Farts In the Wind
As healthcare reform legislation works its way through Congress, the following lawmakers have appreciable financial interests in the healthcare and pharmaceutical industries:
Senate Majority Leader Harry M. Reid (D-Nevada): invested to the tune of $50,000 in a major healthcare index;
family of Representative Jane Harman (DCalifornia): a $3.2-million stake in numerous healthcare entities;
Senator John Kerry (D-Massachusetts) and wife: $5.2 million in pharmaceutical companies like Eli Lilly and Merck;
Senator Judd Gregg (R-New Hampshire): possibly as much as $560,000 worth of stock in Bristol-Myers Squibb, etc.;
Senator Johnny Isakson (RGeorgia): $165,000 in medical and drug stocks; Senator Kay Hagan (D-North Carolina): holdings in 20 healthcare companies for $180,000 or more;
Senator Christopher Dodd (D-Connecticut): wife received more than $200,000 in stocks and salary as a board member of four healthcare firms;
Senator Michael Crapo (R-Idaho): owner of healthcare stocks worth $16,879.
Do you really expect these gas bags to be impartial when considering alternatives to the current system that could affect their bottom line?
November 17th, 2009 at 6:00 pm
I think this posting is proof that voters are really the ones that need to step up to the plate here. Health care reform takes place outside of Washington, D.C., not inside of it, clearly! I challenge everyone to check out the Yes We Can Democratic Club:
http://www.ywcdc.com/
It’s up to us to make the changes!