Party of No Votes Against Health Care Legislation Appearing Online

Republicans have been beating the drum over the text of the health care bill being online. All 40 Republican Senators signed a letter demanding Majority Leader Harry Reid put the health care legislation on the internent.

With an issue this large and complex, we need full transparency at every stage in the legislative process. President Obama was elected, in part, on his promise to bring greater transparency to the workings of the federal government. The American people and every member of Congress should be allowed to read the bill that was sent to CBO. The bill should be made available for taxpayers to read and learn how the federal government is spending their money. We are writing to request that you immediately make all materials sent to CBO publicly available on the internet.

Guess what? Senate Republicans just voted against an unanimous consent agreement that would require health care legislation being posted online. Apparently, they didn't expect Reid to find their demand reasonable. Republicans are truly the Party of No.