Republican Rep. Jason Chaffetz sparked fury online Tuesday after saying Americans may have to choose between buying a new iPhone and health insurance – yet the criticism glossed over similar remarks made by then-President Barack Obama. Responding to claims the plan doesn’t guarantee access to care for low-income Americans, he said:"Well, we're getting rid of the individual mandate. The Washington Post’s Philip Bump wrote that Chaffetz’s comment “revives the ‘poverty is a choice’ argument." “Nobody actually wants to spend money on health insurance until they get sick,” he added. Chaffetz later clarified his comments on Fox News’ "America’s Newsroom," and conceded he didn’t make his remarks “as smoothly” as he could.

Source: Fox News March 07, 2017 19:30 UTC