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Demand Retraction of Statement Equating Women to Smokers
Target: NRCC Chairman Pete Sessions
Sponsored by: Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
Sponsored by: Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
Did you hear the latest in anti-women attacks by the Republicans? National Republican Congressional Committee Chairman Pete Sessions made controversial remarks defending the insurance industry's practice of charging women more than men for health insurance by equating being a woman to being a smoker:
REP. PALLONE (D-NJ): Why should a woman pay more than a man?
REP. SESSIONS (R-TX): Well now. We're all different. Why should a smoker pay more than a non-smoker?
For Representative Sessions and the GOP leadership, being a woman is a condition worthy of discrimination. And they're standing by the insurance industry's right to charge women more than men for the same coverage.
Tell NRCC Chairman Sessions: Women deserve equal access to quality, affordable health insurance.
REP. PALLONE (D-NJ): Why should a woman pay more than a man?
REP. SESSIONS (R-TX): Well now. We're all different. Why should a smoker pay more than a non-smoker?
For Representative Sessions and the GOP leadership, being a woman is a condition worthy of discrimination. And they're standing by the insurance industry's right to charge women more than men for the same coverage.
Tell NRCC Chairman Sessions: Women deserve equal access to quality, affordable health insurance.
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# 7,227:
12:22 am PST, Feb 10,
Rebecca Johnson-brocchini, California
# 7,225:
10:00 pm PST, Feb 9,
Allen Parrett, Washington
I am sick and tired of hearing about smokers. If you are so concerned about cost of health care etc give up using your car! It is 100 times more deadly than smoking. When will this country treat everyone equal like the constitution says!
I am sick and tired of hearing about smokers. If you are so concerned about cost of health care etc give up using your car! It is 100 times more deadly than smoking. When will this country treat everyone equal like the constitution says!
# 7,224:
9:52 pm PST, Feb 9,
Pamela D., Mississippi
# 7,223:
8:58 pm PST, Feb 9,
Orion Hudgins, California
# 7,222:
6:57 pm PST, Feb 9,
Valeria Mza, Argentina
# 7,220:
4:16 pm PST, Feb 9,
Emily Sheety, Canada
# 7,219:
3:18 pm PST, Feb 9,
Keira Fullerton, Texas
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3:09 pm PST, Feb 9,
Kei C, Canada
# 7,217:
12:14 pm PST, Feb 9,
Nichole Erickson, Minnesota
# 7,216:
12:02 pm PST, Feb 9,
Moira Freeman, Canada
# 7,215:
12:00 pm PST, Feb 9,
Luis Cardenas, Texas
# 7,214:
11:54 am PST, Feb 9,
Milena Kfghj, Serbia And Montenegro
# 7,213:
11:46 am PST, Feb 9,
Heather Wuerthner, Pennsylvania
# 7,212:
11:24 am PST, Feb 9,
Justine Ferretti, New Jersey
# 7,211:
11:12 am PST, Feb 9,
Kara Emmons, New York
You do not represent me as a Republican. I am more than appalled at your statement. I can't write what I would really like to say. I would be stooping down to your narrow minded backwardness and I am a better person than that.
You do not represent me as a Republican. I am more than appalled at your statement. I can't write what I would really like to say. I would be stooping down to your narrow minded backwardness and I am a better person than that.
# 7,210:
10:30 am PST, Feb 9,
Raju Gurbaxani, India
# 7,209:
10:05 am PST, Feb 9,
Kent Ledgerwood, California
# 7,208:
9:56 am PST, Feb 9,
Wouter Suverkropp, California
# 7,207:
8:49 am PST, Feb 9,
Breanna Kreidermacher, Minnesota
# 7,206:
8:46 am PST, Feb 9,
Chandra Bandelin, Idaho
# 7,205:
8:10 am PST, Feb 9,
Lisa R, Germany
# 7,204:
6:51 am PST, Feb 9,
Gail McGlone, Florida
# 7,203:
6:40 am PST, Feb 9,
HanneMarie BaloghBremer, Georgia
# 7,202:
4:46 am PST, Feb 9,
Elizabeth Abrantes, Canada
# 7,201:
3:48 am PST, Feb 9,
James Carpenter, United Kingdom
Its the year 2010 and not 1810, I feel that its time for you to start thinking that way.
Its the year 2010 and not 1810, I feel that its time for you to start thinking that way.
