When Rep. David Dreier was chair of the House Rules Committee, he used the “Slaughter Rule” 35 times in just one session. The rule, which has existed since 1933, was used by GOP speakers Gingrich and Hastert 202 times. You won’t learn any of that by reading the interview with Dreier about the rule published by the Christian News Service this week. In fact, CNSNews published Dreier’s disingenuous take on the rule without bothering to fact check or present any sort of perspective from the pro-reform side. That’s not journalism, it’s stenography — and, worse, propaganda.
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Republicans are flailing away about procedural maneuvers involved in passing health care reform because polling on reform goes down when the focus is on process not the benefits reform will provide. The GOP’s current disinformation campaign focuses on the process of “deeming,” which they have labeled the “Slaughter Rule” after House Rules Chair Louise Slaughter. In fact, the GOP used this same procedure 90 times under Speaker Gingrich and 112 times under Speaker Hastert.
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