Sen. Cornyn Appears on Fox News About the Special Deals for Democrats in the HC Bill

[buddy34]

Brian Lamb, the C-SPAN CEO, wrote to leaders in the House and Senate Dec. 30 urging them to open "all important negotiations, including any conference committee meetings," to televised coverage on C-SPAN, imploring Congress to open up the last leg of health care "reform" negotiations to the public, as some top Democrats lay plans to hash out the final product among themselves...

[buddy34]

"The C-SPAN networks will commit the necessary resources to covering all of the sessions LIVE and in their entirety," Lamb wrote. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi appeared to object to the premise behind the request. Sen. Barack Obama first pledged opening up legislative negotiations to C-SPAN cameras during a Democratic presidential primary debate with Sen. Hillary Clinton in Los Angeles on Jan. 31, 2008.

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[buddy34]

The word is getting out about these OUTRIGHT BRIBES for votes. Even the Democrats themselves are starting to complain about this obvious "Cash for Cloture" bribing going on. When Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-MD) couldn't get past the reporters swarming Ben Nelson on her way to the cloture vote, she quipped, "I know I'm not as important as Senator Nelson. I didn't get the money for my state. I was too stupid."

[buddy34]

Just take a look at the PORK that was added to this monstrosity of a bill, just to BRIBE enough Senators to vote for it: Sen. Carl Levin (D-Michigan) made sure that certain insurance companies in his state are off the hook from a new $7 billion dollar tax...

[buddy34]

With the bill hanging in the balance, Sen. Ben Nelson (D-Nebraska) got a provision exempting his state from paying the usual share of costs for new Medicaid patients. The deal, dubbed the "Cornhusker Kickback," is expected to cost $100 million over 10 years...

[buddy34]

Before a close vote last month, Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-LA) got a large break for her state -- an estimated $300 million in extra spending, in a move now derisively called the "Louisiana Purchase."

[buddy34]

Sen. Chris Dodd (D-CT) got a kickback -- including a $100 million bonus for the University of Connecticut to do with whatever they want...

[buddy34]

Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) got a promise from Harry Reid to support his plan to expand eligibility for health insurance...

[buddy34]

Sen. Bernie Sanders (D-VT) was "persuaded" to drop his concerns after Senator Harry Reid offered his state a $10 billion grant for "community health centers" -- money that could easily be funneled to facilities that perform abortions...

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Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA), chairman of the Senate health committee, got a provision inserted to increase Medicare payments to certain "low-volume hospitals" in Grinnell, Keokuk and Spirit Lake, treating limited numbers of Medicare patients...

[buddy34]

The Senators from Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah and Wyoming will get the "Frontier Freebie" -- they'll see an increase in Medicare payments to hospitals and doctors, because "at least 50 percent of their counties are frontier counties,' defined as those having a population density less than six people per square mile."

[buddy34]

Pennsylvania, New York and Florida -- all got protections for their Medicare Advantage beneficiaries at a time when the program is facing cuts nationwide...

[mrpatience2007]

so which is more corrupt dems or pubs?

[decapitatespammers]

Even while I agree with your position, this is largely worn rhetoric, and it strikes me more as posturing than advancing a winning argument.

If you REALLY opposed this enrichment-of-Washington bonanza, you could have beat it down simply by showing the job losses it engenders. A 5 year old would "get" that. The "free lunch" voters might also.

But it will pass. The argument needed to be made in terms any 5 year old would buy into. It wasn't.

I remain cynical about the political process.

[craigfx]

We need legislation passed to reform government first!..stop the earmarks, pork, sweetheart deals...stop prostituting taxpayer dollars! Kill Bill! Kill The Corruption!

[mediego]

lmao... seriusly? this guy from fox is sold... just check his totally bias comments, sad that people believe this newscast and worst people believe what this congressman is saying... :D but is all good, when people start reading the law and find out that this guy is liying them,,, ya'll laugh along with me... GO TEXAS!!! always showing your passion!

[mediego]

..but i mean, seriusly?!!!!... impossible to make healthcare chaper and better... that a fairy tale? I would say that about going to the moon or mars. That would be in a fairy tale; but wait, that is possible already!! well almost, RUSSIA and CHINA are working on Mars... xD

[prattinspector]

@mediego

I can't believe you seriously equating science with politics. In math, we call that an inequality. What has government ever done cheaper. better, and more timely than the private sector.

"Socialism is a good idea, it just doesn't work" - Will Rogers

[mediego]

medicine is a science no?? ANYWAYS,,, your quote is right, but my point was that our country is capable to do anything we want... WE ARE AMERICA!!! is just matter of us calling on our reps and putting them to work on what we need. is not easy but we have to do it. I DO BELIEVE WE CAN PROVIDE AFFORDABLE HEALTHCARE!

[prattinspector]

@mediego Medicine primarily IS science if one's understands the definition of science, that is, until politicians get their greedy tax abusing fingers on it. Then it morphs into an economic juggernaut used to micromanage the population (the devil has many tools and control is a handle that fits them all).

I agree, we can provide affordable healthcare, if we can get the political, spend crazed, egomaniacs out of our way.

[wyoryl]

Thanks senator Cornyn for saying publicly what I can only say privately.

[prattinspector]

Does anybody seriously believe the government can live up to its hype? If you believe the government can make health care better or cheaper, your living in fairy land. Thanks Senator Cornyn.

[mediego]

And for those that believe the government can't change what is wrong, idk why you bother to believe what Mr. Cornyn is saying... i mean isnt he part of the government? just saying// no offense intended, I LOVE TEXAS!! PAY TAXES AND GOOD BLESS AMERICA!!!

[infodirts]

I get absolutely no sense that Cornyn genuinely cares about health reform. He opposes bill because it contains a public option. Public option goes away. He opposes the bill because of Medicade expansion. That goes away too.

Does anybody seriously believe this man?

Nobody can deny that Republicans are just completely against health reform.

[1Tarz]

Senator Cornyn - good work.

I want states to tell the feds - NO.