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Nambe Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-22-04 02:23 PM
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Congressional Leaders Call on President...to Investigate Medicare Bill All
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...We are writing about the failure of the House and Senate to investigate the withholding of Medicare cost estimates from Congress. The Administration's decision to withhold the cost estimates misled legislators about the costs of the controversial proposal. Given the gravity of the allegations involved, the failure to investigate is a gross abdication of Congress' constitutional oversight responsibility.

Congress' right to receive information is both essential and incontrovertible. The Supreme Court has ruled numerous times that no "separation of powers" principle or "executive interest" can justify the withholding of public policy information from Congress. When this right is threatened, Congress' ability to legislate effectively is compromised, and a duty to investigate arises. ...

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Q3JR4 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-22-04 02:38 PM
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So they're calling on the pResident to investigate, basically, his administration. Yeah, let's see how far that gets.
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