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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsObama camp: Romney missed opportunity to move country forward with his 'callous' statement
Mitt Romney had an opportunity to rise to the occasion today and tell the American people specifically how he would move the nation forward on health care and ensure people get the care they need. Yet, once again, he squandered that opportunity. Instead of explaining how he would ensure costs dont go up and health benefits are protected, Romney promised to repeal the Presidents health reform law and take America back to the same old political battles of the past. He is completely unmoved by what that would do to millions of middle-class families, women, seniors and young Americans who are today benefiting from the law. Romneys promise to repeal the law would give insurance companies free rein to exploit Americans through the worst industry abuses, strip 86 million Americans of often life-saving preventive care, cost 3.1 million young Americans of their coverage by kicking them off their parents plans, allow insurance companies to discriminate against kids with preexisting conditions, and increase prescription drug costs for seniors on Medicare.
Just six years ago, before Mitt Romney decided to run for president, he passed a law in Massachusetts that achieved universal coverage for the citizens of that state through an individual mandate and tax penalty. That law became the model for the Presidents health reform law. Now, as he is running for president, Romney has run away from his accomplishment in Massachusetts, callously promising to repeal national reform and kill it dead. He owes the American people a clear, non-parsed explanation of why he believes his decisions in Massachusetts are wrong for the country, and exactly what he would do to help the American people get the health care they need.
Just six years ago, before Mitt Romney decided to run for president, he passed a law in Massachusetts that achieved universal coverage for the citizens of that state through an individual mandate and tax penalty. That law became the model for the Presidents health reform law. Now, as he is running for president, Romney has run away from his accomplishment in Massachusetts, callously promising to repeal national reform and kill it dead. He owes the American people a clear, non-parsed explanation of why he believes his decisions in Massachusetts are wrong for the country, and exactly what he would do to help the American people get the health care they need.
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Obama camp: Romney missed opportunity to move country forward with his 'callous' statement (Original Post)
kpete
Jun 2012
OP
DearAbby
(12,461 posts)1. He is on the JOB
They aren't going to let up on Romney...Got him in a corner...KEEP HIM THERE.
russspeakeasy
(6,539 posts)2. Willard is cornered.
Enrique
(27,461 posts)3. Romney response
"I stand by my statement, whatever it was."
DearAbby
(12,461 posts)4. Out of touch, Willard. n/t
PragmaticLiberal
(904 posts)5. I might need to use that as my new signature.