US Capitol Capsule: Republicans press PhRMA for details of closed-door White House health reform powwows
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Executive Summary
Representative Fred Upton (Republican-Michigan), chairman of the US House Energy and Commerce (E&C) Committee, and three other Republican E&C leaders want the dirt on what went on during the closed-door meetings with various interest groups at the White House in the months leading up to the passage of the 2010 health reform law – calling the meetings secret where "backroom deals" took place.