[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 67 (Thursday, May 25, 2006)]
[House]
[Page H3231]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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  CULTURE OF CORRUPTION ON THE RX BILL: REPUBLICANS NEGOTIATE IN BAD 
                                 FAITH

  (Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas. Madam Speaker, we have talked 
about the culture of corruption here, and it is very interesting that 
the way I see the culture of corruption is what we do right here on 
this floor.
  Today's seniors are paying the price for a prescription drug plan 
that does not have their best interests in mind. Rather, it is a plan 
that was created to actually help the special interests. Why couldn't 
we have a plan in Medicare? Why? Because that is not what the insurance 
companies want in the law.
  They helped to write the bill, and now the persons who worked with 
them are representing them. So since the time of the law passing, three 
of the main Republican negotiators are making very large sums of money.
  Madam Speaker, the American people don't like what they see here. 
They see a Republican majority that is too close to the special 
interests, and they want Washington to work for the people and work for 
you again.

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