Health Care Bill: Impossible to read?

[mikesilvia]

Interesting article.

Sen. Thomas Carper (D.-Del.), a member of the Senate Finance Committee, told CNSNews.com that he does not “expect” to read the actual legislative language of the committee’s health care bill because it is “confusing” and that anyone who claims they are going to read it and understand it is fooling people.

“I don’t expect to actually read the legislative language because reading the legislative language is among the more confusing things I’ve ever read in my life,” Carper told CNSNews.com.

Carper described the type of language the actual text of the bill would finally be drafted in as "arcane," "confusing," "hard stuff to understand," and "incomprehensible." He likened it to the "gibberish" used in credit card disclosure forms.

And of course when you try to get some transparency Democrats shoot it down.

Last week, the Finance Committee considered an amendment offered by Sen. Jim Bunning (R-Ky.) that would have required the committee to post the full actual language of the proposed legislation online for at least 72 hours before holding a final committee vote on it. The committee defeated the amendment 13-10.

[pwaldo]

Is being a member a Congress the ONLY job in the world where you can not have a clue what you are doing and get a raise? Could you imagine going to your boss and telling him you don't know how to do something on a major project and expect no discipline?

I know he isn't the only one who is a moron in Congress but he shouldn't have a job right now with over 15 millions out of work.

[theonedru]

Is being a member a Congress the ONLY job in the world where you can not have a clue what you are doing and get a raise? Could you imagine going to your boss and telling him you don't know how to do something on a major project and expect no discipline?

I know he isn't the only one who is a moron in Congress but he shouldn't have a job right now with over 15 millions out of work.

Is being a member a Congress the ONLY job in the world where you can not have a clue what you are doing and get a raise?

What about a meterologist, they are always; chances are or probability of ....

[JeRmZ]

Is being a member a Congress the ONLY job in the world where you can not have a clue what you are doing and get a raise?

What about a meterologist, they are always; chances are or probability of ....

Yeah but even as a meteorologist they have some knowledge and insight as to what's going on. Congress ... not so much!