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Protesters on both sides of the health care debate gathered Thursday to greet President Barack Obama in Iowa City. And while civility ruled the day, some brief but heated exchanges could not be avoided.
See videos of both pro- and anti- health care rallies after the jump.
Susan Moore, a supporter of health care reform legislation, got into a shouting match with a tea party protester who declined to give his name. Moore is a cancer survivor who believes the recently passed health care reform legislation needs to be “tweaked.”
Supporters of health care reform gather in downtown Iowa City, and promise not to engage with the tea partiers when they come into contact with them later in the day.
Roger Vester, a pastor at New Life Baptist Church in Davenport, discussing why he opposes health care reform legislation, including his belief that it will “provide for federal funding for killing babies.”
Brad Silken, who supports health care reform, talks about his experience at President Obama’s speech and the next steps for progressives.
Tea party organizer Randy Smith brought a crew from Des Moines to protest President Obama’s health care speech, which he calls a “Trojan Horse.”
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