Substitute 'hunter' and 'ammunition' to Ms. Fluke's testimony... and it might sound like this:
“And especially in the last week, I have heard more and more of their stories. On a daily basis, I hear yet from another hunter in Wyoming or from another hunter or who hunts for their food, and they tell me that they have suffered financially and emotionally and medically because of this lack of ammunition.
“And so, I’m here today to share their voices, and I want to thank you for allowing them – not me – to be heard.
“Without ammunition, hunting, as you know, can cost a hunter over $3,000. For a lot of hunters who, like me, are on public assistance, that’s practically an entire summer’s salary. 40% of the hunters in Wyoming reported to us that they struggle financially as a result of this policy.
“One told us about how embarrassed and just powerless he felt when he was standing at the gun counter and learned for the first time that ammunition was not covered and he had to turn and walk away because he couldn’t afford that ammunition. Hunters like him have no choice but to go without ammunition.
“Just last week, a married hunter told me that he had to stop using ammunition because he and his wife just couldn’t fit it into their budget anymore. Hunters employed in low-wage jobs without ammunition coverage face the same choice."
Read more: http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2012/03/sorry_fluke_comments.html#disqus_thread#ixzz1o3ZIzfRI
“And especially in the last week, I have heard more and more of their stories. On a daily basis, I hear yet from another hunter in Wyoming or from another hunter or who hunts for their food, and they tell me that they have suffered financially and emotionally and medically because of this lack of ammunition.
“And so, I’m here today to share their voices, and I want to thank you for allowing them – not me – to be heard.
“Without ammunition, hunting, as you know, can cost a hunter over $3,000. For a lot of hunters who, like me, are on public assistance, that’s practically an entire summer’s salary. 40% of the hunters in Wyoming reported to us that they struggle financially as a result of this policy.
“One told us about how embarrassed and just powerless he felt when he was standing at the gun counter and learned for the first time that ammunition was not covered and he had to turn and walk away because he couldn’t afford that ammunition. Hunters like him have no choice but to go without ammunition.
“Just last week, a married hunter told me that he had to stop using ammunition because he and his wife just couldn’t fit it into their budget anymore. Hunters employed in low-wage jobs without ammunition coverage face the same choice."
Read more: http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2012/03/sorry_fluke_comments.html#disqus_thread#ixzz1o3ZIzfRI
