Trump, health care dominate Carter town hall
A number of people who asked questions at Carter's return trip Wednesday evening to CCGA also concerned Congressional efforts at health care reform, but one figure factored into the discussion significantly more than six months earlier -- President
One of the opening questions for Carter was whether he had "a death wish" for the people he represented, by supporting the
"Obviously, no, I do not have a death wish -- what I have a wish for is accessible, affordable, patient-centered health care," Carter said. "I don't know your situation, but I do know that on average, Georgians have experienced 106 percent increase in their premiums since Obamacare came into effect. I do know that 16 out of 17 counties in the
Carter reiterated that the
Those statements got a mixed reception from those in attendance, which had notable representations from both supporters and detractors of the congressman's policy goals.
Then, a little more than 19 minutes into the event, one of the attendees -- a supporter of the president -- asked where Carter was, in general, regarding Trump's agenda for the country.
Carter said he backed the president 110 percent.
That carried over to the RAISE Act, a bill currently lodged in a
The legislation seeks to cut legal immigration in half, with preference to people who speak English well and have jobs in
The bill also cuts back on the ability of qualifying immigrants to bring over family members other than spouses and children.
"I liked everything about it," Carter said. He added that if the bill did pass the
Later in the town hall, an attendee asked Carter how he felt about some of the president's statements that some have considered uncouth or offensive, including Trump's behavior on Twitter.
"Look, I'm not saying I agree with everything that comes out of the
"But I will tell you -- this is our president, and I support him. And I'm going to do everything I can to help him. Yeah, there's a lot of noise out there, and some of that is coming from the media. I tell you, I don't think I've ever seen who has been disrespected by the media as much as this one."
Carter continues his town hall tour today with events in
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