Congressman Cao Breaks from Republican Ranks Even Before Election

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Joseph Cao, Congressional Representative from Louisiana has an independent streak and won't buckle down to Republican Party rhetoric. As seen in this video(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8tcAYd7QXyI) on the day of his landmark election in December 2008, this lawyer hopes to represent his community even in areas that aren't considered Republican today. On November 7, 2009, Cao, a lawyer and the first Vietnamese Representative in the history of the United States, demonstrated his willingness to break from the Republican Party rhetoric by voting for a landmark healthcare reform bill. While the bill is still considered a win for the insurance industry by and large, the young Republicans break sharpens points of difference between the teabagging Constitutionalist Party leaning Republicans from more moderate voices. Cao, who ran as independent in a previous election, was the first Republican to win this district since Reconstruction. Eco-Savvy Storytellers watching the greening of politics.
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Joseph Cao, Congressional Representative from Louisiana has an independent streak and won't buckle down to Republican Party rhetoric. As seen in this video(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8tcAYd7QXyI) on the day of his landmark election in December 2008, this lawyer hopes to represent his community even in areas that aren't considered Republican today. On November 7, 2009, Cao, a lawyer and the first Vietnamese Representative in the history of the United States, demonstrated his willingness to break from the Republican Party rhetoric by voting for a landmark healthcare reform bill. While the bill is still considered a win for the insurance industry by and large, the young Republicans break sharpens points of difference between the teabagging Constitutionalist Party leaning Republicans from more moderate voices. Cao, who ran as independent in a previous election, was the first Republican to win this district since Reconstruction. Eco-Savvy Storytellers watching the greening of politics.
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