WASHINGTON _ One hour into Sen. Ted Cruz's town hall meeting on veterans issues Wednesday night, a doctor stood up and told him, "You all are scaring the living daylight out of us with the health care nonsense you're doing."
Cruz, who has been a key player in the Senate's health care negotiations, responded that he is fighting to repeal President Barack Obama's signature health care law, and working to expand choice and competition to lower insurance premiums.
"The process of repealing it in Congress, it's been messy. It's been bumpy. I am not certain we'll get it done," the Texas Republican said in a recording of the event in McKinney, Texas. "I hope we will. I believe we will."
The exchange highlighted broader questions facing Cruz as he looks to repeal the 2010 health care law, a stance that helped propel him to national prominence. Does he make the bill more conservative, potentially compromising on other aspects of the legislation? Or does he ultimately vote against the bill because it doesn't go far enough? And what will Texas voters think?
