That's what I will do in bringing all parties together, not negotiating behind closed doors, but bringing all parties together, and broadcasting those negotiations on C-SPAN so that the American people can see what the choices are.
http://www.cnn.com/...
Referring explicitly to one of Obama's campaign pledges, a reporter asked Pelosi whether C-SPAN cameras would be allowed to film the House-Senate negotiations.
"There are a number of things he was for on the campaign trail," she said, without addressing the question.
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Indeed, Madame Speaker. But a politician will promise you anything on the campaign trail, right? Perhaps a truer test is what they say once they're in office.
Any plan I sign must include an insurance exchange -- a one-stop-shopping marketplace where you can compare the benefits, costs and track records of a variety of plans, including a public option to increase competition and keep insurance companies honest, and choose what's best for your family.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/...
But that was July 18 thinking! We all know that 9/9 changed everything.
To my progressive friends, I would remind you that for decades, the driving idea behind reform has been to end insurance company abuses and make coverage available for those without it. The public option -- the public option is only a means to that end.
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"My friends" ? That sounds strangely familiar...
This is getting depressing. I could use some anti-depressants. Unfortunately...
When they were members of Congress, President Obama and Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel strongly backed measures to legalize the importation of cheaper prescription drugs from Canada and other nations. On Tuesday, the Obama administration--siding with the drug industry--thwarted a bid by a bipartisan group of Senators to add the provision to the Democratic health care bill...
http://blogs.suntimes.com/...