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Speak up about health care bill

President Donald Trump speaks in the Rose Garden of the White House after House Republicans passed their health care bill, in Washington, D.C., on May 4, 2017.
President Donald Trump speaks in the Rose Garden of the White House after House Republicans passed their health care bill, in Washington, D.C., on May 4, 2017. STEPHEN CROWLEY New York Times file

I turned on the television to see a group of men patting themselves on the back for voting to take basic medical care from the poor and the sick to give it back to the top 2 percent. Is this what we stand for, America? Call your congressman, call the president, call your neighbor, call anybody, but don’t just sit there and let sick people die so a few rich people can have a little more money for their vacation in France this summer!

Cyndi Orr, Arroyo Grande

This story was originally published May 9, 2017 at 4:43 PM with the headline "Speak up about health care bill."

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