WORLD: Letter From the Editor: GOP Will Make a Huge Mistake If It 'Punishes' Rep. CaoStanding up for his constituents: Representative Anh "Joseph" Cao (R-Louisiana), pictured here with his wife, Hieu "Kate" Hoang and their children, Sophia (left) and Betsy at their New Orleans home shortly after his history-making election last November as the first Vietnamese-American member of Congress, was the sole House Republican to vote in favor of the Democrats' health-care reform bill.
Cao's vote has deeply angered right-wing activists both inside and outside the GOP, but in an interview with CNN, Cao -- whose district is predominantly African-American and overwhelmingly Democratic -- said, "I have always said that I would put aside partisan wrangling to do the business of the people. My vote tonight was based on my priority of doing what is best for my constituents." (Photo courtesy VietCatholic News)
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