Rep. Cantor Defends Telling Sick Woman To Find Gov't Program: 'It Was The Immediacy'

TPM:

Today, he said on MSNBC, "The way I responded, that was a constituent in desperate need. I was dealing with it in its immediacy, as if she was asking me for advice right here and now."

He took a shot at blogs (such as TPM) which pointed out the hypocrisy of his "option" statement.
"Some of the hyperbole on blogs around this is very harmful to the discussion of what we're trying to do here, which is reflective of the fact that none of us like the status quo," Cantor said.

He also said his comments were similar to advice for the uninsured on the American Cancer Society web site, which does seem to be true.