1. Charlotte residents are as able to contact Senator Hagan via phone, post, or email as any other NC resident. From the fact that the senator has a busy schedule and is unable to name a specific time and date for office hours in Charlotte, it does not follow that she does not care about Charlotte!

2. Senator Hagan’s very presence in this interview is evidence that she is willing to hear from those who disagree with her.

3. There is simply no evidence for this, one way or the other, to be gleaned from this interview.

4. She actually said the opposite of this in the interview. She said that she wouldn’t be eligible for any change of coverage under the plan (as it stands), but that if she were one of the people for whom things might change (e.g., the uninsured) that she would absolutely be willing to sign up herself and her family.

6. The Constitution is obviously important to Senator Hagan, given that her job description includes upholding it. Nothing in this bill is unconstitutional, nor are existing government programs in violation of the constitution. The part of the constitution which allows for these and other such government programs is the part that empowers the legislature to make laws. The Constitution is not a lawbook — just because a particular program is not set out in it does not make that program unconstitutional!

7. This is simply ridiculous. The senator has a schedule, she had another appointment. Health insurance reform, while important, is not the only issue she has to deal with, and solar power is very important for the future of North Carolina.

8. This power is granted to her by the Constitution.