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Tension at health care meeting

Title: Tension at health care meeting

Published: Fri, 7 Aug 2009

Description: More than 1,000 people came to Ybor City Thursday to voice their opinions on health-care reform, and the mood there was tense because there was not enough room in the building for all the people who showed up.

Full Article: http://www.myfoxboston.com/dpp/news/dpgo_Tension_at_health_care_town_hall_meeting_fc_080609_2871927

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" All this and a vote is still weeks. If not months away."

" Emotions peaked before the meeting ever started. State represented -- Reid says she got so many questions from constituents in her office about healthcare reform. She -- a town hall style meeting would be appropriate -- US representative Kathy castor to share her thoughts and get some feedback as well."

" Health care reform is particularly vital. Two Florida families and seniors because we have one of the highest rates -- uninjured. The whole country."

" Castor could hardly be heard inside several protesters were so vocal. Hester left the meeting early without taking any questions. But it's what happened outside the infuriated so many of them many of those who oppose universal health care say they were intentionally shut down."

" I -- angry because I've been standing here watching people come through the back door but -- dancing here in the front door. And I've been told over and over again no you can't come in the door slammed my face even the taxpayer I pay for this building what's out."

" Tampa police estimate as many as 1500 people showed up many of them urging -- to vote no. Earlier in the day to us she questioned some of the protesters sincerity."

" It's not lost on me. How badly these health insurance industry and the big drug companies do not want health reform. To happen do you have any relationship with a juror no relationships with drug company I want it to be here so I have my voice heard or at least here morale. I am not a right wing -- I was not hired by anybody you're forced to come here Brian."

" Several in favor of -- health care reform bill -- did tell us outside they too were kept out. And should have been heard as well."

" Yeah."

" And -- up."

" I asked representative -- after the meeting about that side door entrance where -- people were allowed -- she said the mistake made was picking a room this small. Notch in picking ground. We think it was a good decision to have two different doors were room where people -- came here to have their voices heard."

" Two different doors that they give -- and any media and image."

" And you know there was at one point during the meeting this evening while we were out here in this courtyard area which is where overpasses this is where a larger crowd has kept outside. We were interviewed some of these folks outside taking some of these pictures and trying to tell this part of the story we tried to go back inside even if we were not allowed back in because they said the room was at capacity. That hasn't happened. At a very long time to any of us here in the media thankfully as you saw all we did have another camera and cited documents -- more that. But again I answer prisoner -- about that she said there was no. Intent and there were no instructions given directly to the police to keep us intentionally out strictly a fire Marshal issue that was her answer. And as far as represented -- concerned she did tell me earlier in the day she is planning. More of a technologically. Friendly town hall style meeting over the phone where thousands and thousands of people will be able to have their voices heard. By calling in troops have that sometime later next week. Mark just a gut reaction are you think there's a lot of misinformation going on aren't very difficult. Way of distributing this information. I think there's certainly misinformation on both sides to be -- I could I know there's been allegations of having people come in on buses. There were no buses here today. Most of these tags -- Florida tags from the large group. Of people who came in opposition to this health care bill so we did look for that and we asked as many peoples we could if there were connections to other large organizations as to why they were here. Just again my gut reaction most of them seem sincere if not all of those that I talk to you so I think you've got to. You've got to decide where you stand on this bill first before you really listen to both sides -- really. Take the bill to heart and not hear so much of what's going on because it certainly is politically charged as anything I've ever seen. -- Marge thanks very much was seeing little bit Cynthia."

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