Quote of the Day | June 10, 2019

“People in my district are going to be the ones buying this product, and they are going to get hurt or sick and they are going to go the hospital and find out they don’t have that type of coverage. This is affordable because it’s not quality health insurance.”

-Rep. Forrest Bennett, D-Oklahoma City, speaking about a bill approved by the Legislature this year to expand stripped-down health plans that go around consumer protections in the Affordable Care Act [Oklahoma Watch]

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Gene Perry worked for OK Policy from 2011 to 2019. He is a native Oklahoman and a citizen of the Cherokee Nation. He graduated from the University of Oklahoma with a B.A. in history and an M.A. in journalism.

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