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Vote out McMorris Rodgers

Sat., Aug. 19, 2017

The Aug. 11 Spokesman-Review’s story quotes Cathy McMorris Rodgers at her recent town hall, “I support Donald Trump because he’s a disruptor.”

That same S-R issue has this Associated Press article, “Trump actions trigger health premium hikes for 2018,” and states “… a nonpartisan study found that insurers (insurance companies) that assumed Trump would make good on his threat to stop billions in payments to subsidize copayments and deductibles, requested additional premium increases ranging from 2 percent to 23 percent.”

This “disruption” that Cathy McMorris Rodgers supports harms our community. We deserve a wise, responsible representative; vote her out.

Mary Benham

Spokane

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