Democratic senator Richard Blumenthal said he would vote against Rep. Tom Price to be secretary of Health and Human Services because the Georgia lawmaker and physician is “trying to destroy a woman’s right to health care.”
“I will vote against Tom Price mainly because he has said very specifically that he will seek to destroy a woman’s right to health care,” Blumenthal told CNN on Tuesday. He did not cite examples, before criticizing Price, an orthopedic surgeon, for his opposition to Obamacare.
“He is against the Affordable Care Act, in favor of repealing it, without effectively replacing it. He’s in favor of block granting Medicaid. All of these kinds of stands and others lead me to vote against his nomination,” Blumenthal continued.
A request to Blumenthal’s office seeking additional details about his comments was unreturned as of press time.
Price faced questions before the Senate Finance Committee on Tuesday, which will vote on his nomination. He has faced strong resistance from Democrats for perceived conflicts of interest in his trading of health care stocks, as well as his efforts to undo President Obama’s health care law.
