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  • Roll Call: Republican Members Join Virginia’s Challenge to Health Care Law
    Jun 8, 2010  - In continuing their campaign against the new health care law, 28 Republican Representatives, including top GOP House leadership, Tuesday signed on to an amicus brief filed in support of Virginia’s constitutional challenge to the law. The American Center for Law and Justice, a conservative public in... More
  • Health overhaul law potentially costs $115B more
    May 11, 2010  - President Barack Obama’s new health care law could potentially add at least $115 billion more to government health care spending over the next 10 years, congressional budget referees said Tuesday. If Congress approves all the additional spending called for in the legislation, it would push the ten-... More
  • Obamacare: The Next Battles
    Apr 20, 2010  - The first steps toward the repeal of Obamacare have already occurred. First, the legislation passed without leading to a lasting improvement in the president’s or the Democrats’ approval ratings. Second, in part as a result, it has quickly become Republican-party orthodoxy that the new health-care l... More
  • How far will they go to avoid criticism?
    Mar 31, 2010  - Within 24 hours of the government-run health care system being signed into law, Caterpillar announced that the new taxes included in ObamaCare would cost the company $100 million.  Soon after, other large companies like AT&T, John Deere, 3M, AK Steel, and Valero Energy echoed similar concerns.  ... More
  • Google likes John Fleming
    Mar 8, 2010  - Type “congressman” into Google. Whose name automatically comes up? Rep. John Fleming (R-La.). Fleming’s website has had 12,000,000 views since July, when he sponsored a resolution calling for members who vote for the public option to enroll in it. (Farewell, Federal Employees Health Benefits Pro... More
  • Backlash on W.H.'s backroom deals
    Jan 28, 2010  - A top House committee responded to the mounting voter backlash against backroom deals on health reform by seeking more information Wednesday about White House negotiations with industry groups. Hours before President Barack Obama delivered his State of the Union address, Republicans and Democrat... More
  • Podcast: Congressman and physician Michael Burgess
    Jan 5, 2010  - Have you ever wondered how the healthcare reform debate might be different if the lawmakers were themselves physicians? Well, 16 members of Congress are physicians and no doubt bring a unique perspective to the legislation and how it will affect practicing physicians. I recently spoke with Congress... More
  • Health Bill Must Address Lawsuit Costs, Roe Says
    Sep 29, 2009  - U.S. Rep. Dr. Phil Roe, R-1st, of Johnson City, said Thursday he feels "any meaningful health care reform bill" should include legal reforms to reduce costs. Roe said neither a current health care bill, HB 3200, being debated in Congress, nor the revision of it being put forward by Sen. Max Baucu... More
  • Gingrey stresses need for patient-centered solutions on CNN
    Jul 29, 2009  - Click HERE to view a clip of Rep. Gingrey's recent interview with CNN on health care reform.  During the interview, Rep. Gingrey took questions from patents across the country who are concerned about what reform will mean for the future of their health care. More