Posted on 06/29/2009 12:26:49 AM PDT by Cindy
Pelosi Won't Give Public a Week to Review Text of Health-Care Bill Before House Votes on It
SNIPPET: "At her press briefing on Thursday, Pelosi was asked whether the health-care bill would be handled differently than the stimulus bill, which came up in February. The 1,071-page final text of that bill was posted on the House Appropriations Committee’s Web site late on a Thursday night and then voted on the next day.
“When the stimulus bill came out earlier this year, members and citizens had less than two days to review the final version that came out of the conference committee before it was voted on,” CNSNews.com asked Pelosi on Thursday. “Will you commit to giving Americans at least a week to review the full conference version of the health care bill before it is voted on? And also will you commit to submitting the final version to the CBO [Congressional Budget Office] so that they can report the cost to the public?”
Pelosi would not commit to giving the public a week to review the bill, and did not respond to the question of having the CBO report on the cost of the final bill."
(Excerpt) Read more at cnsnews.com ...
No, you are not alone. There are many of us who feel our country is spiraling out of control. We are sad and scared for what the future will bring. Even though it seems that we the people have no national voice anymore. we still have web sites like Free Republic, and we have the conservative talk radio voices to get our message out. We have to pray that these entities are not taken away from us.
Stretch looks particularly scary in the morning. Whew!
Blood will flow !
As I’ve said many times, if only the Republicans had been this “arrogant” when they controlled Congress. Things would be so different.
Forget looking at it. Let’s just vote on it today at noon.
Michael Steele should be on TV with ads pointing out all the dem tricks and turning the tide against it right now. We are reacting rather than being on offense.
Where was he on the cap and tax bill? Were there any ads? I don’t see much TV.
These people lie as a matter of course.
The RNC was too busy crying and moaning that ABC slammed the door on their faces right before the health care town hall.
A very EVIL Witch.
If God grants us favor and she is eventually brought up on charges, I would love to see her jury afforded the same consideration.
"Jury in Pelosi Criminal Trial Won't be Required to Listen to Evidence for Her Defense"
Pelosi Won't Give Public a Week to Review Text of Health-Care Bill Before House Votes on It .... Pelosi would not commit to giving the public a week to review the bill, and did not respond to the question of having the CBO report on the cost of the final bill.
Well .. it is hard 'to give a week for review ' when 300 pages are slipped into a Bill a few hours it's to be voted on.
(can you say, 'HR 2454', boys and girls?)
~~~ mocking our disgusting Congressional crooks /OFF ~~~
A FANTASY: Republican leaders launch a large and well-funded media and publicity campaign to enact a law DEMANDING that all legislation be up on the web for 10 legislative days BEFORE DEBATE.
Make the speaker and the senate majority leader work to schedule their bills and amendments around this necessity, spreading the adoption process over several weeks and not 72 hours or less on unread bills.
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I can dream, can’t I?
Pelosi’s response:
“awww...no...we can’t do that. If we gave everyone time to think about and understand what they were voting on, they might vote against it. Since that is not the outcome we want, we will not give anyone any time to read the bill.”
In all seriousness, and I hesitate to use this phrase, there should be a law that requires bills to have 15-30 days for public / representative / senator review before they are allowed to come to vote. This whole “write a 1200 page bill, vote the next day..rush rush rush” farcical comedy needs to end.
She is an evil, evil person. I hope God zaps her good.
No, I certainly can understand your frustration and you are not alone.
Can we sue to force them to give us time to review it?
No one is alone if WE ALL WORK TOGETHER and ACT! Go to http://www.clerk.house.gov/member_info/mcapdir.html for a copy of the list of members of the House Of Representatives, containing names, states, districts,phone numbers. Then, go to their web sites and get their local phone numbers and fax access. Do the same for senators. AND THEN HIT THEM WITH CALLS AND FAXES AND MAKE YOUR DISPLEASURE KNOWN. GET IN THEIR FACE AND TELL THEM THEY WILL BE OUT OF A JOB IF THEY IGNORE THE VOICE OF THE PEOPLE WHO SAY NO! DEMOCRATS FIGHT DIRTY AND REPUBLICANS HAD BETTER GROW A PAIR AND DO THE SAME. OBAMA AND HIS MINIONS ARE THUGS, LIARS, SOCIALISTS. FIGHT THEM LIKE YOUR LIFE DEPENDS UPON IT...’CAUSE IT DOES!
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