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 July 30, 2009

So Much For Transparency

Though two weeks have passed since Democrats approved a partisan health care bill in the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, a complete copy of the final bill as amended in Committee remains unavailable for the public or members of the Senate to review, and the bill’s supporters have yet to release a final estimate of the its costs.

“We need to know what’s in the HELP Committee bill and how much it costs. Democrats passed this bill through Committee more than two weeks ago now. How long will they take to post the final language so the American people can read it?” asked Senator Mike Enzi, (R-Wyo.), Ranking Member of the HELP Committee.

Enzi led committee Republicans today in requesting a full copy of the bill and a final cost estimate from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO).

Read the complete press release and letter from the office of Senator Mike Enzi.

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Comments Author: Kisa Smith
  • lynncanderson
    How can I get copy of the Health Care Bill 2009? Is it really 1,500 pages?
  • michaelmeador
    As usual long on promises and short on truth, has Obama kept any of the thousands of promises that he has made? As predicted anytime that he is criticized for being inept and out of touch the critic is automaticly a racist. I still do not know when Obama was made a saint and perfect in word and deed. The press has yet to start reporting on any of the mishaps and outright lies that he has told, they are to busy carrying the water for him and the Dems. The cash for clunkers is just another of the payoffs that have been given to the unions. I wonder how they felt when he gave Chrysler to Fiat.? So much for those jobs. Mike
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