New Citizen Movement Demanding C-SPAN Coverage of Health Care Debate

By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist

“Demand an end to the secret negotiations!” says the website of a new citizen movement that is putting  pressure on lawmakers to give the public access to health care reform negotiations by televising them on C-SPAN.

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C-SPAN Challenges White House and Congress

By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist

Just as Congressional leaders began to leak news of their intention to bypass the traditional conference committee process for closed door negotiations on the final health care reform bill, the head C-SPAN issued a public challenge to Congress and the White House to allow television cameras into the meetings.

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