by Midge Hough on Wednesday, May 25, 2011 at 5:41pm
Below is a letter to Paul Ryan from Quentin Young, President Obama's doctor when he lived in Chicago. It's a keeper.
Dr. Quentin Young to Rep. Paul Ryan: Thank you
Posted by alithebert on Wednesday, May 25, 2011
PNHP National Coordinator Dr. Quentin Young sent the following letter to Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wisc.) earlier today.
Representative Paul Ryan
1233 Longworth HOB
Washington, D.C. 20515
May 25, 2011
Dear Rep. Paul Ryan,
Our organization, Physicians for a National Health Program, is strongly supportive of Medicare, recognizing it as one of the premier legislative achievements in the history of the United States. Therefore, I am writing to express our gratitude for your role in eliciting the overwhelming support that the people of our country extend to this important social justice program.
Since you succeeded in securing virtual unanimous support from the Republican majority in the House of Representatives for your voucher program, the rejection of your plan has been demonstrated nationwide. The spectacular defeat of Ms. Corwin in the 26th district of New York on May 24, 2011, is clearly the earliest expression of the vital importance our nation attaches to a single-payer comprehensive health plan for the elderly, Medicare.
I can think of no other political act that could match your voucher program “reform” in mobilizing public support for Medicare going forward. The collateral damage to the Republican aspirations for power is immeasurable.
Thank you very much,
Quentin Young, M.D., M.A.C.P
National Coordinator
Physicians for a National Health Program
cc: President Barack Obama
Speaker John Boehner
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