The 87th General Assembly
is in recess

Wednesday, August 5, 2009

Townhall meeting taking place at Children's Hospital in LR

Congressmen Ross and Snyder are fielding questions on healthcare this afternoon at Arkansas Children's Hospital in Little Rock. Follow it live on Twitter:

From the left: Tyler Henderson
From the right: Jason Tolbert, Bob Porto, Andrew Abdel-Malik, Laurie Masterson, Kerry Baldwin

Notables:
Snyder: "Mike & I don't support a single payer system."
Snyder: "Problem is that the current model, with rising costs, isn't sustainable."
Snyder: "If you don't think there is a problem, there is no plan you will like."
Snyder: "Not gonna vote for anything that 'kills old people' "
Ross: "Public option is just that: an option. Any public option will ensure competition & guarantee choice."
Ross: "Any plan that covers illegal immigrants, rations care, or uses fed $$ to pay for abortions, I will vote against."


2 Comments:

At August 6, 2009 9:31 AM , Blogger Jacky said...

Who holds a town hall meeting at a children's hospital? Don't suppose this is to eliminate the possibility of a protest...

 
At August 6, 2009 1:56 PM , Anonymous Anonymous said...

Children's hospitals hold town hall meetings all the time. Venue is not unusual.

 

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