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For business owners:
Apr 28, 2010
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What the health care law means for you
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Sam Johnson IN THE NEWS: CQ House Passes Sam Johnson Tax Bill
Apr 15, 2010
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House Backs Bill That Would Ease Requirements for Cell Phone Tax Breaks
By Meghan McCarthy and Richard Rubin, CQ Staff
Lawmakers backed the bill (HR 4994), as amended, by a vote of 399-9. The centerpiece of the measure, timed to coincide with the April 15 tax filing deadline, is the change in c...
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Sam Johnson IN THE NEWS: DMN Democrats target tax breaks for oil, gas producers
Apr 15, 2010
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Democrats target tax breaks for oil, gas producers
The Dallas Morning News
Dave Michaels
dmichaels@dallasnews.com
WASHINGTON – Democrats hunting for ways to pay for another jobs bill may train their sights on a familiar foe: oil and gas.
Obama administration officials pressed their case Wednes...
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Congressman Sam Johnson coauthors last-minute amendments in an effort to rid the Democrats’ healthcare bill of its most destructive provisions
Mar 21, 2010
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Thousands of Americans traveled to Washington, DC this weekend to express frustration with the Democrats’ government-takeover of healthcare that spends over $2 trillion, raises taxes by $569 billion, cuts Medicare by more than $500 billion and increases health insurance premiums. Unfortunately, the...
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Shady Deals and Backroom Bargains in the Senate Takeover of Health Care
Mar 18, 2010
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“These negotiations will be on C-Span, and so the public will be part of the conversation and we’ll see the choices that are being made.”
—President Barack Obama, January 20, 2008
“The Speaker ...
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Expanded McKinney family celebrates National Adoption Month
Nov 10, 2009
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November is National Adoption Awareness Month, a month set aside to draw attention to the adoption of children and youth. U.S. Congressman Sam Johnson (3rd Dist.-Texas) marked this by visiting with the Briggs Family of McKinney. Amy and Christopher Briggs adopted Mauricio de Jesus Briggs, 11, Juan...
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AT YOUR SERVICE: Read the healthcare bill here
Nov 3, 2009
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The House of Representatives is expected to vote on H.R. 3962, the "Affordable Healthcare for America Act," in the coming days. As this legislation will personally impact every American and the critical doctor-patient relationship, I encourage North Texas residents to review th...
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Pelosi's new Health Care plan costs $2.2 MILLION per WORD
Oct 30, 2009
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Politico
1,990 pages at $2.2 million a word
By: Jonathan Allen
It runs more pages than War and Peace, has nearly five times as many words as the Torah, and its tables of contents alone run far longer than this story.
The House health care bill unveiled Thursday clocks in at 1,990 pages and a...
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The right to read the bill
Oct 26, 2009
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October 2009
U.S. Congressman Sam Johnson
Over the past year, the stakes in Congress have never been higher. We’ve debated economic, healthcare and energy legislation that will impact our nation for years to come. As each piece of legislation is debated, I’ve heard from a number of constituents...
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Give seniors a choice
Oct 18, 2009
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Seniors who want to collect their Social Security benefits and opt out of Medicare won a court victory recently that hopefully will pave the way for them to be able to do just that.
Medicare straitjackets seniors into a government-run health program even if they don't want it and thwarts their fre...
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