Rick Perry’s camp defends 1993 HillaryCare praise

The Daily Caller ^ | 08/30/2011 | Alexis Levinson and Caroline May

[martosko]

Texas Governor Rick Perry has been among the most vocal critics of President Obama’s health care reform initiative, and of Mitt Romney’s preceding health care program in Massachusetts. But in 1993, while serving as Texas Agriculture Commissioner, Perry praised the efforts of then-first lady Hillary Clinton to reform health care, a precursor to Obama’s health care reform efforts.

In a letter to Clinton, who is now U.S. Secretary of State, Perry wrote: “I think your efforts in trying to reform the nation’s health care system are most commendable.”

“I would like to request that the task force give particular consideration to the needs of the nation’s farmers, ranchers, and agriculture workers, and other members of rural communities,” Perry continued, noting his administration’s focus on economic development for rural Texans. “Rural populations have a high proportion of uninsured people, rising health care costs, and often experience lack of services.”

“Again, your efforts are worthy,” Perry concluded, ”and I hope you will remember this constituency as the task force progresses.”

[RockinRight]

The outright lies and fabrications against Perry are just nuts.

[org.whodat]

His speech where he endorsed ethanol as a good way to fight global warming was a lie then. So Perry was either lying then are now.

[palmer]

His speech where he endorsed ethanol as a good way to fight global warming was a lie then.

When? He's been consistently against ethanol since before 2008.

[palmer]

The Perry fanatics will do the same as with his support of amnesty and global warming

When/where did he support global warming?

[org.whodat]

Next you are going to say when was he a friend and supporter of algore. Did you just wake up from a long nap.

[DrewsMum]

What about the “Bridge to Nowhere”? What’s your point?

[RockinRight]

She was for it before she was against it.

[Friendofgeorge]

Palin 2012 or bust