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Garrett Gazette Opening Message
Jul 21, 2009
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As the American people struggle to make ends meet, too many also live with the challenge of affording basic health care for themselves and their families. Any time a child or a parent goes without the care they need, it is a personal crisis for that family. These rising health care costs are among ...
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Garrett Gazette Opening Message
Jul 14, 2009
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According to a Quinnipiac University poll released this month, Americans by a margin of 2:1 said a government takeover of health care would be a “bad thing.” The results are not surprising given what has happened when foreign governments took over their countries' health care systems. A brief scan...
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Rep. Garrett's Office Coming to a Town Near You
Jul 7, 2009
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My Office Coming to a Town Near You
My staff will be holding Mobile Constituent Service Hours in a number of Fifth District towns this week. My Constituent Service Officers are trained to act as your liaisons with Federal agencies. But, it’s not always easy to make it out to one of the my distric...
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Garrett Gazette Opening Message
Jul 7, 2009
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This past weekend, thousands of people across our district traveled near and far to celebrate the Fourth of July. Independence Day is perhaps our nation’s most festive holiday, filled with fireworks, barbeques, good friends, and family. In the midst of the festivities, however, we often lose sight...
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SPECIAL UPDATE: Garrett Opposes National Energy Tax
Jun 26, 2009
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Friends,
I’m writing you in a special Garrett Gazette to raise your awareness about the national energy tax proposed by House Democrats that will likely be voted on in the House of Representatives today. This national energy tax is certain to raise electricity prices, increase gasoline prices, and ...
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Garrett Gazette Opening Message
Jun 22, 2009
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The President is right that reform of our failed regulatory structure is needed. However it is hard to see how creating more regulators will solve the fundamental problem of a broken regulatory system. The President's plan fails to address the fundamental cause of the problem: banks were able to t...
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Fish and Wildlife Grants Available
Jun 22, 2009
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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is seeking proposals from states and U.S. territories interested in obtaining federal grant assistance to acquire land or conduct planning for endangered species conservation efforts. For fiscal year 2010, the President’s budget request for the Cooperative Endanger...
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Garrett Gazette
Jun 15, 2009
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Last week, my Republican colleagues on the Financial Services Committee and I introduced our proposal for financial services regulatory reform. At the core of our plan is a promise to the American taxpayer: no more bailouts. It’s time to reject the "too big to fail" logic that has resulted in unprec...
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Garrett Gazette Opening Message
Jun 9, 2009
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This week, I was joined by 24 of my congressional colleagues – Republican and Democrat alike – in sending a letter to President Obama and Secretary of State Clinton, asking that the administration put pressure on the Cuban government to extradite convicted cop killer Joanne Chesimard as part of this...
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WSJ: Canada's ObamaCare Precedent
Jun 9, 2009
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Canada's ObamaCare Precedent
Governments always ration care by making you wait. That can be deadly.
By DAVID GRATZER
Congressional Democrats will soon put forward their legislative proposals for reforming health care. Should they succeed, tens of millions of Americans will potentially be joinin...
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