New Public Campaign Action Fund Press Release Details Huge Sums Spent to Kill Health Care ReformSubmitted by Johnny Papagiannis on Tue, 09/15/2009 - 10:56am.
Posted in: campaign contributions | Congress | Fair Elections Now Act | Health care industry | HMO | insurance | lobbying
Public Campaign Action Fund has issued a press release today detailing the huge amount of campaign contributions and lobbying expenses being doled out by the HMO and insurance industries in their effort to kill health care reform.
“The insurance and HMO interests are fighting health care reform with hundreds of millions of dollars,” commented David Donnelly, national campaigns director of Public Campaign Action Fund. “Why are so many in Congress willing to listen to an industry that is spending tens of millions every month on politics rather than on lowering their premiums or helping to address the costs of health care? They need the cash to pay for their campaigns. And that’s why we need Congress out of the fundraising game — which can happen if Congress adopts the Fair Elections Now Act.”
For the full release, click here.
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