It’s recess week for our elected representatives and many are back in their districts to face their constituents at town hall events. Republican Rep. Justin Amash, a member of the House Freedom Caucus (a.k.a the tea party) who refused to get on board with the Republican efforts to take away insurance from 24 million people because the plan wasn’t conservative enough (!!) did take the unusual step of telling a town hall audience the truth about Trumpcare, that it puts the most vulnerable at risk. Listen to this short clip:
Amash also noted the hasty plan to repeal the Affordable Care Act and replace it with Paul Ryan’s plan would’ve suffered an embarrassing defeat had it come to a vote:
At a town hall meeting in Cedar Springs Monday, Amash said it wouldn't have just been members of the House Freedom Caucus opposing the health care plan that was not brought up for a vote last month -- he estimated anywhere between 50 and 80 Republicans would have voted no.
"It would have been really embarrassing," he said.
Amash also touched on Trump’s decision to bomb Syria:
During Monday's town hall, Amash also solicited input from constituents on the issue of the missile strikes in Syria, noting that he believed the process taken by President Donald Trump "was not right."
Amash said Trump should have reached out to Congress for authorization on the strike so U.S. citizens could have some say in a situation that has the possibility of escalating into something more serious.
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