Conservatives for Patients’ Rights announced today it is suspending its ad campaign against health care reform “out of respect to the Kennedy family as well as the senator’s colleagues and supporters.”
CPR is run by Rick Scott, a former hospital executive whose company paid $1.7 billion to settle charges of overcharging Medicare and Medicaid in the late 1990s.
The ads are still up on CPR’s web site.
Here’s the full announcement:
With the sad news of Senator Kennedy’s passing Conservatives for Patients’ Rights is immediately suspending our ad campaign for health care reform out of respect to the Kennedy family as well as the Senator’s colleagues and supporters, to whom we extend our condolences. We know the debate will continue – a debate Senator Kennedy embraced with vigor – and we look forward to engaging in the debate in the months ahead. But now is a time for respect, reflection and remembrance. Senator Kennedy’s lifetime of dedicated public service transcended multiple generations. His devotion to many issues and his relentless passion made him a hero to his supporters and worthy adversary to his opponents. His voice and presence will be missed.
(h/t HotAir.com)
