House Minority Whip Steve Scalise drew on his personal experience with the healthcare system in decrying a potential government takeover of the industry.
“I would not be here today without the greatest healthcare system on the face of the planet,” Scalise told a crowd of thousands at the Conservative Political Action Conference at National Harbor, Maryland, on Thursday.
Scalise, a Republican from Louisiana, was injured in 2017 when a gunman opened fire on a practice for the Congressional Baseball Game in Alexandria, Virginia. He underwent surgery after a bullet fractured his pelvis and pierced internal organs. Scalise remained in intensive care for several weeks and used a walker in the months that followed.
Scalise later called it a “miracle” he survived the incident.
Most members of Congress get their healthcare through the Washington, D.C., exchange, known as DC Health Link, which has a reputation of being reliable and well-managed, according to CNN.
Steve Scalise: “Healthcare is very important to me- I would not be here today without the greatest Healthcare system on the planet”. pic.twitter.com/99LNTarQ4L
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Scalise is one President Trump’s most ardent defenders in Congress and has argued that “Medicare for all,” a proposal endorsed by several Democratic candidates for president, will be rejected by the public.
