Shadegg: “Once again, Congressional Democrats are playing a dangerous game, denying a dozen Republicans the opportunity to ask questions of the Secretary regarding the single biggest piece of legislation put forth in my 15 years in Congress...”
Washington, June 25 -
Today, Congressman John Shadegg (AZ-3) released the following statement after twelve Republican Members of Congress were denied the opportunity to ask questions of Health and Human Services Secretary, Kathleen Sebelius:
“Yesterday, the Energy and Commerce Committee met to hear from important voices in the universal health care debate, chief among them Health and Human Services Secretary, Kathleen Sebelius. What ensued was troubling, to say the least.
“Once again, Congressional Democrats are playing a dangerous game, denying a dozen Republicans the opportunity to ask questions of the Secretary regarding the single biggest piece of legislation put forth in my 15 years in Congress—not that the Secretary could have answered. She admitted that she did not help draft nor had she read the bill.
“Thus, Republicans requested repeatedly that the Secretary be invited back at her convenience to answer questions after she has a chance to read the bill. Their requests were denied.
“House Democrats owe their colleagues and the American people more than a cursory meeting with a Cabinet official. We all deserve informed answers before spending trillions of our taxpayer dollars to effectively force more than 100 million Americans off their current health care plan and cause patients to pay more for less.
“There’s no question about it: preventing a thorough and open hearing is foul play. And when the health of the entire nation hangs in the balance, there is no more important time to question the potentially devastating effects of government-run health care.”
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