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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Bernie will not repeat Obama's Performance [View all]slipslidingaway
(21,210 posts)18. How Big Pharma's Billy Tauzin conned the White House out of $76 billion.
http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/prescriptions/2009/08/obamas_biggest_health_reform_blunder.html
"Billy Tauzin, president of the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America, has cut a secret deal on health reform with the White House. Tauzin told Tom Hamburger of the Los Angeles Times that in exchange for the much-touted $80 billion in savings that PhRMA volunteered in June to help cover the uninsured and reduce drug prices for some senior citizens, the White House had promised to block any congressional effort to allow the government to negotiate Medicare drug prices. Tauzin is from Louisiana, where tall tales grow like weeds, and at first his assertion seemed wildly implausible. But two days after the L.A. Times scoop, the New York Times got White House confirmation. "The president encouraged this approach," White House deputy chief of staff Jim Messina said in an e-mail. "He wanted to bring all parties to the table to discuss health insurance reform."
President Obama's handshake with Tauzin is easily the dumbest mistake he's made in shepherding health reform through Congress...."
"Billy Tauzin, president of the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America, has cut a secret deal on health reform with the White House. Tauzin told Tom Hamburger of the Los Angeles Times that in exchange for the much-touted $80 billion in savings that PhRMA volunteered in June to help cover the uninsured and reduce drug prices for some senior citizens, the White House had promised to block any congressional effort to allow the government to negotiate Medicare drug prices. Tauzin is from Louisiana, where tall tales grow like weeds, and at first his assertion seemed wildly implausible. But two days after the L.A. Times scoop, the New York Times got White House confirmation. "The president encouraged this approach," White House deputy chief of staff Jim Messina said in an e-mail. "He wanted to bring all parties to the table to discuss health insurance reform."
President Obama's handshake with Tauzin is easily the dumbest mistake he's made in shepherding health reform through Congress...."
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Of course not, Bernie will stick to his principles. Always has, always will.
Live and Learn
Nov 2015
#11
He will not follow Obama as president so no he will not repeat Obama's performance.
Thinkingabout
Nov 2015
#12
Well I hope not, one of the first things he did was negotiate a deal with "Billy" ...
slipslidingaway
Nov 2015
#15
I think it is funny that people accept a politician doing an about face and just dismiss their words
slipslidingaway
Nov 2015
#20
How Big Pharma's Billy Tauzin conned the White House out of $76 billion.
slipslidingaway
Nov 2015
#18
Good. It would great if we had a progressive in the WH rather than another centrist.
Tierra_y_Libertad
Nov 2015
#30