Key health care senators have industry ties

finance.yahoo.com, AP by Larry Margasak, Sharon Theimer | Jun. 12, 2009 (Investigative Report)
Influential senators in health care overhaul have industry ties

Members of both parties have industry connections, including Democrats Jay Rockefeller and Tom Harkin, in addition to Dodd, and Republicans Tom Coburn, Judd Gregg, John Kyl and Orrin Hatch, financial reports showed Friday. .

Jackie Clegg Dodd, wife of the Connecticut Democrat, is on the boards of Javelin Pharmaceuticals Inc., Cardiome Pharma Corp., Brookdale Senior Living and Pear Tree Pharmaceuticals.

Dodd is filling in for ailing Sen. ... Full Story »

Posted by Dwight Rousu

More Info

Tags Help
Subjects: U.S., Politics, Business, Health
Topics: U.S. Congress, Money and Politics, Health Care, Corruption in Congress, Corruption
Editorial Help
Posted by: Posted by Dwight Rousu - Jun 12, 2009 - 1:49 PM PDT
Reviewed by: Dwight Rousu (review), Tanya J. Maurer (review)
Content Type: Article
Edit Lock: This story can be edited
Edited by: Dwight Rousu - Jun 12, 2009 - 1:49 PM PDT
Related Comments: Health Care (8)

Reviews

Show All Comments
Show All | Notes | Comments | Quotes | Links
Dwight Rousu
3.6
 by Dwight Rousu - Jun. 12, 2009

The article identifies holdings and income that create the impression of a conflict of interests. It fails to identify any actions or votes that parallel those apparent conflicts of interest. It seems to dedicate more ink toward painting dems than repubs, but gets stains onto both.

Publicly financed elections could reduce such conflicts of interest. Congress is rich good old boys.

Gregg, R-N.H., disclosed $250,001 to $500,000 in drug maker Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. stock and $1,000 to $15,000 each in stock in pharmaceutical companies Merck & Co. ... More »

Dwight posted this story.
See Full Review » (16 answers)
Tanya J. Maurer
4.3
 by Tanya J. Maurer - Jun. 17, 2009
See Full Review » (11 answers)

Comments on this story Help (BETA)

Sort by: Oldest | Newest Hide All Replies
NT Rating | My Rating

Ratings

3.9

not enough reviews
from 2 reviews (20% confidence)
Quality
4.1
Facts
5.0
Fairness
4.0
Sourcing
3.0
Style
3.5
Context
4.0
Depth
3.5
Enterprise
4.5
Relevance
4.5
Popularity
3.4
Recommendation
4.0
Credibility
3.0
# Reviews
1.0
# Views
5.0
# Likes
1.0
# Emails
1.0
More
How our ratings work »