Lobbyist Rhetoric Repeated Verbatum in Health Care Speeches
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As reported in the New York Times, 22 Republicans and 20 Democrats incorporated talking points from lobbyists for Genentech, a subsidiary of the pharmaceutical giant Roche, in statements made before Congress during most recent House debate over the Affordable Health Care for America Act which just narrowly passed the House earlier this month.
These 42 Congressmen used some or all of the talking points issued by lobbyists in statements that were submitted to the Congressional Record and were intended to give the illusion of bi-partisan support for several provisions within the bill:
"Democrats emphasized the bill’s potential to create jobs in health care, health information technology and clinical research on new drugs.
Republicans opposed the bill, but praised a provision that would give the Food and Drug Administration the authority to approve generic versions of expensive biotechnology drugs, along the lines favored by brand-name companies like Genentech."
Congressmen were instructed to emphasize the bill's ability to create jobs, promote generic versions of pharmaceuticals, and to attack outsourcing to competitors in India. In some cases, statements made by lawmakers were exactly verbatim.
These 42 Congressmen used some or all of the talking points issued by lobbyists in statements that were submitted to the Congressional Record and were intended to give the illusion of bi-partisan support for several provisions within the bill:
"Democrats emphasized the bill’s potential to create jobs in health care, health information technology and clinical research on new drugs.
Republicans opposed the bill, but praised a provision that would give the Food and Drug Administration the authority to approve generic versions of expensive biotechnology drugs, along the lines favored by brand-name companies like Genentech."
Congressmen were instructed to emphasize the bill's ability to create jobs, promote generic versions of pharmaceuticals, and to attack outsourcing to competitors in India. In some cases, statements made by lawmakers were exactly verbatim.
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samthesixth
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Good posting. It accurately demonstrates the depths to which both parties sink in order to facilitate the graft and corruption that pervades both parties at the expense of the people.
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