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Hundreds at raucous Farmingville health care meeting
Quick ReadMore than 900 in heated meeting with U.S. Rep. Tim Bishop
Photo credit: Joseph D. Sullivan | A woman calms a man down during a town hall meeting on health care at Sachem East High School in Farmingville. (Aug. 27, 2009)
Residents Speak Out About the Health Care Reform
Farmingville town hall meeting on health care turns raucous
More than 900 residents met U.S. Rep. Tim Bishop's promise to approve only a health care bill that "improves on a status quo that is unacceptable" with a mix of cheers and boos at a packed town hall meeting in Farmingville Thursday night.
The meeting with Bishop (D-Southampton) attracted about 500 more residents who were locked out of Sachem High School East, which was filled to capacity.
Residents...
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