Healthcare costs

[lizbud]

If the Congressional Reps haven't read the bill why in hell are they doing ANYTHING with regards to it other than reading the bills?


If you haven't read the bill, how can you debate it or vote on it?

You would be amazed who really reads the language of any proposed bill.
(or maybe You wouldn't) They have staff that brief them on "facts".

[Lady's Human]

It wouldn't amaze me in the least.

I sincerely doubt that many sitting congressional representatives read much, if any of the legislation that they vote on. I doubt that congressional staffs function much different from military staffs.

If they were required to read the bills they write, they wouldn't have time to vote on anything other than the budgets.

[RICHARD]

It wouldn't amaze me in the least.

I sincerely doubt that many sitting congressional representatives read much, if any of the legislation that they vote on.

Do they at least look at the pictures?

[blue]

Do they at least look at the pictures?

They get issued pop up books.

[Grace]

It wouldn't amaze me in the least.

I sincerely doubt that many sitting congressional representatives read much, if any of the legislation that they vote on. I doubt that congressional staffs function much different from military staffs.

If they were required to read the bills they write, they wouldn't have time to vote on anything other than the budgets.

On the subject of reading the bill - John Conyers, D-MI, spoke at the National Press Club last Friday, the 24th. This is his take on reading the bill -

Conyers Sees No Point in Members Reading 1,000-Page Health Care Bill–Unless They Have 2 Lawyers to Interpret It for Them

During his speech at a National Press Club luncheon, the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, Democratic Congressman John Conyers (D-Mich.), questioned the point of lawmakers reading the health care bill.

“I love these members, they get up and say, ‘Read the bill,’” said Conyers.

“What good is reading the bill if it’s a thousand pages and you don’t have two days and two lawyers to find out what it means after you read the bill?”

[Lady's Human]

In which case they should not be voting on it until taking the two days and speaking to the lawyers.

[blue]

People who were up in arms that the Congressional branch didnt read the Patriot Act before signing it, now dont care at all if the HCR bill gets read as long as its signed.

Start writing and calling your representatives, both local and federal, to secede! Its the only way to get their attention. Ive heard rumors that Texas is allready rejecting the national health care bill.

The Idea of the Congressional branch was to be filled with common citizens, not career politians who write bills in language that only skilled lawyers would understand.

[Grace]

Just in case anyone is interested, HERE is a link to the actual House bill.

Set aside two days, and notify the lawyers

[RICHARD]

Just in case anyone is interested, HERE is a link to the actual House bill.

Set aside two days, and notify the lawyers

Eff that........






CLIFF NOTES and a bottle of vodka!