Republicans reject subpoenas for administration officials in dispute over

[Judi Lynn]

Repubublicans reject subpoenas for administration officials in dispute over new Medicare law


By MARK SHERMAN
The Associated Press
4/1/04 5:09 PM


WASHINGTON (AP) -- Republicans rejected Democratic efforts Thursday to force a White House adviser and the former Medicare chief to testify about their roles in keeping estimates of the cost of Medicare legislation from lawmakers.

Democrats on the House Ways and Means Committee had sought to question the officials to learn whether the Bush administration intentionally withheld higher estimates of the bill's cost, fearing that the larger figure would sink the Medicare overhaul.

In party-line votes, the committee defeated proposals to subpoena Doug Badger, an economic adviser to President Bush, and Thomas Scully, who until December headed the federal agency that runs the Medicare program.

The White House, citing executive privilege, declined the committee's invitation to have Badger testify at a hearing Thursday. Scully, who now works for a law firm and an investment firm, told the committee in a letter that he was unavailable to testify.
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[Bandit]

1. Not only do they think they are above the law but apparently they are

The majority says they can break the law and nothing anyone can do about it, so there. Ain't America Grand?????

[Yavin4]

2. Clinton Can Be Sued and Made To Testify But Not Bush nor His People

Can someone explain that to me?

[Bandit]

3. I think it is about time a private citizen sued the whitehouse over this

refusing to allow testimony in a criminal matter. It is apparent our minority status doesn't allow us to any access as long as the thugs in power refuse to cooperate. I think a private group or person could file a suit though and they would have to comply. I may be completely off base but what else can we do? If I had any money I would attempt it myself.

[0007]

4. How can one duck or reject a subpoena?

[Bandit]

5. They can't but a subpoena can't be issued unless allowed by majority

Got us by the balls.

[0007]

6. Goddamnit!

[truthisfreedom]

7. they'll get theirs. these thugs want to get re-elected... but by whom?

[bluedog]

8. I seen some of that

Charlie Rangle was so pissed off.he needs to get out and tell the media about this......he said something like....they are hiding something.get him on Air-America

[74dodgedart]

9. It doesn't bother the Repub congress that their Pres lied to them ?

Thank you sir, may I have another.