Feingold FOR Sweetheart Deals

Russ Feingold is a hypocrite.

He rails against corruption and then he votes for it.

From the Republican Party of Wisconsin:

MADISON – Russ Feingold’s support for “sweetheart deals” can’t get any more clear: Feingold voted to table an amendment yesterday that would have explicitly eliminated “sweetheart deals” in the health care bill –including sweetheart deals for Hawaii, Louisiana, Connecticut, and Michigan.

“Russ is sending valentines to states like Michigan instead of representing the wishes of Wisconsin residents,” said Reince Priebus, Chairman of the Republican Party of Wisconsin. “On November 2, Russ’s candy heart from Wisconsin voters will read ‘No Thanks.’”

Pathetic.

SEC. 1502. ELIMINATION OF SWEETHEART DEALS.

(a) Repeals.--Effective as if included in the enactment of

the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, the following

provisions are repealed:

(1) Sweetheart deal to provide Tennessee with Medicaid dsh

funds.--Clause (v) of section 1923(f)(6)(A) of the Social

Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396r-4(f)(6)(A)), as added by

section 1203(b) of this Act.

(2) Sweetheart deal to provide Hawaii with Medicaid dsh

funds.--Clause (iii) of section 1923(f)(6)(B) of the Social

Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396r-4(f)(6)(B)), as added by

section 10201(e)(1)(A) of the Patient Protection and

Affordable Care Act.

(3) Sweetheart deal to provide Louisiana with a special

increased Medicaid fmap.--Subsection (aa) of section 1905 of

the Social Security Act, as added by section 2006 of the

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

(4) Sweetheart deal that increases Medicare reimbursement

just for frontier states.--Section 10324 of the Patient

Protection and Affordable Care Act (and the amendments made

by such section).

(5) Sweetheart deal granting Medicare coverage for

individuals exposed to environmental hazards in Libby,

Montana.--Section 10323 of the Patient Protection and

Affordable Care Act (and the amendments made by such

section).

(6) Sweetheart deal for a hospital in Connecticut.--Section

10502 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

(b) Elimination of Sweetheart Deal That Reclassifies

Hospitals in Michigan and Connecticut to Increase Their

Medicare Reimbursement.--Section 3137(a) of the Patient

Protection and Affordable Care Act, as amended by section

10317 of such Act, is amended--

(1) in paragraph (2)--

(A) by striking ``fiscal year 2010'' and all that follows

through ``for purposes of implementation of the amendment''

and inserting ``fiscal year 2010.--For purposes of

implementation of the amendment''; and

(B) by striking subparagraph (B); and

(2) by striking paragraph (3).

We need to vote Feingold out.