Health Care: On the Look-Out for Kickbacks

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1:07 PM, Mar 19, 2010 • By MARY KATHARINE HAM

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Sen. Tom Coburn, whose cranky floor speeches and Democrats-may-care attitude have charmed conservatives for years, laid down the gauntlet yesterday, telling Democrats that their special deals for health-care votes would be revealed and publicized when he found them.

Health Care: On the Look-Out for Kickbacks

Monty Hall, above, poses in the spirit of the modern American lawmaker.

Now, Darrell Issa, according to The Hill, may start a probe on "special deals" in the health-care bill. Issa is ranking member on the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.