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Louisana surgeon giving GOP rebuttal to Obama’s health care speech tonight

He won’t say exactly where he disagrees with the Obama Administration’s heath care restructuring plan, but he will say its “unacceptable”.

Rep. Charles Boustany, a third-term Louisiana congressman and retired surgeon, has been busy on the health care issue, voting against the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP), against flu pandemic preparedness and response bills, and against expanding COBRA coverage.

Recently interviewed on CNN, he showed a softer side:

“We do believe that we have to provide a system that creates access to a doctor-patient relationship first and foremost for all Americans.”  (link)

At least there’s something everyone can agree on …