Tag: health care
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“To succeed at legislating, one does have to do more than satisfy the most extreme in the crowd.”
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Rep. Greg Walden appeared before The Ripon Society to discuss the upcoming agenda of the 116th Congress and the need to resolve the current shutdown debate.
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“If everything is a priority, then nothing is a priority.”
WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt spoke to The Ripon Society about the effort he led to boost spending on medical research, not by raising taxes, but by consolidating programs & smart use of tax dollars already in hand.
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“What are the regulations that are making you crazy?”
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam spoke to The Ripon Society about his new role as Chairman of the Ways & Means Health Subcommittee and the “two-track approach” the panel intends to pursue.
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“I think the biggest part of this is just showing up.”
WASHINGTON, DC – The Ripon Society held a discussion with Reps. Mike Coffman and Jeff Denham about the importance of reaching out to an increasingly influential part of the nation’s electorate — Hispanic Americans.
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“At the heart of the opportunity we now have is the opportunity to rethink the federal government.”
WASHINGTON, DC – House GOP Conference Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers spoke to The Ripon Society about the effort to reform health care & rewrite tax code, and why Congress has an opportunity to change the way Washington works.
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“The grip of this epidemic is not identical in every state, but it is everywhere.”
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Sen. Rob Portman spoke to The Ripon Society about the fight against opioid abuse and other challenges facing Ohio, including the need for higher wages and affordable health care.
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“One-third of our entire nation now has only one option.”
WASHINGTON, DC – Just hours before the House approved landmark health care legislation, Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy spoke to The Ripon Society about the need for reform & to express optimism about the bill’s passage.
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Straight Talk from the Tuesday Group
WASHINGTON, DC — With Congress trying to reach agreement on a plan to repeal & replace the Affordable Care Act, Reps. Charlie Dent, Tom MacArthur and John Katko spoke to The Ripon Society about the health care debate.
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“The American people are sick of paying higher premiums.”
WASHINGTON, DC – As Congress debates how to repeal & replace the Affordable Care Act, U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy spoke to The Ripon Society about his vision for health care reform and his view of the bill being considered in the House.
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“This is the opportunity. The time is now.”
WASHINGTON, DC – In remarks before a breakfast meeting of The Ripon Society, Health Subcommittee Chairman Michael Burgess expressed optimism about the effort in Congress to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act.
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“We’ve got a country that looks at 70,000 pages, and they’re completely crushed by it.”
WASHINGTON, DC – In remarks to The Ripon Society, Ways & Means Tax Policy Subcommittee Chair Peter Roskam and Subcommittee Members Jim Renacci & Pat Meehan expressed optimism and a sense of urgency about tax reform in 2017.
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“Premiums have skyrocketed over 100 percent … Failure is not an option”
WASHINGTON, DC – Ways & Means Health Subcommittee Chairman Pat Tiberi appeared before a breakfast meeting of The Ripon Society to discuss the effort underway on Capitol Hill to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act.