Phil Gingrey: “I have in my hand this ``Dear Colleague'' letter, one of several, actually, from the gentleman from California (Mr.…”

“I have in my hand this ``Dear Colleague'' letter, one of several, actually, from the gentleman from California (Mr. Waxman). This one is titled ``Keep Science Out of the `Political and Ideological Shredder.' '' It goes on to quote articles in several newspapers, including my own, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. This is what the Atlanta Journal-Constitution said about this President. On the political censoring of a report on health care disparities, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution concluded that, to paraphrase rhythm and blues legend Sam Cooke, top aides in the Bush administration do not know much biology, and I am old enough to remember that song, I did not know much about trigonometry, or the French he took, but he did know that 1 and 1 is 2. The Atlanta Journal- Constitution very conveniently left that part of the verse out, that he did know 1 and 1 is 2. That cuts right to the matter. All of these rules and regulations and all of this science they are talking about and the politicization of it, what we are talking about is having rules and regulations based on good science that makes sense.…”