Senate Vote for Sale

Harry Reid's health care bill got 60 votes in the Senate, but many of the votes were "sold" for special deals. The wall Street Journal Reports.

We summarize some of his most notorious political payoffs nearby, including the legendary $300 million "Louisiana Purchase" for Mary Landrieu, and $100 million for Chris Dodd's favorite Connecticut hospital.But special attention should go to Senator Ben Nelson, who played hard-to-get the longest and in return for being the 60th vote won an exemption for Nebraska from paying any of the additional costs for the bill's Medicaid expansion, which is worth $100 million. He also won millions of dollars of exemptions from the $6.7 billion in health insurance fees for Nebraska-based companies like Mutual of Omaha.

What happened to them criticizing special interest group? As a matter of fact, it seems that they don't care about the American people, or the future in this country, at all. One of the reasons why insurance costs are so high is there are many regulations imposed on health insurance by each state. This bill will make everything even more complicated rather than making it simpler and letting people choose what they want and decide what is best for them.

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