Why Washington Is Broken

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The American people are angry --and for good reason. Washington is not listening to them. Even worse, Washington is not even letting the American people into the room when it comes to health care reform.

CNN reported this week that "Democrats are prepared to short-circuit the traditional legislative process and exclude their Republican counterparts during final congressional health care deliberations."

Secret, backroom deals on the health care bill should not be tolerated. C-SPAN has offered to publicly broadcast the health care meetings -- and congressional leaders should accept the offer immediately.

I have introduced a Sunshine Resolution, H.Res. 847 demanding that all negotiations on the health care bill be conducted under the watchful eye of the American people.

In Florida we have the toughest sunshine laws in the nation that require open and transparent government. I want to bring that same accountability to Washington.

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