Q: What Do You Get When You Rubberstamp a Health Care Bill Without Reading it?
A: Taxpayer Funded Viagra for Sex Offenders
When Nancy Pelosi said we “…have to pass the bill so we can find out what’s in it” many of us had a laugh at the apparent gaffe. Now we learn of a truly awful component of the health care “reform” bill rubber-stamped by Russ Carnahan.
The Congressional Research Service confirms that the health care reform legislation has no legal safeguard against a convicted sex offender from receiving treatment, including treatment for erectile dysfunction. Put in blunt terms, if a rapist or child molester enrolls in a health plan as part of a government sponsored exchange, there is no way to prevent that individual from receiving Viagra at taxpayer expense.
Does Russ Carnahan really think giving convicted child molesters Viagra on the public dime is good policy? If not, what exactly did he do to stop it? Senator Tom Coburn anticipated this issue, and introduced a bill that would deny funding for these sort of treatments to such persons, but his bill was defeated along ideological lines. Even after Senator Coburn’s warning shot, Russ Carnahan negligently stood by and did nothing.
2000 plus pages of legislation is a breeding ground for unintended consequences. Carnahan, Pelosi and others mocked citizens who raised concerns over the complexity and overreach of their version of reform. Every week now that this “reform” is in place, we see a new fiasco erupt.
Lack of humility, indifference to public concern and sheer hubris of “congress knows best” is the leadership style of Russ Carnahan. Do you think he read the bill? Do you think he would oppose his patron Speaker Pelosi? This among many reasons is why I am running to defeat him. Putting Russ Carnahan out of office will be an important step to sweep arrogant liberals like “Pass It, Then Find Out” Pelosi out of leadership and will serve to put the brakes on President Obama’s tax and debt agenda.
Join me in restoring commonsense wisdom to congress by contributing to the campaign. Russ Carnahan will have plenty of liberal cash from his connected friends. To be competitive monthly contributions are particularly helpful in building a stable financial base. We certainly welcome individual contributions of any amount. Can you find $25, $40, $70 or more in your budget to help us repeal Russ Carnahan?
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