Now I supported Murphy during last year's special election. For he lives in Glens Falls, he is the uncle of some old friends of mine and he was also not Republican Jim Tedisco, who I cringed when thinking about being the representative of the 20th District. However, since being elected Murphy has stood against House Democrats on the proposed health care bill, citing that the bill would not make health insurance more affordable to small businesses.
The problem is while I respect Murphy's concerns, I am yet to hear one idea out of him as to how the bill could better achieve his goals. Sen. Gillibrand on the other hand, who Murphy replaced after she was appointed to Sen. Clinton's Senate seat, has been a strong supporter of health care and the public option, making her a strong voice for New Yorker's in the health care debate. While Murphy says he is committed to providing affordable health care, he has offered nothing more than a "no" vote on the issue - and done all he could to avoid pro-health care protesters. And although he says he approves of a number of reforms in the bill including the elimination of the lifetime caps on insurance benefits and the pre-existing condition exclusion, invests in prevention and primary care, creates a health insurance exchange to force insurance companies to compete and offers a public option for people who want to get away from for-profit insurance companies, he still will not support the bill that needs 216 votes to pass the House. Which means Murphy is willing to give up a whole bunch of great reforms because the bill doesn't meet one of his requirements. On top of this, Murphy won last year's election by riding President Obama's coat tales and now he has turned his back on the man that got him elected on his flagship bill.
I guess since he is new to congress he wasn't informed that bills are usually amended over time to make them stronger. Murphy's deceit of the Democrats in the district who elected him to office, means he has to go! So if there are any competent, potential congressman out there in the 20th District, please stand up and fight back against selfish, politicians like Murphy. Hell, if the primary was held today I would vote for the angry squirrel in my backyard over Murphy.
It should be noted that the Associated Press reported recently that Murphy is among nine House Democrats who have not ruled out switching their "no" vote to "yes." For Murphy's sake lets hope he makes the right decision and votes in favor of the bill.
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