Oh boy. On Meet the Press a few minutes ago, Sen. Jon Kyl (R-AZ) took issue with the contention — which is strongly supported by scientific research — that lack of health insurance is linked to higher risk of death.David Gregory asked Kyl about the issue of a “moral imperative,” and said that while he’s heard Kyl and other Republicans take issue with proposed health care reform legislation for fear that it might add to the budget deficit (although President Obama has insisted that it won’t) — he never hears such arguments from the GOP about a costly war in Afghanistan.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=136606