CBS Evening News - 1999-10-07
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[0:01] for claims of health damage from diet
[0:03] drugs. Casino tycoon Donald Trump takes
[0:07] a small step toward a longshot bid for
[0:09] president. And parents go to court
[0:12] saying pocket monsters are turning their
[0:14] kids into card sharks.
[0:18] >> This is the CBS Evening News [music]
[0:23] with Dan Rather reporting from CBS News
[0:26] headquarters in [music] New York.
[0:28] >> Good evening. A stunning upset in
[0:30] Washington. The US House late today
[0:33] approved the Patients Bill of Rights. If
[0:36] ever finally passed by both the House
[0:38] and Senate, it would give citizens more
[0:40] say over decisions by managed health
[0:42] care plans. It would also give them the
[0:44] right to sue HMOs. The vote margin was
[0:47] 275 to 151. 68 Republicans broke ranks
[0:52] and voted yes. Insurance company
[0:54] lobbyists who contribute much money,
[0:56] especially to Republican, congressional,
[0:58] and presidential campaigns, but also to
[1:00] some Democrats, thought they had this
[1:02] one won. Bob Sheer reports how and why
[1:06] they suddenly lost.
[1:08] >> It was a classic Washington moment. So
[1:11] many lobbyists converged on the capital.
[1:13] Police were called in for crowd control.
[1:16] >> Don't you blocking the sidewalk? I need
[1:17] to keep the sidewalk clear for the
[1:19] members to walk. I got
[1:21] >> the insurance industry had poured
[1:22] millions into blocking reform and was
[1:25] taking no chances.
[1:26] >> It looks like they've moved their
[1:28] offices up here for the for the
[1:30] afternoon at least.
[1:31] >> But for all the armwisting and all the
[1:33] legislative roadblocks thrown up by
[1:35] Republican leaders who sided with the
[1:38] insurance companies, a bipartisan group
[1:40] of legislat