Sanders to Alexander: “Let's End Backroom Deals”
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) called on U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.), chairman of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, to “end backroom deals” and “begin the national discussion” on health care.
“Instead of holding backroom meetings, Sen. McConnell, you and the Republican leadership must allow bi-partisan discussion as to how we improve the Affordable Care Act, not destroy it. I urge you to open up the process and allow the voices of more than just Republicans in the Senate to be heard,” Sanders wrote in a letter to Alexander.
There has been no debate, committee hearings, roundtables or walkthroughs in the Senate on the Republican health care plan. In contrast, there were 160 hours of debate on the Affordable Care Act and 100 committee hearings, roundtables and walkthroughs.
