Inhofe’s ObamaCare Comments Continue To Stir Controversy
Oklahoma Sen. Jim Inhofe’s comments on socialized medicine stir reaction
By Chris Casteel
WASHINGTON — Sen. Jim Inhofe, who had emergency heart surgery early this month, has private health insurance through the benefits program for federal employees.
Soon, he and other members of Congress will have to purchase a private insurance plan through an exchange established under the Affordable Care Act.
So why was he talking in a media interview on Sunday night about socialized medicine and a single-payer system?
Inhofe, R-Tulsa, stirred up some indignant responses when he told radio host Aaron Klein, “You’re talking to someone right now who probably wouldn’t be here if we had socialized medicine in America.”
At another point in the interview, Inhofe referred to “socialized medicine like Obama is trying to impose upon America — that’s single-pay and we know that’s what he’s trying to do.”