The lobbyists working for Genentech must be feeling pretty good.

The New York Times says that lobbyists working for Genentech put words into the mouths of lawmakers who made speeches on the House floor on the pending health care reform bill. (The bill passed the House on Nov. 7)

"In the official record of the historic House debate on overhauling health care, the speeches of many lawmakers echo with similarities. Often, that was no accident.

Statements by more than a dozen lawmakers were ghostwritten, in whole or in part, by Washington lobbyists working for Genentech, one of the world's largest biotechnology companies."

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