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Oversight Republicans Begin Probe of Special Interest Deals on Healthcare Bill |
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Friday, 19 March 2010 10:49 |
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WASHINGTON D.C.
– Oversight and Government Reform Committee Ranking Member Darrell
Issa, today announced the beginning of an investigation into reports of
secret special deals the Obama Administration has made to advance the
President’s government healthcare expansion plan. Letters to six
organizations – the American Medical Association, the AFL-CIO, the U.S.
Chamber of Commerce, AARP, the American Hospital Association, and PhRMA
– ask that they identify any action (or inaction), “expressly or
implicitly agreed to by your organization or its agent during any
meeting with White House or Congressional leadership regarding health
care reform.” Organizations that did not negotiate are asked to
respond with a certification that it did not participate.
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true costs of health care deals struck behind closed doors are still
unknown,” said Rep. Issa. “The White House’s broken promise on
transparency in the health care debate doesn’t change the public
interest of knowing the details of what’s happened. There has to be
some accountability.”
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