The Conaway Chronicle
Volume 4, Issue 6
Washington,
Aug 3, 2009 -
Thank you for reading The Conaway Chronicle, a review of my activities in Congress. This newsletter is to let you know what’s going on in Washington and what important issues are being debated in Congress.
On Friday, the House of Representatives finished legislative business for the next month and headed back to their respective districts for the August district work period. For the next month, I will be travelling through the 36 counties that make up District 11 speaking with doctors, patients, and hospital personnel about the current health care legislation. When dealing with issues as important as health reform, I feel it is best to hear from the experts, those who live and breathe the health care system on a daily basis, to find out what the best steps are for our country in terms of reform.
I also want to hear from the constituents of West and Central Texas and hear your thoughts on this issue to take the most information possible back to Washington in September as we continue this debate. Tonight, I will be holding another telephone town hall meeting, where we can have an open discussion on health care reform and how the current legislation being considered in the House will affect each of you. If you live in District 11 and would like to participate, please dial the call-in information below and you will be connected to the call.
What: Telephone town hall meeting
When: 6:00-7:00 pm Central
What: Open discussion regarding health care reform
Call-in number: 877-229-8493
Passcode: 13347
The Democrat’s health care legislation being considered by the House is still being debated in Congress, as it should be. Clearly, there are many issues to deal with. How will we pay for this costly legislation? Who will pay for it and how will everyone afford it? What about pre-existing conditions? The list goes on and on. There are a number of issues that still need to be addressed as a nation, and yet we are not doing so in an effective manner with the bill that will come before the House in September. It is essential that Congress take the time to get this right to ensure that the doctor/patient relationship is protected, quality is ensured, and our system becomes more cost efficient.
We are currently in the midst of the worst recession of our time. Since the recession began, six million jobs have been lost. Yet the Democrat’s health care proposal will not only impose a massive $800 billion tax increase on hard working Americans and small businesses, but will actually lead to more job losses and less coverage.
While I am a proponent of reforming our health care system, I vehemently oppose any plan that puts Washington bureaucrats between patients and the health care that they need and deserve. I stand with the majority of the American people and demand that we propose real solutions to get our economy back on track and reform this wonderful nation’s health care system.
