http://www.healthcarebs.com/2010/01/04/dems-to-bypass-conference-on-reform-bill/ Cleaning the Augean Stables of the Health Care Debate Thu, 10 May 2012 21:39:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://www.healthcarebs.com/2010/01/04/dems-to-bypass-conference-on-reform-bill/#comment-455250 juanita r callahan Tue, 05 Jan 2010 21:29:37 +0000 http://www.healthcarebs.com/2010/01/04/dems-to-bypass-conference-on-reform-bill/#comment-455250 President Obama promised during his campaign that the health care reform would be transparent and that C-Span would televise it...Nancy Pelosi, Reed, Slaughter etc. should be well advised that to not televise, on C-Span, the reconcilliation of the 2 bills could cost them dearly at the polls. The citizens of this country have the right to know what exactly the Health Care Reform Bill will contain. We demand live coverage. President Obama promised during his campaign that the health care reform would be transparent and that C-Span would televise it…Nancy Pelosi, Reed, Slaughter etc. should be well advised that to not televise, on C-Span, the reconcilliation of the 2 bills could cost them dearly at the polls. The citizens of this country have the right to know what exactly the Health Care Reform Bill will contain. We demand live coverage.

]]> http://www.healthcarebs.com/2010/01/04/dems-to-bypass-conference-on-reform-bill/#comment-455156 Dennis De Mon, 04 Jan 2010 21:44:51 +0000 http://www.healthcarebs.com/2010/01/04/dems-to-bypass-conference-on-reform-bill/#comment-455156 I recently received an email from my Senator (Jim Webb D VA) explaining his position on the health care bill. He stated that the bill had to be a clear, detailed proposal that Americans could understand. Further the process should be transparent and open, and the product should not further burden our country economically nor create a cumbersome overly bureaucratic system. He then went on to say he would vote his conscience and not bow to party politics in his final vote. I suggested to Senator Webb that rather than vote his conscience, he should vote his principles, which he clearly defined above. We'll see which one, conscience or principle, wins. I recently received an email from my Senator (Jim Webb D VA) explaining his position on the health care bill. He stated that the bill had to be a clear, detailed proposal that Americans could understand. Further the process should be transparent and open, and the product should not further burden our country economically nor create a cumbersome overly bureaucratic system. He then went on to say he would vote his conscience and not bow to party politics in his final vote. I suggested to Senator Webb that rather than vote his conscience, he should vote his principles, which he clearly defined above. We’ll see which one, conscience or principle, wins.

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