Keep Gianforte in private sector

If Greg Gianforte had been our representative in Congress, do you think he would have voted for the American Health Care Act “Trumpcare” healthcare proposal that the House passed? Given his enthusiastic endorsement of the Donald Trump agenda and the fact that that bill transfers wealth to higher-income citizens, I suspect he would have indeed supported it. Indeed, on May 5, the New York Times reported his taped comments praising the bill.

In my mind, health care for all citizens is a moral issue. I cannot square a bill that will threaten the health care for Medicaid recipients, increase premiums and decrease subsidies for low-income seniors, threaten access to health care for low-income women and deny coverage to many veterans with Jesus’ teaching that we are to help the poor and the sick.

In our upcoming election, I will be voting for Rob Quist.

Gianforte’s claims of devout Christian beliefs are obviously not supported by his actions against the poor and the ill. I encourage Montanans to ensure that he remains in the private sector where he can do minimal damage to the citizens of this state.

Steve Decker,

Missoula