House GOPer Jokes About Dropping A ‘Nuclear Bomb’ On Obamacare

Rep. Phil Roe, R-Tenn., a physician before being elected to Congress, delivers remarks during a news conference on Capitol Hill with fellow Republican members of the freshman class as they discuss health care overhau... Rep. Phil Roe, R-Tenn., a physician before being elected to Congress, delivers remarks during a news conference on Capitol Hill with fellow Republican members of the freshman class as they discuss health care overhaul, Saturday, March 20, 2010 in Washington. At right is Rep. John C. Fleming, R-La., a family physician and former coroner before being elected to Congress. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari) MORE LESS
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Rep. Phil Roe (R-TN) cracked a joke on Monday about destroying Obamacare with a nuclear bomb.

“Can’t you just tweak Obamacare? Yeah, with a nuclear bomb,” he said during a conservative policy summit at the Heritage Foundation.

“We have to repeal it,” he said.

Roe told the audience that he has repeatedly reached out to President Barack Obama to discuss health care alternatives but hasn’t received a response.

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