Before the House of Representatives voted to repeal the year-old health care law, Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, — who yesterday claimed repealing the measure was “unconstitutional” — appeared on Fox News’s Your World with host Neil Cavuto. In a very heated exchange, Jackson Lee argued that a repeal of President Obama’s signature health care law meant more Americans without insurance would die.
But when Cavuto challenged her narrative — the story of an elderly woman who already receives Medicare — the Texas Democrat fired back, accusing Cavuto of being blinded by his opinion and ignorant of logic:
Shelia Jackson Lee Squares Off With Cavuto
Jan 19, 2011
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Part 1: Democratic lawmaker on impact of Obamacare repeal
Shelia Jackson Lee Squares Off With Cavuto, Part 2
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