exactly what this country isn't about

The WP off-leads with a closed-door session of congressional Republicans last month where they agreed on a change to Medicare legislation that would save the health-insurance industry $22 billion over the next 10 years, according to the Congressional Budget Office. Although the House still has to approve it, the WP uses this as an example of the increasing trend of Republican leaders making key decisions without the public, or Democrats, present. Now that there is a lot of Washington introspection over the role of lobbyists, many are asking for an end to this kind of decision-making.