.
Feedback

Letter: Time to Reevaluate Jim Himes

One Ridgefield Patch account-holder says U.S. Rep. Jim Himes hasn't helped seniors on healthcare issues.

 

Connecticut seniors have a big decision on their hands in the upcoming November election.

Fourth District Congressman Jim Himes has talked the talk about representing us here in Connecticut, but his actions in down in D.C. have shown quite the opposite. In his support for the government takeover of healthcare, which surprisingly cuts close to $200 billion in funding to Medicare Advantage health plans, Himes has proven to senior citizens that their quality of care isn’t a priority.

These popular Medicare Advantage health plans, to which over 100,000 Connecticut seniors belong, are at risk of being gutted or eliminated because of the huge budget cuts to these programs in the big government health care law that Himes voted through. Our Congressmen and women promised improved quality of care at a much lower cost, but they have brought back the opposite, poorer quality healthcare at a higher cost.

Do you remember Nancy Pelosi’s statement a few years ago? She claimed Congress would have to pass the big government healthcare law-mandate for everyone to know what’s in it. Now that all the information is out there, the consequences of the healthcare law are clear; senior citizens in Connecticut are getting the short end of the stick. Now senior citizens have to ask themselves, “Should we vote Jim Himes for a 3rd term?” Seeing as he rushed through and supported such a destructive law to Connecticut’s seniors, I say absolutely not.

What do you think?

Sincerely,

Jack Gibson

Newsletter & Alerts

Get the best stories each day and important breaking news

Subscribe

Not from Ridgefield Patch? Find your Local Patch »

Loading comments ...
Note Article
Just a short thought to get the word out quickly about anything in your neighborhood.
Share something with your neighbors. Write a new post... What's up? Make an announcement, speak your mind, or sell something
Walter Sobchak May 25, 2013 at 08:00 pm
for the tens of millions of Americans invested in the stock market, retirees, 401K participants,Read More etc, President Obama receives an A+. thank you sir! http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/25/business/economy/sp-has-more-than-doubled-under-obama.html
Thunder Hill May 25, 2013 at 07:33 pm
I think it's some of you who are distorting the facts. Bush started a war after being dishonest toRead More the United Nations. He then ignored the constitution and Geneva Convention by torturing prisoners. This isn't part of the American value system. This isn't the example we should be setting for the world. These were important decisions and George Bush was obviously part of these decisions. Yes some things have gone wrong in the Obama Administration, but they were more minor, and clearly Obama would not have been part of those decisions. Do you really think Obama made the decision of who should be scrutinized when applying for tax exempt status? Of course not. Twist all you want, no matter, history will get it right. And when it comes to putting party before country, nice try, but I'm a republican - I just happen to be an honest republican.
Porter Gladstone III May 25, 2013 at 03:10 pm
It's just all the anti bush people (justified on many levels) are incapable of objectivity --andRead More able to see the many flaws of obama. The man has desecrated and disrespected the Constitution---a fact that would have enraged the left had Bush done it. The point is that if bias is something the left abhors, then dont act in such a biased way towards the ACTIONS of men in the oval office. If you consider poor treatment of suspected terrorists to tarnish the reputation of the United States, then please dont quietly accept the killing of Americans who the CIA suspect are terrorists; dont applaud the awesome way he directed the operation of Navy Seal Team Six and the killing of Osama bin Laden but excuse his total absence when our Ambassador in Libya is killed. They remove his involvement in anything that doesnt go well. It's all a show. And all those smart people on the left---so CAPABLE of making assessments of Bush are now incapable of analyzing Obama? No--it's bias. It's intellectual dishonesty. Hold this guy accountable. Dont put party before country.
Lisa Buchman (Editor) May 23, 2013 at 04:02 pm
Amanda Johnson says the light is out on 35 going toward Route 7 where you can turn at Limestone orRead More Havaland.
Porter Gladstone III May 23, 2013 at 10:32 pm
Way to go lawn sprayers Thunder hill is just a constant whiner.
Thunder Hill May 23, 2013 at 01:16 pm
People, stop spraying your lawns with chemicals! Cancer rates in CT are higher than other states.Read More That's because we have the money to spray our lawns and turn them into green perfection. But it can kill you and your kids. Just stop it already. Is your grass more important than the health of your family?
Porter Gladstone III May 24, 2013 at 07:35 pm
Thunder Hill? You mean so you make sense? As in --when you write complaints on 5 other threads,Read More yet then distill another person's comments as not worthy of consideration -to be just 'whining?' Lisa --i dont think we should discriminate on the basis of age. But maybe we should place a threshold of 88 IQ to be able to post? That might make sense--- a lot more sense than one guy I see making absurd commentary anyway?
Thunder Hill May 24, 2013 at 01:53 pm
Lisa, with the new Patch format, maybe you should think about setting a minimum age requirement.
Porter Gladstone III May 23, 2013 at 10:34 pm
"ignore the whiners" haha--dude-- thats all you do
Porter Gladstone III May 23, 2013 at 10:32 pm
nice job boe thunder hill whines about everything
Thunder Hill May 23, 2013 at 01:13 pm
No money for the classrooms? A shame. Ridgefield's BOE just donated $25,000 of taxpayer money toRead More yet another artificial turf field. Gee, that works out to about $480 per classroom - exactly what the teachers have to spend out of their pockets on YOUR kids. Lesson: Money for sports? Yes. Money for the classroom. No.
CLD May 21, 2013 at 11:51 pm
Tell Erin I'm in! What a super strong kid!