Constituents to the GOP: “I want this repeal crap to stop”

A look at the news over the weekend shows that Republicans across the country are facing fierce backlash over their support for TrumpCare. Here’s a look at what constituents have to say:

Colorado’s Sixth District: “Steven Haas, 68, stood up to say he was a lifelong Republican upset that [Rep. Mike] Coffman and his fellow Republicans failed to listen when voters made clear that their plan was unsound. ‘I’m sorry to say I was shocked that you declared your intention to vote for so-called Trumpcare,’ Haas said. ‘That’s not the way we do things in Colorado. The ACA is the law of the land now.’” [Washington Post, 4/16/17]

New Jersey’s Seventh District: “[Rep. Leonard] Lance's experience illustrates the danger for any moderate Republicans who flirt with gutting Obamacare… ‘I want you, and all of the Republicans, to sit down with the Democrats and fix the Affordable Care Act,’ said Janet Katz of Chester, New Jersey, summing up the crowd’s sentiment. ‘I want this repeal crap to stop.’” [Politico, 4/16/17]

Texas’ Sixth District: “Rep. Joe Barton (R-Texas), one of the few hard-line conservatives to ultimately endorse the AHCA, also got shouted down in his Texas district. ‘No, not true!’ constituents yelled when he said the federal government had failed at administering the health care law.” [Politico, 4/16/17]

Oregon’s Second District: “In the auditorium of his old middle school just blocks from where he still lives, the congressman who is a lead author of the stalled House Republican health care bill was treated like the villain in a class play… A woman said, ‘We are absolutely disgusted that you led a committee to take away’ peoples' health care,’ before loud cheers drowned her out.” [Fox News, 4/15/17]

Florida’s Third District: “Bob White, a Republican who attended [Rep. Ted] Yoho’s town hall here Tuesday, raised a worrisome question for GOP lawmakers on the ballot next year. ‘If there was another election I’d still vote for Ted Yoho,’ he said in an interview the next day. But a few moments later, White abruptly raised a different possibility: ‘Or maybe I would just skip over his name…’” [Washington Post, 4/16/17]