A couple weeks ago I wrote a post on hypocrisy in the Missouri legislature, because there is broad GOP support in that body for a bill mandating that insurance companies provide very costly care to children on the autism spectrum.
I favor this bill, and I'm glad the conservative Republicans do, too. But why do they so vehemently oppose health care reform--in large part because it constitutes interference in the private sector. The bill they support does the same thing!
I brought this up with my Democratic state representative who gave me a nice response on it, and who also pointed out that autism had tragically affected the families of some prominent Republicans.
I have yet to hear from my state senator, Eric Schmitt, a Republican and a cosponsor of the bill. I got an email from his chief of staff who said he wanted to talk to me about my concern, and I gave him phone numbers where he could reach me. He never called.
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