Letter to the Editor: Writer urges voters to say "no" to McMorris Rodgers

Sixty times and getting ready for 61. Republicans have voted 60 times to repeal the law that allows healthcare for all. Cathy McMorris Rodgers stated, in a recent public meeting in Waitsburg, that people should be reflected through their representative. So, with that in mind, a comment and a question were asked as to why she continues to vote against the people she represents. If Obamacare was repealed, 81,300 eastern Washington people, or 11.3% of her district, would have no health care at all. Furthermore, the Republicans have absolutely no plan in place. She paused, then started explaining about possibly giving tax credits or maybe vouchers; there wasn’t a definite plan in place yet. When asked if she would be willing to work across the aisle, with Democrats, to fix the flaws in our healthcare system, she assured us she is very willing and that she’s worked with Senator Maria Cantwell. Finally, when asked if she would be willing to stop voting against Obamacare and instead work to fix the problems in healthcare, not take healthcare away from 81,300 people in her district, she paused, then simply said, “No.” It’s our turn to say no to her next November.

Pat Bates

Clarkston