot afford healthcare to not receive treatment. How sad we have "progressed" as a nation of people who care not for the less fortunate among us. I am sure that many of those who do not care believe that those who are without insurance are in that situation because they lack motivation to work, etc. How wrong they are, but I guess their beliefs are enough to allow them to remain comfortable as long as no one touches "their" healthcare. Look in the mirror and see the face of a suffering child who cannot receive treatment. They are out there by the thousands........
Re: Burr pans Democratic health bill
November 20, 2009 - 1:42pm — dahedgehogAre any of his statements true?
a) there's nothing in the Senate bill that would prevent Americans from making healthier choices. In fact, the bill would leave more people covered with access to preventative measures, thereby addressing the very criteria Burr claims to be concerned about.
b) there's no public option that "allows patients...to be managed and be run by the federal government." What does that even mean?
c) the public opinion, as you note.
At what point do you begin A) covering each Burr story with the assumption that whatever he's saying is wrong, and B) doing a better job of informing your readers, rather than just reporting what Burr says. Pointing out the poll is a good start, but there's more work to be done when you have a politician lying with impunity.