Poll Watch: 58 Per Cent Say Congress Will NOT Understand Obama Economic Stimulus Bill BEFORE They Vote
Political Cartoon from Michael Ramirez
The Senate is scheduled to vote today on an $838-billion economic stimulus plan, but 58% of U.S. voters say most members of Congress will not understand what is in the plan before they vote on it.
The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that just 24% believe most of Congress will understand the contents of the 700-page-plus plan before they vote. Nineteen percent (19%) are not sure.
Two-thirds of the nation’s voters (69%) lack confidence that Congress knows what it is doing when it comes to addressing the country’s current economic problems. Just 29% are even somewhat confident in the legislators.
Fifty-two percent (52%) of Democrats have at least some confidence, a view shared by just 16% of unaffiliated voters and 12% of Republicans.
Some of the provisions of the bill include the imposition of UK type Cost-Effectiveness Standards for Medicare which could lead to rationing of American health care.
When questioned about these provisions on Fox News Channel this morning, GOP Senator Arlen Specter (R-Pennsylvania) looked like a deer caught in a car’s headlights. He was DUMB-STRUCK.
Senator Specter, who sold-out the Republican Party and was one of three Republicans that allowed the bill avoid a Senate filibuster had absolutely NO IDEA what was in the bill.
Flap suspects there will be more “stealth” surprises as the bill emerges from the House-Senate Conference Committee. And, no, most members of Congress will NOT know what is in the $1.2 Trillion bill.
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3 Comments
Matthew
That is kind of scary when you get down to it. I would hope they would know the basics of everything put forward. But i guess if it is 700 pages that it could be a little hard to get all the little details. there is bound to be some extra secret stuff thrown in.
doug
infowars.com !
rob
its time to start marching to get the point across.