Al McAffrey

Oklahoma City, OK— Oklahoma State Representative Al McAffrey released the following statement this evening in reaction to the results of the Massachusetts special election:

"Scott Brown's win in Massachusetts changes the political numbers in the United States Senate, but the fact that 45 million Americans still do not have health care coverage and 15 million Americans do not have jobs are the real numbers we must keep our focus on."

"Tonight, I'm more proud than ever to be a Democrat. I belong to a political party that fought to pass the Nineteenth Amendment that gave women the right to vote, the Social Security Act that lifted millions of Americans out of poverty, the Voting Rights Act that gave African-Americans the right to vote, the Civil Rights Act that outlawed racial segregation in schools, and Medicare that extended health care to millions of elderly Americans"

"We can't afford to let Sally Kern, the face of the Oklahoma House Republicans, and her followers across the aisle determine the future of our state with absurd policies like banning divorce. After years of controlling the State Legislature, the Republicans have delivered an agenda that has left thousands of Oklahomans without health insurance, without jobs and without hope. When the Oklahoma Legislature resumes our legislative session next month, I can guarantee the folks of District 88 that I will continue my fight to move Oklahoma forward harder than ever."

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