And the hits just keep on coming: The Senate rejected a plan Tuesday to allow Americans to import low-cost prescriptions from abroad, handing drug makers a victory that may help secure passage of President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul. The vote on the amendment by Sen. Byron Dorgan, D-N.D., was 51-48 in favor, but 60 […]
Followin up on my earlier post about Republicans wanting to cut earmarks, we can now have a look into one wasteful program that was pushed through by Republicans in Congress: An anti-terrorism program contracted to an industry lobbying group has sparked criticism from Democratic congressional overseers, agency investigators, former employees and watchdog groups. Meanwhile, two […]
When oil executives took to Capital Hill last month to testify before Senate about their profits, Senator Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) was outraged that Democrats would want them sworn in. What did he know? As it turns out, these executives lied when asked if they ever met with Cheney about energy policy. In fact they did […]