Reid health care bill fails to deliver on President Obama’s “solemn promises” to the American people
Dec 06 2009
WASHINGTON—U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, a member of the Senate Finance Committee, spoke on the Senate floor today and outlined how the 2,074 page Reid health care bill fails to deliver on President Obama’s “solemn promises” to the American people. Below is a summary of his remarks.
PROMISE #1
“I’m going to have all the negotiations around a big table. We’ll have negotiations televised on C-SPAN, so that people can see who is making arguments on behalf of their constituents and who are making arguments on behalf of the drug companies or the insurance companies.” August 2008
• Reid Bill Reality
“The first big fight over the Senate Finance Committee’s health care legislation erupted Tuesday night: a rollicking brawl over a deal that the Obama administration cut with the pharmaceutical industry…” The New York Times, September 23, 2009
• Reid Bill Reality
“But now, as a Senate vote on health-care legislation nears, those negotiations are occurring in a setting that is anything but revolutionary in Washington: Three senators are working on the bill behind closed doors.” The Washington Post, October 18, 2009