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GOP health care plan lowers cost of insurance
Nov 5, 2009
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As thousands gathered today in Washington to express their opposition to the Democrats’ government takeover of health care, the Republicans produced further evidence that they have found a better, more affordable way to bring down the cost of health care for American families.
Last night, the Con...
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Baucus plan score relies on budget gimmicks
Oct 12, 2009
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For Americans wondering how the Congressional Budget Office could determine that Sen. Max Baucus's health care reform plan would insure 29 million more people while costing less than $900 billion, U.S. Rep. Lynn Westmoreland has an answer for you: Budget gimmickry.
"The only reason this plan co...
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'Cash For Clunkers' woes preview Obamacare
Sep 10, 2009
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As Democratic members of Congress heard an earful over August from angry constituents worried about a government takeover of health care, hundreds of thousands of Americans were getting a sneak preview of what Obamacare might look like.
Washington, in its wisdom, instituted a seemingly simple Cas...
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'Obamacare' bends cost curve the wrong way
Jul 17, 2009
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Any national health care reform must focus on increasing efficiency so that more Americans can have access to affordable coverage.
Sounds simple, but if it was all that easy we would have done it years ago. The debate over how to get health care coverage to all Americans, after all, goes back to ...
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Westmoreland: Stimulus adds debt, not jobs
Jan 29, 2009
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U.S. Rep. Lynn Westmoreland voted against the $825 billion stimulus package, which passed the Democratic House 244-188 with no Republican votes.
“There is wide bipartisan agreement that we need a job-creating stimulus package but there’s equally wide disagreement about how best to do that,” Westmo...
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Westmoreland announces federal grant for Carroll health center
Sep 24, 2007
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U.S. Rep. Lynn Westmoreland is pleased to announce that Palmetto Health Council has received an annual $404,861 federal grant to develop and operate a community health clinic to serve the uninsured and underinsured in Carroll County. “This is great news for the people of Carroll County, particularly...
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Open up your wallet and say “Ah”
Aug 2, 2007
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Not one vote has been cast in the 2008 presidential race, yet Democrats in Congress are acting as if Hillary Clinton’s already in the White House. This week, House Democrats passed a huge new “Hillary Care” entitlement for children’s health insurance. The bill greatly expands the State Children’s He...
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Medicare bill would reduce choice
Jan 12, 2007
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U.S. Rep. Lynn Westmoreland opposed the Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2007.
Westmoreland explained his opposition in the following speech on the floor of the House:Mr. Speaker,
The U.S. Congress wields the power of the purse; it can declare war; it can create new laws...
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