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House Democrats: Republicans trying to ‘censor’ mailings critical of GOP Medicare plan
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| Contributor | The Sunset Provision |
| Last Edited | The Sunset Provision Jun 15, 2011 01:13pm |
| Category | News |
| News Date | Jun 15, 2011 01:00pm |
| Description | Some House Democrats are accusing Republicans of trying to censor mailings to their constituents criticizing the GOP plan to overhaul Medicare.
The allegation is the latest partisan volley to play out on the six-member, bipartisan Franking Commission, which oversees the free mail that lawmakers are allowed to send to constituents.
In a letter to House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) on Tuesday, five Democrats charge that approval of their mailings has been delayed. The lawmakers said that in some cases Republican staff members on the commission have suggested revisions that the Democrats say “are inconsistent with previous approvals and, in fact, disallow specific statements and language that have been approved in previous submissions.”
“Given this abrupt and inconsistent new interpretation of the established Franking Guidelines, we must surmise that there is a deliberate, strategic attempt to censor any Member communication that echoes the widespread public criticism of the Republican Plan for Medicare,” the members wrote.
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