Grayson Breaks Down During Speech To Congress
Posted: 7:33 am EDT October 29, 2009Updated: 11:49 am EDT October 29, 2009
CENTRAL FLORIDA -- Democratic Congressman Alan Grayson is making headlines again Thursday morning for his comments on health care reform. But this time it’s for a very different reason.The Central Florida lawmaker broke down Wednesday (video) as he spoke to Congress about why he's fighting for reform.
RAW VIDEO: Grayson Reads Emotional Letters
Grayson read letter after letter from people across the country who wrote to him about their problems with the current health care system."I lost my mother and I'm only 23 years old. I have no other family. I spend Christmas alone. I would do anything to ensure this never happens again to anyone," Grayson read.Congressman Grayson says the letters were all submitted on a new website he created about health care reform. Grayson has come under fire recently for controversial statements he's made about other lawmakers.
RAW VIDEO: Grayson Reads Emotional Letters
Grayson read letter after letter from people across the country who wrote to him about their problems with the current health care system."I lost my mother and I'm only 23 years old. I have no other family. I spend Christmas alone. I would do anything to ensure this never happens again to anyone," Grayson read.Congressman Grayson says the letters were all submitted on a new website he created about health care reform. Grayson has come under fire recently for controversial statements he's made about other lawmakers.
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- October 27, 2009: Grayson Calls Fed Adviser "K Street Whore"
- October 22, 2009: Grayson Amends 'Names Of The Dead' Site
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