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What Our Founding Fathers Can Teach Today's Congress About Health Reform (Hint: Compromise)
By Robin Strongin, August 26th, 2009
One of my favorite movies is 1776, the harmonious.
In July 1776, Congress was working on the Declaration of Independence. in outstanding A marginally debatable achievement with to date reaching implications. in outstanding In July 2009, Congress was tackling another debatable achievement with to date reaching implications.
The parallels, and lessons well-versed, are awesome. in outstanding I am speaking of whirl nearby salubrity fix.
Today, salubrity fix has its Gang of Six (Senators Max Baucus, Jeff Bingaman, Kent Conrad, Charles Grassley, Michael Enzi, and Olympia Snowe). Congress in 1776 appointed a Committee of Five (John Adams, Ben Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, Robert Livingston, and Roger Sherman) to abet with the drafting of the Declaration of Independence.