Transparency, transparency, wherefore art thou?

Courtesy Donklephant  Tue, 01/05/2010 - 11:30am

Congressional leaders are planning to hold “secret” meetings instead of the traditional public conference committee hearings to reconcile the Senate and House versions of the health care insurance reform bills.

While the GOP has reacted with expected outrage, the proposed “new system” of “private meetings” is generating some concern from the traditional media, as ABC News reports :

The C-SPAN television network is calling on congressional leaders to open health care talks to cameras — something...


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