Video: Health, money, White House among topics at Rep. McDermott’s ‘Coffee with Your Congressman’

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The U.S. Supreme Court will uphold President Obama’s health-care plan, 6-3. That prediction today from U.S. Rep. Jim McDermott during a “Coffee with Your Congressman” Q/A session attended by more than 50 people at Dubsea Coffee in White Center’s Greenbridge neighborhood. Rep. McDermott wore a White Center Spring Clean T-shirt in honor of the big event that’s keeping hundreds of volunteers busy in WC right now, including some at Greenbridge Plaza right outside Dubsea. Other topics included the foreclosure crisis, the upcoming presidential election – the president “should be stronger,” Rep. McDermott said, while adding that he has in many aspects been “a very good president.” The congressmember is up for re-election this fall too. We’ll add more toplines plus video of the entire hourlong event later; he had a similar event at West Seattle’s C & P Coffee Company (WSB sponsor) a year ago.

3:25 PM: Video added. Audio quality fluctuates since this event was in a busy working coffeehouse and Rep. McDermott roved a bit.

skeptic May 19, 2012 (1:25 pm)

For the president’s poorly conceived health care plan to pass 6-3, either Scalia, Alito, Thomas, or Roberts would have to vote for it. That is just not going to happen. At BEST it could pass 5-4. Kennedy will likely vote against it, failing the “plan”. Mr. McDermott is clearly out of touch with the reality the rest of us live in, as usual.

WSB May 19, 2012 (2:35 pm)

He actually had a rationale for why he thought Roberts would vote for it! I was running the camera so not able to take copious notes … uploading the video at the moment.

Dave May 19, 2012 (6:24 pm)

So proud do be in Jim’s district, one of a handful of members of congress who actually care about anyone other than themselves and the 1%. Skeptic get used to it, Jim is going to be our rep until he decides to quit.