Buchanan Lauds C-SPAN Offer to Put Spotlight on Health Care (Call to Action)

house.gov ^ | January 5, 2010 | Sally Tibbetts

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Author of “Sunshine Resolution” Demands Transparency

Washington, DC -- U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan (FL-13), the author of the Sunshine Resolution, today called on House and Senate Leaders to accept C-SPAN’s offer to publicly broadcast final health care negotiations. Buchanan said Congress should not engage in secret, backroom deals when it comes to writing the most sweeping health reform bill in decades.

Buchanan’s resolution, H. Res. 847, has 151 cosponsors and requires that all final negotiations on the health care reform bill be conducted under the watchful eye of the American people. Speaker Nancy Pelosi has not allowed a vote yet on the Buchanan plan.

Recent press reports have indicated Democrat leaders intend to draft the final bill behind closed doors.

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CALL TO ACTION: Contact your reps and tell them to support Rep. Vern Buchanan's "Sunshine Resolution," H. Res. 847, and tell them we don't mean the one-hour coverage - we want to see it all.