Rep. Katie Porter Fights for Accountability in Organ Recovery, Grills Lobbyist

[Rhiannon12866]

Organ Procurement Organizations (OPOs) are supposed to swiftly retrieve organs from donors. Yet, they're often havens for waste and abuse, in part because they can manipulate data to escape accountability, while vacationing on private jets—literally.

Congresswoman Katie Porter (CA-45) called out an industry lobbyist for this during a recent Oversight Committee hearing.

[Marie Marie]

1. Katie with her wicked white board. She is amazing - can we clone her?

[Rhiannon12866]

2. She really is the best - and I'm all for it!

Can you imagine??

[Laffy Kat]

3. She. Just. Kicks. Ass.

This segment made my blood boil.

[ancianita]

4. OPO's that do this are a for-profit evil when carelessly trafficking in legitimate suffering.

This is how society breaks down -- when dying people and their families cannot even trust that there will be honest, humane help for them.

It's the Sackler Syndrome black zone of health care.

[Rhiannon12866]

5. Well said.

It really is criminal that this is allowed to go on - and I'm so grateful that we have Katie Porter to speak out and fight for families, for all of us.

[ancianita]

6. ...

Katie Porter. Long may she run.