Emergency Heart Surgery for US Senator John Boozman

[Coyote_Bandit]

Source: arkansas matters.com

ROGERS, AR - Arkansas' junior U.S. senator is recovering from emergency heart surgery.

Sen. John Boozman, 63, had the operation this morning, according to his office staff.

The Northwest Arkansas Business Journal reports that Boozman was taken to the Mercy Hospital Northwest Arkansas emergency room by ambulance. 

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The journal says a source told them the surgery was uneventful and Boozman is expected to make a full recovery. 

Read more: http://www.arkansasmatters.com/story/d/story/emergency-heart-surgery-for-us-sen-john-boozman/40448/Z0pTi0u-9kO7QcQZcIxTwQ

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Edit to add.
Republican. Optometrist. Southern Baptist.

[Arugula Latte]

1. Well, isn't it nice he has the insurance for surgery ... Of course he'd prefer to deny it to others.

[KansDem]

4. Man! I hope he had his insurance card, photo I.D., and co-pay!

Voted NO on regulating tobacco as a drug. (Apr 2009)
Voted NO on expanding the Children's Health Insurance Program. (Jan 2009)
Voted YES on overriding veto on expansion of Medicare. (Jul 2008)
Voted NO on giving mental health full equity with physical health. (Mar 2008)
Voted NO on Veto override: Extend SCHIP to cover 6M more kids. (Jan 2008)
Voted NO on adding 2 to 4 million children to SCHIP eligibility. (Oct 2007)
Voted NO on requiring negotiated Rx prices for Medicare part D. (Jan 2007)
Voted YES on denying non-emergency treatment for lack of Medicare co-pay. (Feb 2006)
Voted YES on limiting medical malpractice lawsuits to $250,000 damages. (May 2004)
Voted YES on limited prescription drug benefit for Medicare recipients. (Nov 2003)
Voted YES on allowing reimportation of prescription drugs. (Jul 2003)
Voted YES on small business associations for buying health insurance. (Jun 2003)
Voted YES on capping damages & setting time limits in medical lawsuits. (Mar 2003)
Rated 11% by APHA, indicating a anti-public health voting record. (Dec 2003)
Establish a national childhood cancer database. (Mar 2007)
Remove restrictions on estriol (menopause medication). (Jun 2008)
Defund, repeal, & replace federal care with free market. (Jul 2010)
Repeal any federal health care takeover. (Jul 2010)
Repeal any federal health care takeover. (Jul 2010)

http://www.ontheissues.org/House/John_Boozman.htm

[Arugula Latte]

5. Yep. And I hope he is forced to pay the "Cruel Asshole" fee.

[freshwest]

10. Oh, what a piece of work. Our tax dollars support this moocher. n/t

[onehandle]

6. Insurance is Socialism. Cooperating with a 'collective?'

Primary him, GOPNRAteahadists!

[otohara]

2. Did He Opt-Out of His Government Health Care?

we tax payers provide

[Timez Squarez]

3. i hope he resigns effective immediately

so that a sane Democrat can be assigned and strengthen the Senate.

I hope his insurance fails (as he voted against PPACA) and he ends up with a million dollar bill with corresponding supplemental bills to be continued until his resignation.

[irisblue]

7. Those surgeons are good, they fixed what wasn't there

[Sherman A1]

8. I am in hopes that

he recovers and wish no ill on him or anyone else.

[mac56]

9. Same here.

[bluestateguy]

11. I wish him a full recovery with the excellent government run health care that he has

Even though he wants to take it away from 30 million people.

[itsrobert]

12. The Clintons did it

They are going to run Chelsea. Chelsea is packing her bags for Hope, Arkansas as I am typing this.

[840high]

13. Good wishes for him.

[Coyote_Bandit]

14. Update

Local news sources and now the Washington Post are reporting that Boozman had surgery for an aortic anrurysm.

http://m.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/wp/2014/04/23/reports-john-boozman-suffered-aortic-aneurysm/