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October 13, 2009 ‘Conceptual Language’ Hides Health Care’s Costs

Some of the headlines in recent days are not worthy of belief. No, I’m not referring to the headlines that…

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October 09, 2009 Setting the Record Straight

Exchange at the October 8, 2009 Ways and Means Subcommittee Hearing on the Effectiveness of Democrats’ 2009 Stimulus Law QUESTION:…

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October 09, 2009 CBO Data Boosts Republican Push to Include Lawsuit Reform in Health Care Legislation

Washington, DC – Following today’s announcement by the Congressional Budget Office that substantive medical liability lawsuit reform would reduce health care spending…

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October 08, 2009 HEARING: Hearing on the “Safety Net’s” Response to the Recession

Hearing Advisory     McDermott Announces Hearing on the “Safety Net’s” Response to the Recession   Witness List and Testimony  (Printer Friendly)…

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October 08, 2009 Stimulus on Track to Meet Job Projection Goals – for Washington, D.C.

The table below compares the White House’s February 2009 projection of the number of jobs that would be created by the 2009…

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October 08, 2009 Linder Opening Statement: Hearing to Evaluate the Response of “Safety Net” Programs

Webster’s dictionary defines a safety net as “something that provides security against misfortune or difficulty.” That’s a broad definition, and safety nets…

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October 08, 2009 Senior Republicans Hold Roundtable; Point to Job Loss Created by Careless Buy American Expansion

Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee Ranking Member Kevin Brady (R-TX) and Representatives Charles Boustany (R-LA), David Dreier (R-CA), Wally Herger (R-CA) and…

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October 08, 2009 HHS Secretary’s Letter Confirms CMS Overreached in Issuing Medicare Plan Gag Order

Washington, DC – Ways and Means Committee Republicans today reacted sharply to a letter from HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius regarding the recent gag order…

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October 07, 2009 The Lesson of State Health-Care Reforms

As Ways and Means Republicans have noted, the health plans Congressional Democrats are proposing have already failed at the state…

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