Shane Sirois, a rep from the lovely red town of New Ipswich, emailed me, identifying himself as a member of the Vax Injury Caucus. He was putting out an all-hands-on-deck call for action because SB 319 had a hearing in the Senate HHS committee on 1/10/24. Like I’ve said before, Nashua owes red towns its gratitude for serving us unserved folks in the House.
Furthermore, Nashua is dependent on New Ipswich for senate representation, so of course, I answered the call. Plus, I support(ed) the bill.
This bill, as you can see by clicking on the link, bans government purchasing and distribution of vaccines with insufficient human trial data, to use my own words. I rallied up the troops in my own spheres of influence and the hearing can be viewed in this link.
SB 319 is between 4h05 and 5h22min.
Dr. Chan and his colleague appeared for this bill and must have used the word “robust” more than Humphrey Bogart said, “here’s looking at you, kid” in Casablanca. Dr Chan also lied into the mic while answering questions, but that’s another story that you can talk to Nurse Terese about sometime.
This was my first hearing chaired by Senator Regina Birdsell, and it went smoothly for the most part, but she did voice her objection to speakers criticizing other speakers. I’ve become somewhat seasoned at pushing the envelope when it comes to decorum, so I expressed my disdain for Dr. Chan without saying his name the moment I took a seat at the mic and referred to Jeb and Regina as “the swing votes.” (at 4h50min) And those two “swung” the wrong way!
So it was no surprise that the committee recommendation, 4-1 with my senator dissenting, was a referral to interim study. We all know this is the quiet way to euthanize a bill. Suzanne Prentiss from the enemy camp presented the recommendation to the whole senate yesterday, and it was no surprise that the man with the gavel “shepherded the senate sheeple” into adopting the recommendation.
“But wait, there’s more”(on Regina), as those late-night UHF TV infomercials say.
Today, I was combing through next week’s hearing calendar in search of another bill in the same committee. I found it scheduled for Wednesday, 2/14, along with a few others.
That was when I stumbled upon SB 402 with its lone sponsor, the committee chair, allowing pharmacists to administer The Jab.
Naturally, this piqued my interest. And it also brought back the memory of seeing the sponsor muzzled in the senate chamber on 1/26/23. I don’t easily forget such minutia, and I decided to look into Follow the Money dot org.
Now, it has been pointed out that taking pharma money is not uncommon on both sides of the aisle, but how much do you, dear reader, think is the maximum amount acceptable? And what about the taker’s voting record following the donation? It is, after all, called “follow the money” dot org, but I encourage people to also look elsewhere for confirmation. Some suggestions would be open secrets dot org or even the Secretary of State’s office. Do the due diligence you see fit, especially if you vote in District 19.
