Grayson: Republicans Don’t Want You To ‘Die Quickly’ — They Don’t Care

Rep. Alan Grayson (D-FL)
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In an interview on the local radio show Doc & Grace in the Morning, Rep. Alan Grayson (D-FL) explained that his comments about Republicans have been twisted into meaning that they somehow want Americans to die — when the real truth is that they don’t care.

“You know, this is being transmogrified into something else,” Grayson complained. “Honestly, the people I deal with, the people I actually am across the aisle with every day, I don’t think they care about ordinary people. I don’t think that the Republicans in Congress actually have a heart. I’ll be honest with you.”

“But that’s not the same as saying that they want you — I mean, let’s get straight what I said,” he explained. “I said their health care plan is ‘don’t get sick,’ and if you do get sick, then die quickly. And what did I mean by that? Because if you get sick and those bills are mounting, and you’re in the hospital and you’re feeling weaker and weaker, and you’ve got no way to pay for this, then what are they gonna do for you? Nothing. They’re gonna do nothing.”

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