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Make healthcare affordable, accessible and available
Jul 24, 2009
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Would you support a healthcare reform plan if it required you personally to pay more for your health insurance or raised your taxes? Even if you like your health insurance coverage, would you want to join what would essentially be a government-run HMO? Do you want a healthcare czar telling you wh...
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The thousand page energy bill coming down the pike
Jun 22, 2009
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Word on the Hill is that Speaker Nancy Pelosi will schedule a vote on the thousand page cap-and-trade bill that would regulate and tax the American energy industry before Congress adjourns in late June. At a time when gas prices have risen 50% in just 5 months, why would the Democrats want to punis...
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Keep suspected terrorists out of America
May 22, 2009
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Two days after taking the oath of office, President Obama signed an executive order closing the Guantanamo Bay detention facility in one year. His recent speech sparked more questions than answers. I have grave concerns about shutting down the prison without a future plan for where these jihadists...
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Saving on your taxes
Mar 31, 2009
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A friendly reminder: April 15th is quickly approaching, so it’s time to start wrapping up those tax returns.
As a member of the tax writing Ways and Means Committee, I’m working hard in Congress to lower your tax burden and make the process of paying taxes simpler. I hope you will take a moment t...
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Making "cents" of the stimulus
Feb 27, 2009
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In February Congress passed a nearly trillion dollar stimulus bill. While I voted for a less expensive, streamlined stimulus package that would have boosted the lagging economy with job creation, tax relief and smart, targeted spending, I found the final plan too costly and did not support it.
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Pardon the agents
Jan 9, 2009
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With just days left before President George W. Bush leaves office, would you please call the White House at 202-456-1414 and ask him to pardon two imprisoned border agents Ignacio Ramos and Jose Compean? Recently he told a Texas news organization that he would "take a sober look at the case."
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Korean War veterans finally receive the recognition they deserve
Jun 28, 2008
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Korean War veterans finally receive the recognition they deserve
by U.S. Congressman Sam Johnson
June 2008
Contact: McCall Avery 202-225-4201
Imagine coming home from a bloody and brutal war only to learn that your country did not acknowledge your service. That’s more or le...
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Hiking taxes just a bad idea.
Mar 31, 2008
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In May, taxpayers will begin receiving checks from Uncle Sam of up to $600 per person. The checks are part of the stimulus package passed by Congress in February to boost the economy.
But wait. The Democratic majority decided to reverse this stimulus by passing a spending plan for 2009 that includ...
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Prayers and praises for an “American by choice”
Jan 17, 2008
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A self-described “American by choice,” the only Holocaust survivor to serve in the United States Congress, Tom Lantos (D-Calif.) recently announced that he has cancer of the esophagus and will not seek re-election
Lantos, who doesn’t smoke, embodies a remarkable American you ought to know.
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The Reason for the Season
Dec 18, 2007
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Did you hear that Congress recently voted to keep “Christ” in Christmas? I’m not joking! Just in time for the holidays, the House passed a measure to “recognize the importance of Christmas.” When did America become so politically correct that Congress has to pass a resolution to approve of Chris...
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