Weiner: Every GOPer I Know Is A ‘Wholly-Owned Subsidiary Of The Insurance Industry’ (VIDEO)

Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-NY)
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A must-watch performance on the House floor today from Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-NY).

“You gotta love these Republicans,” Weiner said. “I mean, you guys have chutzpah. The Republican Party is a wholly owned subsidiary of insurance companies.”

One of Weiner’s Republican colleagues asked that the Democrat’s words be stricken from the record because they were inappropriate for debate. Weiner’s comeback: I’d be glad to — I’ll just substitute other words.

Make no mistake about it, every single Republican I have ever met in my entire life is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the insurance industry.

Here’s the video:

(H/T Ezra Klein)

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