E-mails obtained by The New York Times show that lobbyists working for biotech powerhouse Genetech and two Washington, D.C., law firms drafted statements for members of Congress to read into the Congressional Record. Among the dozen-plus House members who parroted language from the prepared text verbatim: Missouri Republican Blaine Luetkemeyer and Kansas Republican Lynn Jenkins.
The statements, versions of which were prepared for legislators from both parties, applaud the recently House-passed health-care bill for its job-creating provisions, though of course the language handed to Republicans poo-poos the larger bill. The Times quotes Jenkins' word-for-word echo of the lobbyists' verbiage as containing, after a pat on the Republican back for fighting the bill, this let-my-people-go nugget: "I do believe the sections relating to the creation of a market for biosimilar products is one area of the bill that strikes the appropriate balance in providing lower cost options." With tough talk like that, it's no wonder Kansans can't get enough of lovable, kooky Jenkins.
Maybe now she'll be able to raise more money from medical interest groups.
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must be some special democrat math.let me correct myself:the original story was about bipartisan sell-out it even says so verbatim.the bipartisan part was neglected for this story.keep dreaming that only 50% of democrats will sell you out.actually if you took the actual numbers for this story 22 is about 12% of congressionall republicans and 20 is about 8% of congressional democrats.
"Although no KS or MO democrats were mentioned the story is about both sides being durg industry sell-outs in almost equal proportions."
No, the story is about two local politicians being drug industry sell-outs. And you can't claim with a straight face that both parties are sell-outs in almost equal proportions. The republican party is 100% sold-out, while the democratic party is only about 50% sold-out.
I know it's hard for you to mention but the story says: "Genentech, a subsidiary of the Swiss drug giant Roche, estimates that 42 House members picked up some of its talking points � 22 Republicans and 20 Democrats, an unusual bipartisan coup for lobbyists." Although no KS or MO democrats were mentioned (although I didn't see the whole list) the story is about both sides being durg industry sell-outs in almost equal proportions.
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