Rep. Black’s healthcare prescription doesn’t include the government
By Sterling C. Beard – 07/30/12 05:00 AM ET
Rep. Diane Black (R-Tenn.) is a woman of firsts.
She was the first member of her family to receive a degree in higher education, an A.D. in nursing from Anne Arundel Community College in 1971.
She was the first freshman member of the 112th Congress to have a bill become law, and she was one of only two freshmen appointed to the House Ways and Means Committee.
There’s one thing she’s already experienced ahead of many others, though, that she has no desire to see again: universal healthcare.
Black got into politics because of her opposition to TennCare, a statewide pilot program for universal coverage that was launched in 1994 as the Clinton White House was pushing for healthcare reform.
