Frank Pallone: “I want to say briefly I am so glad he pointed out how the Republican leadership is really trying to gag this whole issue…”

“I want to say briefly I am so glad he pointed out how the Republican leadership is really trying to gag this whole issue and trying to go after the media and those stations that cover these ads. From the very beginning, and we have the gentleman from Michigan, Congressman Stupak, and the gentleman from Pennsylvania, Congressman Klink, who are also members of the Committee on Commerce with myself, and we can remember when Medicare, when this Republican Medicare proposal came before our committee, there was only one hearing. The Republican leadership did not want their proposed cuts and the changes in Medicare that they were proposing to be aired with the public. When the senior citizens showed up at the hearing, they were actually arrested.”