Health Care
Okay, everyone realizes we need to fix the health care system in this country. Congress is now working hard to review the proposal from the Obama Administration and make changes as necessary. The hope is to have a bill on the President's desk by October.
But here's the rub. Over the period of the last three weeks it seems health care is the only thing being discussed on Capitol Hill. And now we have the Supreme Court nominee confirmation hearings.
Here's my question. With more than 40 committees between the House and the Senate, and over a hundred subcommittees, there are only a couple of them debating the health care issue and the supreme court nominee. What the heck are the rest of them doing and why can't we see some additional activity on other issues - occupational health and safety as an example - hint - hint?
I'm getting a little tired of Congress completely shutting down to discuss one issue when few of the Members have anything to do with it at this time. Let's get back to the work of the people - as there are other issues that also impact our citizens.