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  • Healthcare Mandate Deliberations
    Mar 29, 2012 - Shortly after President Obama’s election in 2009, a movement started in Washington to control costs of healthcare coverage through the establishment of a national healthcare system and a national mandate for individual coverage. In 2010, after a tumultuous debate with the American people clearly in ... More
  • Congressman Johnson Speaks Out on SCOTUS Healthcare Deliberations
    Mar 28, 2012 - U.S. Rep. Timothy V. Johnson issued the following statement today in the aftermath of arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court on the constitutionality of Obamacare. “Shortly after President Obama’s election in 2009, a movement started in Washington to control costs of health coverage through the est... More
  • Illinois Hospital Association Honors Rural Legislators of the Year
    Jun 24, 2011 - The Illinois Hospital Association (IHA) presented its fourth annual Rural Legislator of the Year Awards to Congressman Timothy Johnson (R-15), State Senator John Sullivan (D-47, Rushville) and State Representative Jim Watson (R-97, Jacksonville) for their strong commitment and support of small and r... More
  • Representative Johnson Hails Judge's Striking of Health Care Law
    Jan 31, 2011 - U.S. Rep. Timothy V. Johnson today praised the decision by Judge Roger Vinson of the Federal District Court in Pensacola, Fla., for striking down President Obama’s healthcare law as unconstitutional. “As we argued all along, Congress does not have the constitutional authority to order people to buy ... More
  • Representative Johnson Signs Discharge Petition to Get Small Business Relief
    Sep 16, 2010 - Rep. Timothy V. Johnson today signed the discharge petition to repeal the form 1099 tax reporting requirement in the health care overhaul legislation. Section 9006 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act will require business owners to submit separate 1099 reporting forms for every single ... More
  • Representative Johnson: CMS Report Confirms Health Care Disaster
    Apr 27, 2010 - Rep. Timothy V. Johnson today reacted to the analysis by Richard Foster, chief actuary for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), which confirms the nation’s fears over the burgeoning and unforeseen costs of the new health care law. “The CMS report, from the President’s own chief actuar... More
  • Representative Johnson Denounces Healthcare Maneuvering
    Mar 18, 2010 - Rep. Timothy V. Johnson issued the following statement today after the House majority defeated a Republican resolution that would have forced an up-or-down vote on the Senate’s healthcare legislation. Rep. Johnson was an original cosponsor of H. Res. 1188, which would have blocked a parliamentary ma... More
  • Representative Johnson: Let Public in on Healthcare
    Jan 7, 2010 - Rep. Timothy V. Johnson today strongly criticized the Congressional Democratic leadership for continuing health care negotiations behind closed doors, in conflict of President Obama’s promise and in conflict with the basic premise of openness in government. Rep. Johnson’s statement is as follows: “T... More
  • Representative Johnson Introduces Health Care Amendments
    Nov 6, 2009 - On the eve of an anticipated vote on a Democratic healthcare plan, and in the aftermath of today’s jobs report, U.S. Rep. Timothy V. Johnson issued another statement on the healthcare debate while introducing several amendments geared toward creating incentives for employers to offer wellness and pr... More
  • Representative Johnson Decries Democrat Health Care Plan
    Nov 6, 2009 - Rep. Timothy V. Johnson issued the following statement today after voting against the Democratic health care proposal Saturday night at the Capitol. "This is nothing more than a massive new government mandate paid for by huge taxes on businesses and individuals, a burden that is unsustainable in any... More