Mike Pence and his 'Indiana mafia' are reorganizing important safety net programs to push their re

[riversedge]

Source: raw story




20 May 2019 at 09:58 ET



Vice President Mike Pence and some of his longtime allies have been reorganizing the Department of Health and Human Services to promote their deeply conservative religious agenda — much to the delight of anti-abortion and anti-LGBT groups.

Pence and his “Indiana mafia,” according to one HHS official, have been working behind the scenes to defund Planned Parenthood, which he was unable to accomplish in Congress or as governor, reported Politico.


“There is a clear pattern dating back many years,” said Planned Parenthood president Leana Wen. “He has worked relentlessly to cut off access to women’s health care.”

Pence was involved from the outset of the Trump administration in identifying like-minded nominees, “particularly in roles Trump didn’t really care about,” according to one Republican operative.

HHS secretary Alex Azar, surgeon general Jerome Adams and Medicaid/Medicare head Seema Verma each have ties to Pence and Indiana, and other senior officials at the department include Pence’s former legislative director as governor and his former domestic policy adviser at the White House.................................

Read more: https://www.rawstory.com/2019/05/mike-pence-and-his-indiana-mafia-are-reorganizing-important-safety-net-programs-to-push-their-religious-agenda/

[pangaia]

1. In his own way, Pence is more of a danger than trump,

if only because he actually believes in things--destructive, bigoted, ignorant, controlling things.

And thus he is a sneaky bastard.

trump just hates everything except money, power, fame and getting laid..

[walkingman]

2. For me Pence is a classic white bigot and the more he pushes his religious agenda

the more people run from religion. How such an ignorant person was ever elected to any public position is mind-boggling.

[Hugin]

3. Anybody who was paying attention knew this was going on...

Milquetoast Pence is as scummy as Old Yeller.

[mopinko]

4. and who wouldnt want to buy a seat at that table?

i'll say it again-
the only way to find this many completely incompetent vandals is to sell these positions to the highest bidder.

[stopbush]

5. So tired of the fucking Christians imposing their fucking

make believe on the real lives of real people.

[Gumboot]

6. If Mayor Pete doesn't get the nomination...

... I hope he'll run for governor of Indiana.

Hoosiers deserve better than Pence and his tribe of thugs.