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8. There were no public hearings.

Fri Dec 29, 2017, 06:13 PM

Dec 2017

Zero.

Perhaps the Rep had this confused with the ACA, which had a year of hearings.

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I got a letter from my repub rep and he said they had 40 hearings [View all] Angry Dragon Dec 2017 OP

Probably with 39 corporate lobbyists and the Kochs wasupaloopa Dec 2017 #1

He is including in Finance committee meeting where they exboyfil Dec 2017 #2

Honest is a strange word to ask of republicans Angry Dragon Dec 2017 #6

Hope springs eternal. n/t Ms. Toad Dec 2017 #16

I'm not sure I'd call three guys in a bar a "hearing". TreasonousBastard Dec 2017 #4

Better accept it. Your Repug rep would not lie, would he? Sneederbunk Dec 2017 #7

He would not not lie. FSogol Dec 2017 #11

There were no public hearings. guillaumeb Dec 2017 #8

he wrote they had 40 public hearings Angry Dragon Dec 2017 #9

Well, obviously the hearings were held. guillaumeb Dec 2017 #10

If they were public, wouldn't there be transcripts? procon Dec 2017 #12

I did.......no answer yet Angry Dragon Dec 2017 #14

How many bipartisan public hearings? old guy Dec 2017 #13

Golfing vacations with corporate overlords are not *hearings*. lpbk2713 Dec 2017 #15