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UPP chides the prime minister for \u2018low road\u2019 comments regarding Senator Alex Browne<\/strong><\/p>

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The United Progressive Party (UPP) condemns the distasteful comments made by Prime Minister Gaston Browne on Saturday, February 15, regarding Senator Alex Browne.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As is often stated in our society, \u201cSickness is for everyone;\u201d and, as is usual among decent people, a sick person is accorded the privacy and dignity he or she deserves.<\/p>

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However, to score cheap political points, Prime Minister Browne, as usual, took the low road, choosing to \u201cput the Senator’s business on the street.\u201d<\/p>

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The UPP reminds the Prime Minister that any financial aid accorded to Senator Browne is NOT an example of his<\/em> personal generosity. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rather, it is an entitlement<\/em>, since Senator Browne is a citizen of this country and a contributorto the Medical Benefits Scheme, which exists to provide such assistance.<\/p>

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The Party cries shame on the Prime Minister for seeking to exploit an unfortunate circumstance to satisfy his own ego, and challenges him to properly earn<\/em> his praise through significant improvements to the public health sector, so that quality treatment becomes a right and not a privilege.<\/p>\n

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