Tom Price: “Accountability really is what it is all about. It is so important for people to appreciate that when we make a phone…”

“Accountability really is what it is all about. It is so important for people to appreciate that when we make a phone call or when we put an ad on the television or when we send something out, we have got to say who it is coming from. We have got to say it is coming from our campaign. When people get their information from other sources, when they get it from the newspaper, they know who is giving them information. You can see who wrote the article. You know where the editorial is coming from by looking at the editorial boards. When you watch the evening news, you know where you are getting your information from. When even PACs, political action committees, which have often times gotten a bad name, but even PACs have to disclose what they are doing, that they are paying for this so Americans across the Nation can understand and appreciate who is paying for it, who is pushing that discussion point or that argument; and then they are able to respond. But what happens with 527s is that nobody knows, nobody knows. I have got an actual phone call that went out and this was a 527 that was put together to attack the Medicare part D program. Now, I do not want to talk about the merits of the program, but I want to talk about the importance of Americans knowing who is contacting them. This phone call went something like this: Hello, I am calling from Working America. You and your family must be having trouble with the Medicare prescription drug plan. Ask Congressman So and So.…”