Maybe in the House. But in the Senate, Olympia Snowe had her chance, and blew it. Then there's Blanche Lincoln. And Susan Collins was being a pain as well. In the House, you can just ignore the likes of Michele Bachmann. In the Senate, the Republican women are no more helpful than the men.
Want to get health care legislation passed in Congress? Send the elected men home, one congresswoman reportedly suggests. Shea-Porter, a New Hampshire Democrat, said as much at a Manchester town hall meeting last weekend, according to The Hill.com. It reports someone released 55 seconds of her remarks, which went viral and made national headlines.
"We go to the ladies room and the Republican women and the Democratic women and we just roll our eyes," she said. "And the Republican women said when we were fighting over the health care bill, if we sent the men home. ..." At that point, The Hill.com reports loud applause interrupted Shea-Porter's remarks.
She continued, "You know why? I'm not trying to diss the men, but I'm telling you it's the truth that every single woman there has been responsible for taking care of a [relatives] and so we think we can find a common ground there," according to The Hill.com.
