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On July 7, 2010, President [[Barack Obama]] bypassed the [[Senate]] during the July 4th recess to appoint Berwick administrator of the Centers for [[Medicare]] and [[Medicaid]] Services. The move was criticized by [[Republican]]s, as well as Senate Finance Committee Chairman [[Max Baucus]], D-Montana, who said that "Senate confirmation of presidential appointees is an essential process prescribed by the Constitution that serves as a check on executive power."  

On July 7, 2010, President [[Barack Obama]] bypassed the [[Senate]] during the July 4th recess to appoint Berwick administrator of the Centers for [[Medicare]] and [[Medicaid]] Services. The move was criticized by [[Republican]]s, as well as Senate Finance Committee Chairman [[Max Baucus]], D-Montana, who said that "Senate confirmation of presidential appointees is an essential process prescribed by the Constitution that serves as a check on executive power."  

Berwick caused controversy in 2009 when he said in an interview that "The decision is not whether or not we will ration care — the decision is whether we will ration with our eyes open. And right now, we are doing it blindly." <ref>http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100707/ap_on_bi_ge/us_obama_health_care_appointment</ref>

Donald Berwick strongly advocates the use of health care bureaucracy to redistribute wealth, and has publicly supported massive government rationing of health care services.<ref>Ben Domenech. [http://biggovernment.com/bdomenech/2010/05/13/how-donald-berwick-will-run-your-health-care/ How Donald Berwick Will Run Your Health Care], BigGovernment.com, May 13, 2010.</ref><ref>[[Glenn Beck]]. [http://www.glennbeck.com/content/articles/article/198/42727/ Glenn Beck: Obama forces through another socialist], ''The Glenn Beck Program'', July 08, 2010.</ref><ref>[[Rush Limbaugh]]. [http://www.rushlimbaugh.com/home/daily/site_070710/content/01125106.guest.html What's So Shocking? The Regime Recess Appoints Another Marxist], RushLimbaugh.com, July 07, 2010.</ref> Berwick caused controversy in 2009 when he boldly stated in an interview, "The decision is not whether or not we will ration care — the decision is whether we will ration with our eyes open. And right now, we are doing it blindly."<ref>http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100707/ap_on_bi_ge/us_obama_health_care_appointment</ref>  

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