OK I officially want to punch House reps in the face

[joshlyman]

This was in response to the fact NIH funding was shutdown. They are trying to blame Dems for kids not getting cancer treatment.

Rep. Renee Ellmers (R-N.C.), a former nurse, choked up as she described the tears of parents learning that their children have cancer. She said it's up to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) to help those families by passing the GOP bill.

"Don't take hope away from those families. Don't take hope away from those moms," Ellmers said. "Let's give hope back to those families. I'll tell you, Sen. Reid, you will not sleep until that happens."

FUCK THEM.

[UMaineTeach]

how about hope to those families that pre-existing conditions will be covered?

[joshlyman]

Oct 3, 2013 19:30:10 GMT -5 UMaineTeach said:

how about hope to those families that pre-existing conditions will be covered?

Yep. They could just pass the fucking funding bill and this wouldn't be a problem.

[joshlyman]

I don't know how much more I can take without calling and screaming at random reps.

[lola]

I heard her tonight on NPR. I honestly don't know how people who buy into this BS are anything other than catastrophically stupid. Ugh.

[candreco]

Yes, let's feel sorry for kids with cancer, and nevermind the kids that will go hungry because WIC is out of money, or kids getting sick with no health insurance. What a bunch of manipulative horseshit.