Sen. Tester Demands Transparency and Accountability During Health Care Debate
Saying democracy "requires full transparency in the legislative process,"
Tester today introduced a Senate Resolution demanding a transparent, bipartisan debate from the 13 Senators who are drafting the secret health care bill behind closed doors. Tester is specifically demanding a public hearing and an opportunity for Montanans to provide input on any legislation that will impact access and affordability to health care.
"13 Senators are drafting a secret bill that could kick thousands of Montanans off health insurance, put
The lawmakers in control of the
Tester's Senate Resolution reads as follows:
Whereas the people of
Whereas the proper functioning of representative democracy requires full transparency in the legislative process;
Whereas it has been widely reported that a group of Senators is working privately in a partisan fashion to craft national health care legislation in the
Whereas this group is secretly gathering in closed-door meetings that exclude the public and press;
Whereas
Whereas the draft health care legislation under consideration by a secretive group is one of the largest public policy reforms taken up by
Whereas this legislation will affect the lives of all people in
Whereas health care constitutes 1/6 of the gross domestic product of
Whereas
Resolved, That it is the sense of the
Tester yesterday blasted the secret, partisan health care bill on the Senate Floor, and he has been sharing firsthand accounts from Montanans who could lose access to health insurance, pay higher costs for prescription drugs, and be forced to pay more because of pre-existing conditions because of this legislation.
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