Last week, POGO joined a coalition of groups calling once again for transparency in the negotiations of health care legislation. In an open letter to the House of Representatives, we urged House members to sign a discharge petition introduced by Rep. Vern Buchanon (R-FL).
If the petition is signed by a majority of House members, it would force a vote on a bipartisan "Sunshine Resolution," formally calling on lawmakers to conduct negotiations on health care reform in public view.
From the letter:
The last few months of deliberation on health care have exposed myriad issues on which the left and right sides of our political spectrum are deeply divided. However, robust transparency in the drafting of legislation is one of the few matters that bind all of the signatories together. Simply stated, Americans of all political stripes are united in their demand for an end to the cloistered discussions that mar our legislative process.
You may read the letter here.
-- Bryan Rahija
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