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GBW smells an AARP rat
Posted Nov 5, 2009 by Tom Jackson
Updated Nov 5, 2009 at 05:25 PM
Ginny Brown-Waite weighs in on the announcement of an endorsement that was no secret three months ago, during the height of the August town hall furor.
U.S. Congresswoman Ginny Brown-Waite (R-Brooksville) was disappointed to learn of AARP’s decision to endorse the Democrats’ $1.3 trillion health care bill:
“There was a time when AARP represented the interests of retired people—this endorsement proves that those days are long gone. The Democrats’ health care bill cuts $400 billion dollars from Medicare—the very program that AARP’s members paid for and rely on.
“AARP is running a great risk by endorsing a bill that does not clearly determine which health plans will be allowed under this legislation. This bill leaves it up to Washington bureaucrats to make that determination once the bill is passed and signed into law.
“AARP’s members deserve to know the true reasons behind their endorsement of this bill. If they are not standing up for the interests of seniors, then whose interests are they standing up for?”
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