Political Quotes

“Beginning as early as February 1, 1993, I have tried to no avail to get the President's health care task force to comply with Federal sunshine laws and conflict of interest statutes. It has now been alleged in Federal court that the task force may have blatantly disregarded these statutes and, as a result, misled Congress and given false statements in court. These actions, if true, reaffirm my suspicions that this is a cavalier administration which does not think it has to play by the rules. Court documents stating that dozens of unidentified people working on the task force in secret were at the same time on the payroll of private organizations with a stake in the outcome of the health care reform debate is more troubling news for the President's health care reform proposal. The suggestion that a multitude of previously undisclosed special interests were deeply involved in shaping a public policy proposal which may ultimately affect each and every one of our constituents calls into question the integrity of the administration's proposal.”