Thom Tillis Staffer Tells a Cancer Survivor to Not Get Health Coverage if She Can’t Afford It

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Thom Tillis Staffer Tells a Cancer Survivor to Not Get Health Coverage if She Can’t Afford It
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An unusually blunt summary of the politics of health care.

Since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, the most-discussed health issue in this year’s presidential election has been President Donald Trump’s bungling of the federal response to the outbreak and whether Democratic nominee Joe Biden can fix it.between a North Carolina woman and a staffer from Sen.

During a recent call with the staffer, which was recorded and is now circulating widely, a frustrated Bev Veals, who has survived cancer three times, asked several variations of that question and was met with nonchalance. “You’re saying that, if you can’t afford it, you don’t get to have it—and that includes health care?” said Veals, a three-time cancer survivor.

“Yeah, just like if I want to go to the store and buy a new dress shirt. If I can’t afford that dress shirt, I don’t get to get it,” said the staffer.“Well, you got to find a way to get it.”We encountered an issue signing you up. Please try again.

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