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October 21, 2009 Democrats’ Health Care Bill Bends the Curve UPWARD!

Additional Findings Will Especially Alarm Seniors and Patients Worried About Access to Health Care   Washington, DC – In another…

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October 20, 2009 Health Subcommittee Ranking Member Herger Questions AARP’s Policy Reversal

Washington, DC – Ways and Means Health Subcommittee Ranking Member Wally Herger (R-CA) today questioned AARP’s unequivocal endorsement of legislation…

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October 16, 2009 CMS Repeals Misguided Gag Order on Medicare Plans

Washington, DC – Today, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that the Agency was backing away from…

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October 15, 2009 Camp Statement on Announcement of No Social Security COLA

Washington, DC – Ways and Means Ranking Member Dave Camp (R-MI) issued the following statement on the announcement by the…

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October 15, 2009 House Democrats Take Health Care Debate Behind Closed Doors

Washington, DC – Ways and Means Democrats today shut down the committee process, blocking Republicans from offering amendments to H.R….

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October 14, 2009 Herger Challenges Administration Explanation for Halting Free Speech in Health Care Debate

Washington, DC – Congressman Wally Herger (R-CA), Ranking Member of the Ways & Means Subcommittee on Health, today challenged the…

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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 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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