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Sam Johnson: Let’s find real economic solutions
Jan 28, 2009
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As Congress debated the future of an $800+ billion economic stimulus proposal, today U.S. Congressman Sam Johnson (3rd Dist.-Texas) urged his colleagues to help the unemployed and stop forcing jobless Americans to pay income taxes on unemployment benefits this tax season.
Johnson called on fellow...
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Sam Johnson re-introduces cell-phone fix
Jan 27, 2009
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Last night U.S. Congressman Sam Johnson (3rd Dist.-Texas) re-introduced his common-sense proposal, The MOBILE (Modernize Our Bookkeeping In the Law for Employee’s) Cell Phone Act, H.R. 690. The Act would modernize the tax treatment of cell phones and Blackberries used for business and repeal the re...
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Sam Johnson: Unemployment benefits should not be taxed
Jan 22, 2009
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Just in time for the 2008 tax season, U.S. Congressman Sam Johnson (3rd Dist.-Texas) authored a provision to temporarily eliminate the federal income tax on unemployment benefits for 2008 and 2009 as part of the economic stimulus bill, H.R. 598, before the Ways and Means Committee.
While Presiden...
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Sam Johnson demands answers on government bailout billions
Jan 21, 2009
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Today U.S. Congressman Sam Johnson (3rd Dist.-Texas) insisted that the taxpayers want, need and deserve serious answers on the first round of government bailout billions before Congress should authorize the second round of money - $350 billion more - in bailout funds.
While Johnson voted against ...
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Sam Johnson hails POTUS decision to free border agents
Jan 19, 2009
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Today U.S. Congressman Sam Johnson (3rd Dist.-Texas) released the following statement after President George W. Bush commuted the sentence of imprisoned border agents Jose Alonso Compean and Ignacio Ramos.
Earlier this month, Johnson penned a monthly column asking constituents to call the White Hou...
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Sam Johnson weighs in on Medicare lawsuit hearing
Jan 16, 2009
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Today U.S. Congressman Sam Johnson (3rd Dist.-Texas) released the following statement in advance of the first hearing of Hall v Leavitt, a lawsuit that challenges controversial government rules that deny retirees their Social Security benefits if they choose to opt out of Medicare, Part A, the hospi...
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Sam Johnson salutes Allen High School Football for winning the State Championship
Jan 15, 2009
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Today U.S. Congressman Sam Johnson (3rd District-Texas) congratulated the Allen High School football team for capturing the state title on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives.
Last month, the Allen Eagles defeated Fort Bend Hightower 21 to 14 in a second half comeback to win the Texas 5-...
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Sam Johnson speaks out to protect physician-owned hospitals
Jan 14, 2009
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Today U.S. Congressman Sam Johnson (3rd Dist.-Texas) spoke out to protect physician-owned hospitals, sometimes called specialty hospitals, on the floor of the House of Representatives. A provision to gut doctor-owned hospitals – save for a few “carve outs” for certain Members of Congress - was incl...
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Sam Johnson announces “Mobile Office Hours” on Wed., Jan. 28th
Jan 13, 2009
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On Wednesday, January 28th the staff of U.S. Congressman Sam Johnson (3rd Dist-Texas) will host “mobile office hours” to visit with constituents. The current cities hosting January’s “mobile office hours” include: Allen, Frisco, McKinney, Plano, Richardson and Rowlett.
Staff from the Congressman’...
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Sam Johnson announces Inauguration hours
Jan 13, 2009
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Today U.S. Congressman Sam Johnson (3rd Dist.-Texas) invited Third District residents to pick up their official Inauguration tickets on Friday, January 16th and Monday, January 19th between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. in 1211 Longworth House Office Building.
There are no more public tickets available...
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