tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27554065.post329696365792720651..comments2024-03-27T17:52:09.889-04:00Comments on You Might Notice a Trend: Start the Congressional Investigations Into trump, Please and Thank Yews House DemocratsPaul Whttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13092023794397583036noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27554065.post-4421682649833989772019-01-04T16:46:29.567-05:002019-01-04T16:46:29.567-05:00Steve Benen had this to say about the hearings the... Steve Benen had this to say about the hearings the Dems have scheduled to investigate the details of implementing a "Medicare for all" style single-payer healthcare law:<br /><br />"Hmm. So if I understand this correctly, members of Congress are planning to hold something called “hearings,” which will be open to the public, in which they’ll closely examine a complex policy proposal in detail. As part of the process, lawmakers will invite subject-matter experts to offer testimony and answer questions, all in the hopes of better understanding the practical implications of an idea."<br /><br /> In other words, the house of representatives is doing its damn job for the first time since 2011.<br /><br /> And no, they can't pass anything into law until we get control of the senate and white house, but they can do the hard work of crafting difficult legislation that will actually function and withstand judicial scrutiny, all of which needs to be in place before we get our eighteen months of a Democratic administration and a favorable congress, as we'll be saddled with cleaning up this gawdawful mess right about then and have other priorities that we can't ignore this time around (*cough* election reform *cough*).<br /><br /> So I'm just as excited about the boring foundational work they're back to doing as I am about the higher media profile stuff like indictments and investigations because that's why I wanted them in control in the first place.<br /><br /> -Doug in Oaklanddinthebeasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12941071534250216503noreply@blogger.com