Republican Senator Makes Sexist Joke About Mammograms
As Republicans in the House desperately try to find the votes for their heavily criticized health care plan, they don’t seem to be getting any support from at least one of their colleagues in the Senate.
Republican Senator Pat Roberts was asked about what are called “essential health benefits” that are guaranteed under Obamacare and he followed up with a tasteless joke about mammograms. Roberts said, “I sure don’t want my mammogram benefits taken away.”
Roberts quickly faced condemnation from his Democratic colleagues who labeled the joke as sexist and insensitive.
This is how some people on Twitter are responding:
.@AliceOllstein @SenPatRoberts I don’t want to lose my prostate cancer screenings either. #AHCA #Trumpcare
— Jackie Speier (@RepSpeier) March 23, 2017
40,000 US women will die from breast cancer this year. But Republicans think taking away coverage for mammograms is funny. #TrumpCare https://t.co/249J5WdUKi
— Rep. Barbara Lee (@RepBarbaraLee) March 23, 2017
@SenPatRoberts Your flippant comment was both abhorrent and revealing of your character. You can’t tweet it away.
— Cameron Silver (@CameronDecades) March 23, 2017
.@SenPatRoberts just woke up to the fact that half the voters in Kansas are women. https://t.co/zi6pwaLS2Y
— Clara Jeffery (@ClaraJeffery) March 23, 2017
@SenPatRoberts you are so far out of touch it is amazing. Shame on your comments. Apology feels very shallow.
— bigvern21 (@coilinjones) March 23, 2017
