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Rob Andrews: “Reclaiming my time, that sounds awfully familiar. We were promised an open process, but it was a closed process on…”

On the recordJanuary 25, 2011
Reclaiming my time, that sounds awfully familiar. We were promised an open process, but it was a closed process on health care. We were promised an open process, but it was a closed process on this bill. That sounds to me like a promise we have heard before that really hasn't been honored thus far in this Congress. I would urge a ``no'' vote.
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Rob Andrews
Democratic · New Jersey
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Jan 25, 2011

Editor's note · Context

The speaker criticizes the lack of transparency in the legislative process regarding health care and a specific bill.

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