I love the stigma of “only those on the Left are protesting healthcare…” Such bullshit when considering many of the poor States of the South are proudly using Obamacare and voted for POTUS Donnie -PB/TK
Ted Cruz Clashes With Health Care Protesters At July 4 Celebration – By Alice Ollstein/ July 4 2017
At a rally and parade in the border town of McAllen, Texas on Independence Day, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) clashed with a group of protesters who booed, heckled, and attempted to question him about his support for a bill that would repeal the Affordable Care Act.
According to a reporter with the Texas Tribune, Cruz attempted to work the crowd and shake hands while avoiding the protesters, who held up signs reading “We’re pissed,” “No Medicaid cuts” and “No transfer of wealth 4 our health”—a reference to the massive tax cuts for the wealthy in the Senate GOP’s health care bill. Other protesters held signs attacking Cruz for his positions on immigration and climate change.
Cruz, who is running for reelection and fending off a challenge from Rep. Beto O’Rourke (D-TX), acknowledged the loud protest when he took the podium to speak Tuesday morning.
“I will say you have a right to speak, and I will always defend your right,” he said, according to the Texas Tribune. When later asked by a reporter about the protesters, however, he dismissed them as a “small group of people on the left who right now are very angry.”
“I will say you have a right to speak, and I will always defend your right,” he said, according to the Texas Tribune. When later asked by a reporter about the protesters, however, he dismissed them as a “small group of people on the left who right now are very angry.”
Cruz wrapped up his appearance by riding through the streets of McAllen in a vintage convertible.
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