Who’s protecting Eli Lilly?
Stay in touch with the conversation, subscribe to the RSS feed for comments on this post. John Hanscom said on December 18, 2002 Actually, everybody knows how such things get attached. It is a very common “pork barrel” practice, as the rules are such one can not vote against part of the bill – it is all or nothing. These are caled “riders” – and are common, though I believe stupid, practices. Love Dad djwudi said on December 18, 2002 True…I suppose the question isn’t how as much as it is who added it. Pretty low, I think. John Hanscom said on December 19, 2002 I agree. It is low. Were I to go looking, I would start with those who represent Indiana. Mom said on December 19, 2002 You did know, did’nt you, that Indianapolis is the home of Eli Lilly. John Hanscom said on December 20, 2002 The person who sponsored the Eli Lilly matter is the only physician in the Senate, and the person most likely to replace Trent Lott as the Senate Majority Leader, Dr. Bill Frist. I just learned this from
