Rep. Tsongas (D) responds to why she voted not to trade her existing Health Care, for ObamaCare.

Democrat Rep. Niki Tsongas of Massachusetts being put on the hot seat yesterday at a Health Care Town Hall Meeting she held. An attendee asked her point-blank: "My question to you, Congresswoman Tsongas, is that if this is such a great plan, why did you opt out of it when you took the vote?"

And here is how Tsongas responded: "People often say why dont the American people have what those of us in Congress have. [Audience erupts] Let me explain what I have. Let me explain what I have. What I have is a tremendous array — you know, last year when I went to a discussion — what I have is a tremendous array of choices. And I made a choice based on what I was willing to pay for and what made sense in terms of coverage for me and my family."

Audience shouts out: "We want choice! We want choice!"

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[Orchard6773]

These Obama socialists want to bring this country to its knees. "Break and Remake" is the motto but America is just the wrong country to mess with. Life is unfair and people are suffering now but turning to the government to fix everything is not the answer. We need healthcare reform, but not a single-payer government solution.

[olh1152]

America is broke!, First black president and the country is broke. 10 trillion dollar debt. your share is 38,000.

[truckdawg43]

If you aint going to use it do not foist it on me .Stay out of my pocket

[TreachMarkets]

Mandate does not equal Choice

[garbutov]

What a disgusting liar this woman is. Completely dishonest, and an absolute degenerate.

[rkoliver1]

It's Bush's fault!

[danzor123]

answer the fucking question you dumb ass bitch! "because the healthcare plan they are trying to run down our throats is a load of total SHIT! get this woman out of office! VOTE HER ASS OUT! and send that FAGGOT ASS mumble fuck Barney Frank with her!

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[KarmicOmen]

Bye bye Niki in 2010!

[CHARRIS5550]

she didn't want it because she knows the original plan shes on is perfectly fine

[joe035]

Fuck these politicains vote them all out. Disallow all benefits and salaries when their gone.

[darkherokaze]

You get the choice between what you can afford and what you can get for free. It is true for all things

If you have money, you'll take what you can get for your own money if the increase in quality is worth the extra money.

When it comes to health and life, money is usually no object. So everyone with money is going to choose to pay rather than take something for free.

The kicker is the healthcare won't be free. It is all paid for with taxes. Or loans from other countries...

[bill33john]

sarcasm??