Congressman Joe Wilson’s apology to the White House was both appropriate and adequate, especially since President Obama immediately accepted. When the President of the United States accepts an apology, no observer has an additional claim. Unfortunately, Speaker Pelosi and the Democrat Majority are trying to play partisan politics by drafting a resolution that will call on Congressman Wilson to apologize again on the House Floor.
Although I did not entirely agree with the timing of Congressman Wilson’s comments, I do understand his frustrations. President Obama promised in his address to Congress that, “There are also those who claim that our reform effort will insure illegal immigrants. This, too, is false—the reforms I’m proposing would not apply to those who are here illegally.” However, President Obama’s statement was not supported by the facts, especially in light of two House committee votes, the findings of the Congressional Budget Office, and a Congressional Research Service report.
The American people deserve to know the truth about the President’s health care proposal. I will work with my colleagues in Congress to ensure that Americans have full access to all the information about these proposed health care plans
About Me
- Rep. Randy Neugebauer
- Randy Neugebauer represents the 19th District of Texas, which stretches across 27 counties and includes the cities of Abilene, Big Spring, and Lubbock. He is now in his fourth term in U.S. House of Representatives after first taking office on June 5, 2003.
