From Acaray's article on the Flame board:

^"Representative Pete Stark, a California Democrat who helped write the health-care law in the House, criticized the insurer spending in a letter to fellow members of Congress. “That $86 million in attack ads could have been better spent to reduce insurance premiums,” he wrote."^

$86 million spread across the 'multiple' industry contributors will not lower premiums.

Does he realize the changes the industry was fighting are going to add enormously to the cost of healthcare? Off the top of your head, can anyone name one facet of the Obama plan that will even come close to offsetting these costs?

Stark is either disconnected from reality or he’s feigning concern about the cost of healthcare.