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December
6,
2013
Dear
Friend,
I
hope
you
were
able
to
enjoy
some
downtime
with
family
and
friends
over
the
Thanksgiving
holiday.
We
certainly
have
much
to
be
thankful
for
in
San
Diego.
While
I
am
looking
forward
to
spending
time
at
home
for
Christmas,
there
is
still
a
lot
of
work
to
do
in
Washington
before
the
end
of
the
year.
Honoring
my
Commitment
During
the
irresponsible
government
shutdown
in
October,
which
I
wholeheartedly
opposed,
I
promised
to
donate
the
pay
that
I
earned
over
those
two
weeks
to
charity.
Over
the
past
few
weeks
I
have
been
honoring
that
commitment
at
numerous
organizations
around
the
district.
Boxing
up
meals
at
a
local
food
pantry
Pushing
Innovation
in
Healthcare
Recently,
I
introduced
two
pieces
of
legislation
aimed
at
promoting
the
use
of
innovative,
wireless
technologies
in
healthcare
to
both
reduce
costs
and
provide
better
care.
The
'Health
Savings
Through
Technology
Act'
advocates
for
a
comprehensive
strategy
for
how
to
integrate
these
technologies
into
federal
health
care
programs
like
Medicare
and
Medicaid.
The
second,
the
'21st
Century
Care
for
Military
and
Veterans
Act,'
would
expand
reimbursement
policies
for
telehealth
services
under
TRICARE
and
the
Veterans
Administration
so
that
active-duty
servicemembers,
their
dependents,
retirees,
and
veterans
could
access
wireless
health
services,
including
remote
essential
mental-health
monitoring.
San
Diego
is
ahead
of
the
curve
in
the
development
of
wireless
health
technologies.
In
addition
to
lowering
the
costs
in
the
long
term,
these
bills
promote
the
innovation
economy
that
is
at
the
heart
of
San
Diego's
economic
future.
Staff
Honored
at
Local
Event
At
the
San
Diego
Regional
Chamber
of
Commerce's
annual
awards
dinner,
my
District
Chief
of
Staff,
MaryAnne
Pintar,
and
the
entire
staff
were
honored
with
the
"Gets
Stuff
Done"
award
for
their
tireless
work
across
the
region.
Watch
video
of
the
event
by
clicking
below:
Staying
in
Contact
Please
continue
to
let
me
know
your
thoughts
on
issues
facing
our
country.
Feel
free
to email
me
or
call
my
offices
at
202-225-0508
or
858-455-5550
if
you
have
questions,
suggestions,
or
issues
with
a
federal
agency.
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updates
on
what
I'm
working
on
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sure
to
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me
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me
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Twitter
at
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+
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or
visit
my
website.
Sincerely,
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