Saturday, September 26, 2009

And the award of A-Hole of the week goes to-Sen. Kyl (R-Arizona)

Thanks to Ratilfar of Clipmarks For this one.
This is sexism at one of it's lowest points. It is not only women who need basic maternity care it's also the unborn child , who the GOP says they cherish so much, who needs it.

As the Senate Finance Committee moved into its fourth day of deliberations over the health care bill, tensions continued to rise.

Sen. Jon Kyl (R-Ariz.), broke new ground defending an amendment he'd proposed that struck language from the bill defining which benefits employers are required to cover -- in this case, basic maternity care.

"I don't need maternity care," Kyl said. "So requiring that on my insurance policy is something that I don't need and will make the policy more expensive."

Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), interrupted Kyl: "I think your mom probably did."

The amendment was defeated, nine to 14.

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