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And gets an earful<\/a>:<\/p>\n

“A woman earlier asked who’s going to keep the health insurance companies honest. I’m concerned who’s going to keep the government honest,” an unidentified man asked Hoyer, prompting a roar from the crowd fit for a championship basketball game, as people in the packed bleacher seats stomped their feet, amplifying the noise.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

They tried to avoid having Hoyer face his angry constituents by filling the meeting with astroturfers but it didn’t stop the opponents of ObamaCare from making their voices heard:<\/p>\n

On top of that, the Maryland chapter of Health Care for America Now, had counted on filling 1,300 of the 1,500 seats with health reform supporters. Matthew Weinstein, the Maryland chapter director, said before the meeting began that he estimated a thousand supporters had showed up.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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