Tag: Health Care
Will President Obama Follow Through on His Promises to Veterans?
August 07, 2014No amount of taxpayer dollars is a substitute for leadership. Read More
What The VA Really Needs
July 18, 2014Veterans groups, newspaper editorial boards, and even some Democrats all agree: funding is not the issue. Read More
Republicans Have Zero Interest in Rolling Back Religious Freedom
July 16, 2014With millions of Americans struggling to find work and pay the bills, Senate Democrats are focused on restricting religious freedom. Read More
Boehner Statement on More Than 57,000 Veterans Waiting for an Appointment
June 09, 2014House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) issued the following statement after the VA reported that more than 57,000 veterans are still waiting for an initial medical appointment at VA health facilities: Read More
Key Facts on VA Funding Prove Accountability Is the Issue
June 04, 2014Democrats’ knee-jerk impulse to cut a check and consider a problem solved is predictable. Read More
House GOP Leaders Call on President Obama to Take Specific Actions to Address VA Scandal
June 04, 2014House Republican leaders sent President Obama a letter today saying the resignation of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Eric Shinseki does not address the systemic problems plaguing the VA. Read More
Veterans Groups Not Satisfied With President Obama's Response to VA Crisis
May 22, 2014Some veterans group were not satisfied and even dismayed by President Obama’s delayed response yesterday regarding the scandal unfolding at Veterans Administration hospitals nationwide. Read More
The Gabriella Miller Kids First Research Act
December 10, 2013This week, the House will vote on the Gabriella Miller Kids First Research Act...that eliminates taxpayer funding for presidential campaigns and conventions, and redirects that funding to pediatric medical research. Read More
House Sends Two More Bills to the President’s Desk
November 20, 2013
Earlier this afternoon, Speaker Boehner signed enrolled copies of H.R. 3204, the Drug Quality and Security Act, and S. 252, the PREEMIE Reauthorization Act, sending two critical public health bills to the president’s desk. Read More
Boehner: It’s Not Just the Cancellations, It’s the Higher Costs Too
November 19, 2013
At a press conference with Republican leaders today, House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) said the pattern of broken promises under the president’s health care law – from cancellation notices to higher costs – shows “why this health care law needs to be scrapped, now.” Read More