Published Saturday, August 15, 2009 in Southeast Community editions of the Arizona Republic as “Political posturing will put pox on health-care debate.”
The health-care debate has hit the Southeast Valley full force.
Rep. Jeff Flake’s town hall meeting at Chandler’s Basha High School included 1,500 people with another 500 turned away due to capacity limitations. Rep. Flake, a strong libertarian, will oppose the health-care bill.
Meanwhile, Congressional representatives like Harry Mitchell, whose votes will be important if health- care reform is to pass have chosen not to schedule town halls.
The reason is politics. Read the rest of this entry »