Republican Representative Jenkins’ Response to Single Mother who Can’t Afford Health Insurance
“go be a grown-up”
When asked by a single mother who cannot afford health care and doesn’t qualify for Medicaid or SCHIP what her alternatives were:
Jenkins’ response? A hardy laugh and the words “go be a grown up.”
This compassionless, bureaucratic exchange between Smith and Lynn Jenkins’ was luckily caught on tape. The footage is incredible in it’s detachment from the dire situation that is our health insurance crisis.