Thursday, October 29, 2009

Cantor: Dems' Presser Proves Lack Of Transparency

TPM


House Minority Whip Eric Cantor claimed on Fox this afternoon that the House Democrats' press conference, which was broadcast on several cable news channels, proves a lack of transparency.

Cantor (and others) are saying that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's staff blocked people from attending to presser, where Democrats unveiled the House version of the health care reform bill.

Pelosi unveiled her bill "on public grounds, on the West Lawn of the Capitol, and frankly denied access to the public," Cantor said. "You know, I think that says a lot about what's going on behind closed doors and the process through which the Democrats are going about crafting this legislation. The people in this country need to know exactly what's at stake.........

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