Obamacare supporter shouts down GOP congressman
A man unhappy with the effort to repeal and replace Obamacare shouted down Rep. Brad Wenstrup, Ohio Republican, at a Capitol Hill press conference Wednesday called to discuss a House resolution opposing physician-assisted suicide.
“Probably the most memorable physical exam I ever gave,” Mr. Wenstrup said. “Because what I learned from him, the dignity of human life, has carried me throughout my career. He passed away the next day, and I still remember his name. And I think about on his last day of life, he made an impact on someone who was going to go out and take care of thousands of people over the next couple of decades. Everyone is important―”
“F―k you!” a young man in the audience shouted.
The protester, who said he suffered from a “serious chronic illness” and had been “at death’s door,” proceeded to speak for several minutes uninterrupted.
“You voted against Obamacare, you voted to repeal it,” he said. “You can’t stand up there and talk about patients and say you’re representing patients and their lives and the decisions they make when you have decided many times and voted many times to kill thousands of people more, millions of people more, than assisted suicide ever will.”
