Today on Yahoo, the Associated Press published the folllowing headline: Key health care senators have industry ties.
Whatever happened to ethics and conflict of interest? Why have these senators with their direct family ties to the health industry been allowed to work on these reforms? This is no different than asking the fox to guard the hen house.
Why didn't these senators with such ties disqualify themselves from participating in shaping health reform when it would be more to their advantage to shape it in their interests rather than the interest of all Americans? The mere fact that these senators did not disqualify themselves from this participation makes them all suspect, and greatly damages President Barack Obama's administration's credibility.
Senators with direct family ties and interest in the health industry must stand down immediately and be replaced with other senators with no ties whatsoever to this industry. Otherwise, the American people are going to be greatly shortchanged, and President Obama will be perceived as overwhelmed. This must not happen.
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