Pull Up a Chair
In anticipation of Senate Democrats' introduction of an $849 billion dollar plan to overhaul the nation's health care system, Oklahoma Senator Tom Coburn last week announced his intention to press for a full reading of the 2,074 page bill on the floor of the Senate, a process estimated to require between 34 and 54 hours to complete. Not surprisingly, Coburn's effort to fulfill President Obama's pledge of transparency and accountability?a pledge Mr. Obama himself seems to have abandoned at this point?has been scuttled. Critics of Coburn's move cited the Senate's longstanding tradition of waiving, without objection, the reading of bills...
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