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Saturday, March 25, 2017

Republican Sen. Pat Roberts ‘deeply’ regrets mammogram joke

Sen. Pat Roberts apologized Thursday after receiving backlash for a joke he made about mammograms while discussing the Republicans’ plan to repeal and replace Obamacare.

A Talking Points Memo reporter asked the Kansas Republican if he supports a potential change in the GOP’s plan that would scrap Obamacare’s Essential Health Benefits rule, which requires insurers to cover “essential” health services like maternity care and mammograms.

“I sure don’t want my mammogram benefits taken away,” Mr. Roberts quipped, according to the website.

Other members of Congress quickly condemned the comment, saying mammograms are essential for detecting breast cancer in women.

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3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Roberts should have never backed down.

Part of the ridiculous parts of Obamacare is forcing men to have coverage for mammograms and birth control pills.

Anonymous said...

I guess its ridiculous that Obamacare forces women to pay for prostate exams and Viagra.

Anonymous said...

men can get breast cancer also.