Re: June 29 news story.
Nothing could illustrate more graphically the heartlessness of the Republicans and their tragic health care bill than the photo on the front page of Friday’s Denver Post. It showedhonest, caring disabled citizens being handcuffed, arrested and hauled away during their sit-in at Sen. Cory Gardner’s office.Gardner, a co-author of the Senate Republican health care bill, which was developed in secret, was not present, nor did he meet with the citizens.
The heartlessness of the Republicans is further highlighted in acompanion article on the front page regarding what is currently dividing the party on the health care issue. The article asks: “How much money should the Senate health care bill spend on protecting vulnerable Americans and how much on providing tax relief to the wealthy?” I ask you, what in heaven’s name does a health care bill have to do with tax breaks for the rich?
Sen. Gardner, please do right by the average citizen and stop pandering to the ultra-rich 1 percent and the self-interestedTea Party members of your party.Health care and tax breaks for the richare two separate issues and should be handled that way inclear and open hearings with citizen input, no matter how painful it may be to hear.
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Poor Sen. Cory Gardner, once again between a rock and a hard place. In the case of the ADAPT protesters, the landlord made him do it. Just like the top-secret Senate bill, the decision is not his to make. Does the building lease allow his office to have that fence he’s sitting on?
Bob Nelson, Denver
How ironic! Denver is the first major city in the nation to get wheelchairs on public buses for the disabled, yet we now see the Denver police carting the disabled off from Sen. Cory Gardner’s office for protesting the possible loss of medical insurance. ADAPT founder Wade Blank must be turning over in his grave.
Kevin Sampson, Denver
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