In response to the Obama administration's recess-appointment of Dr. Donald Berwick to run the Center for Medicare and medicaid Services, AFP VP for Policy Phil Kerpen issued the following statement:

President Obama's circumvention of the Senate and public debate via the recess appointment of Dr. Donald Berwick to run the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services is the latest evidence of the president's complete disregard for the legitimate legislative process. As we've shown at http://www.ObamaChart.com, this is becoming a dominant theme of this administration.

Berwick said of the British system: "Cynics beware, I am romantic about the National Health Service; I love it. All I need to do to rediscover the romance is to look at health care in my own country. The NHS is one of the astounding human endeavours of modern times. Because you use a nation as the scale and taxation as the funding, the NHS is highly political."

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Governor Paterson has yet to schedule a special election for the 29th District to fill retired Rep. Eric Massa’s vacant seat in the House of Representatives. Because of this, New York is under represented with numerous crucial bills being proposed and voted on in Congress. If Gov. Paterson does not schedule a special election and waits till November 2010, a new representative will not be seated until January 2011. This is unacceptable!

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Tax day rallies will be occuring at over 25 different locations throughout the state. If you want to join in here's the list.

Buffalo 11 am 12-Apr Buffalo Naval Park and Canal Slip http://www.teapartyexpress.org/tour-shedule-3/buffalo-ny

Syracuse 4 pm 12-Apr Clinton Square corner of W Genesee St and S Clinton http://www.teapartyexpress.org/tour-shedule-3/syracuse-ny