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Back-to-School Season in Kentucky’s Fourth District
Aug 11, 2009
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The arrival of August can only mean one thing for students and teachers: it is time to prepare for a new school year. As the back-to-school season begins, I wanted to take this opportunity to provide you with an update on recent education initiatives and the services my office offers to students, p...
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Health Care Reform Legislation on Hold until September
Aug 4, 2009
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On July 31st, the House of Representatives adjourned for the August district work period without voting on H.R. 3200, the so-called America’s “Affordable” Health Choices Act. President Barack Obama and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi set a deadline for the House to pass health reform legislation before ...
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Kentuckians Demand Better Health Care Reform Legislation
Jul 28, 2009
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Like many Americans, Kentuckians are frustrated with the partisan path that the 111th Congress has taken. After watching our national debt rise to new and unwelcome heights while wildly expensive legislation is rushed through Congress in a matter of days, folks across the country have every reason ...
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America’s “Affordable” Health Choices Act is Anything But
Jul 21, 2009
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Any successful health care reform legislation must include three basic components: reform of existing government health care programs (like Medicaid and Medicare) to ensure efficiency and accessibility, reform the private market insurance system and enact tort reform to end frivolous lawsuits. With...
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The Hidden Health Care Cost of Cap and Trade
Jul 14, 2009
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In June, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi successfully forced passage of controversial cap and trade legislation (H.R. 2454) that will cost American families thousands of dollars each year in new energy costs. This legislation creates a national energy tax that is expected to increase utility bills, rais...
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American Health Care Reform: The Way Forward
Jul 7, 2009
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Our health care system is in need of reform. Health care costs are too expensive and many families do not have access to the affordable, high-quality health care that they deserve. In the coming weeks and months, Congress will debate health care reform proposals. As a father of six and a former s...
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Americans Deserve Better than National Energy Tax
Jun 30, 2009
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On June 26th, the House of Representatives narrowly approved a controversial climate change bill that would impose a national energy tax on everyone from families and farmers to the elderly and small businesses, both in Kentucky and across the nation. H.R. 2454, the American Clean Energy and Securi...
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Shortchanging our Troops to Fund a Global Bailout
Jun 23, 2009
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During the week of June 18th, Congress approved the Supplemental Appropriations Act (H.R. 2346). As is the case too often in Washington, a good bipartisan initiative was ruined by unrelated and controversial add-ons that should have been debated in separate legislation. The brave patriots who dedi...
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Keeping Our Kids Safe on the Internet
Jun 16, 2009
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Through the Internet, kids can access online educational resources from some of our nation’s greatest institutions, like the Library of Congress and the Smithsonian Museums. The Internet also helps kids with homework and research projects, provides them with instant information about community even...
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Living on Credit: the Federal Budget
Jun 9, 2009
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Both Republicans and Democrats are guilty of excessive and unwise deficit spending. However, the past mistakes of both parties are no excuse for continuing this dangerous practice. The largest federal deficit between 2001 and 2007 was $413 billion. This year’s deficit is projected to reach an unp...
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