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Rep. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., and Rep. Joe Wilson, a South Carolina Republican, probably won’t be sitting together in the Congressional cafeteria any time soon.
In an e-mail to supporters, Heinrich said an outburst by Wilson–and other actions by Congressional Republicans directed towards President Barack Obama last night–were “disgraceful.”
“I was deeply disappointed by my Republican colleagues for showing blatant disrespect to the President,” Heinrich wrote in the fundraising e-mail. ”And despite warnings, the Republicans–including my opponent–continue to perpetuate scare tactics and bogus claims for their own political gain.”
The e-mail from Heinrich linked to a Politico story about Minority Whip Eric Cantor, R-Virginia, typing on his Blackberry while Obama spoke (though he was not sending updates on Twitter as some did during the State of the Union address). Heinrich also linked to CNN video of Wilson yelling “You lie!” at Obama after he said health care reform legislation would not give health care to anyone in the United States illegally. Heinrich called it “embarrassing.”
The Hill reported that at the Obama address, “there was plenty of sign waving. And a good amount of booing, cheering and shouting.”
“Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Texas) even hand-scrawled “What Bill?” on the sheet of paper he was waving,” The Hill reported.
Heinrich concluded the e-mail advocating for health care reform:
With your help, we can move past Republican games and negativity. We can pass health care reform that gives power back to American consumers, not the insurance companies. We can find a way to keep costs down while continuing to provide the best quality health care. Most importantly, we can provide every American with health care.
Two words that never appeared in the e-mail, however, were “public option.”
