Release: McCain 2.0 Chooses Politics Over Arizonans
March 23, 2010
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 23, 2010
McCain 2.0 Chooses Politics over Arizonans
Sen. John McCain 2.0 chose again to be part of the Washington problem rather than an American solution, proving his maverick days are relics of the days he still harbored failed presidential ambitions.
Not only is McCain supporting efforts to repeal the historical health insurance reform legislation just passed by Congress, McCain also vowed, “There will be no cooperation for the rest of the year. They have poisoned the well in what they’ve done and how they’ve done it.”
McCain has spent the last year saying ‘no’ to one in five of his constituents who currently do not have health insurance – a number that will jump to one in four after Arizona state budget cuts take effect. Now, if Senator John McCain and former Congressman J.D. Hayworth have their way on a proposed repeal, 1.3 million Arizonans would lose health care, the Medicare “donut hole” would reappear for 151,000 seniors, and 63,700 small business would lose tax credits.
Tucson Vice Mayor Rodney Glassman, who is “testing the waters” for the 2010 U.S. Senate race, expressed disappointment that McCain chose partisanship over leadership.
“Arizonans needs a U.S. Senator who will be at the table, shaping a bill for a better Arizona and the kind of America where the quality of health care does not depend on the size of the employer,” Glassman said. “John McCain chose to do nothing for Arizona families who are faced with soaring health care costs. He chose to do nothing for struggling small businesses who need to provide their employees with health care.
“John McCain 1.0 would have jumped across party lines and gotten into the thick of the fight, but John McCain 2.0, in the face of a right-wing primary challenge, runs from the tough political challenges facing our country.
“Now McCain wants to take a step backwards by repealing the right to health care for those with pre-existing conditions. He wants to young adults to be kicked off their parents insurance. He wants permanent lifetime caps on insurance benefits. And he wants 32 million Americans who have insurance to go without.
“It’s kind of sad,” Glassman said. “This isn’t the John McCain we thought we knew.”
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