Henry Waxman (D-Cali.) Chair of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, has made a gangster move towards the heads of the insurance companies here in the US.
Go here for the letters sent out.
This is nothing more than a shakedown, and co-operation in this matter by anyone in the insurance industry would seem to me like drinking poison and expecting someone else to die. Most of this information can be procured publicly, and what cannot be, is the business of the companies, not the government.
Republican members of the Committee are:
Joe Barton,TX, Ralph M. Hall, TX, Cliff Stearns, FL, Nathan Deal, GA, Ed Whitfield, KY, John Shimkus, IL, John B. Shadegg, AZ, Roy Blunt, MO, Steve Buyer, IN, George Radanovich, CA, Joseph R. Pitts, PA, Mary Bono Mack, CA, Greg Walden, OR, Lee Terry, NE, Mike Rogers, MI, Sue Wilkins Myrick, NC, John Sullivan, OK, Tim Murphy, PA, Michael C. Burgess, TX, Marsha Blackburn, TN, Phil Gingrey, GA, Steve Scalise, LA
If indeed this ever gets to a special committee, I would hope that any Republican members would renounce it publicly, and walk out on the proceedings.
As for Henry Waxman, this is a guy who was more than likely beat up frequently as a kid, and is taking it out on the rest of us, has managed to hold office for as long as he has by bringing home the pork to his district, or just counting on the ignorance of his constituents. Either way, he is a danger that needs to be dealt with.
