grassroots activists promoting conservative policies in Congress.
Antagonistic assumption? We can speculate about Obama’s personal intentions for our country. What we can be completely sure about is what the evidence clearly indicates, which is that his foreign policy, especially with regard to the Middle East, has not been conducive to a strong and safe America.
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During a hearing about the Medicare prescription drug benefit before the Subcommittee on Health in 2003, Reps. Henry Waxman (D-CA) and John Dingell (D-MI) demonstrated little faith in the free market. Rep. Waxman said:
“It amazes me that those who seem so enamored by competition as a model for our healthcare system are determined to give a competitive edge to private plans by refusing to put a good drug credit in the traditional Medicare plan. Are they afraid that the reform people want in Medicare is the addition of drugs to the basic program? I believe the answer… is yes.”
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It is the Senate’s complete lack of action that makes the following comments from Senate Appropriations Chairman Daniel Inouye (D-HI) so interesting. CQ (sub. req’d) reports:
“The bill denies necessary authorities for dozens of programs,” Inouye said. “In some cases, the administration will find cumbersome workarounds; for others, it will have to slow down work on ongoing programs, increasing cost and inefficiency. And many programs will simply have to cease activity and await additional congressional action on appropriations bills.”
Senator Inouye may be surprised, but most Americans are not going to get bent out of shape if the government stops doing a few things. However, they will be outraged that his failure may result in even less efficient government operations…as if that is possible!
With folks like this running things, it is no wonder Washington cannot cut spending.