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Bob Rucho

Bob Rucho

American politician

Robert Anthony Rucho (born December 8, 1948), a dentist from Matthews, North Carolina, is a former Republican member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the state's thirty-ninth Senate district, including parts of Mecklenburg County.[1]

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Rucho served as co-chairman of the Senate Finance Committee until his abrupt resignation in June 2013 in a dispute with Senate President Pro Tempore Phil Berger over tax reform policy.[2] Berger never accepted the resignation and the next month, Rucho resumed his chairmanship.[3]

Views on the Affordable Care Act

Rucho gained much criticism, including from within his own party, after he tweeted "Justice Robert's pen & Obamacare has done more damage to the USA then [sic] the swords of the Nazis, Soviets & terrorists combined" on December 15, 2013.[4][5]

References

  1. [1]
    "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 29, 2013. Retrieved July 30, 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. [2]
    AP: Rucho resigns co-chair spot in spat with Berger
  3. [3]
    News & Observer Under the Dome: Rucho back in front
  4. [4]
    @SenatorBobRucho (December 15, 2013). "Justice Robert's pen & Obamacare has done more damage to the USA then the swords of the Nazis,Soviets & terrorists combined" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  5. [5]
    Rugg, Diana. "Senator Bob Rucho compares Obamacare to Nazis". NBC Charlotte. Archived from the original on December 16, 2013. Retrieved December 16, 2013.
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