Representative Anh "Joseph" Cao News

Because my constituents need it - those were the words of the lone Republican Congressman, Joseph Cao of Louisiana, to vote for the health care reform bill.

Lawmakers who voted against the House health-care bill have received more campaign cash over the years from the health industry than supporters of the legislation have, a study finds.

When U.S. Rep. Joseph Cao, R-New Orleans, cast the lone Republican vote for President Barack Obama's health care plan, he may have expected a variety of reactions -- from Democratic praise to his own party's scorn.

Former Bush administration political advisor Karl Rove says he doesn't know if Joseph Cao's vote for a House health care reform proposal will doom his bid for re-election in 2010.

In a victory for President Obama, the Democratic-controlled House of Representatives narrowly passed landmark health care legislation Saturday night to expand coverage to tens of millions who lack it and place tough new restrictions on the insurance industry.

One operative tried to enlist trade groups in Maine to oppose government-run health coverage.

November 12, 2009 Thursday SECTION: WASHINGTON DATELINE ACC-NO: 20091112-BC-HEALTHCARE-SENATE LENGTH: 1065 words HEADLINE: Small group of senators holds key to health bill BYLINE: By Robert Schroeder, MarketWatch DATELINE: WASHINGTON WASHINGTON _ Last summer, a senatorial "Gang of Six" met to negotiate legislation to remake the U.S. health-care ...

I admire U.S. Congressman Joseph Cao and have enjoyed interviewing him on my TV and radio shows.

Facing the prospect of massive budget cuts, representatives from area organizations that serve the elderly and developmentally disabled met with members of the northeast Louisiana legislative delegation Monday at Pine Hills Golf Club in Calhoun to try to rally support for mitigating the cuts.

Last month, President Obama visted New Orleans for the first time since taking office and touted his administration's focus on assisting the area's still on-going recovery effort four years after Hurricane Katrina.

The U.S. House of Representatives on Saturday passed the Affordable Health Care for America Act , which its supporters say "will slow the growth in out-of-control health costs and introduce competition into the health care marketplace to keep coverage affordable and insurers honest.

In this July 10, 2009 file photo, U.S. Rep. Mark Kirk, R-Ill., left, announces his candidacy for U.S. Senate during a news conference outside his boyhood home in Kenilworth Ill.

First, there was Anh "Joseph" Cao of Louisiana. A month ago, we thought he might be the most endangered member of the House.

Cao was under significant pressure from the Obama administration to support the legislation and indicated earlier this year he would vote to approve it if restrictions were placed on public funding of abortions.

Rep. Anh "Joseph" Cao acknowledged Wednesday that becoming the lone House Republican to vote in favor of health-care reform was a rookie move that could end his upstart political career.

The House has used a near party line vote to reject a Republican health overhaul bill.

In a story about why the U.S. Catholic Bishops have embraced Democratic-style universal health care, the Los Angeles Times noted that the Roman Catholic Church considers healthcare a basic human right, "a position the church has articulated since 1963, when it was included in a papal encyclical by Pope John XXIII." Indeed, healthcare is declared a ...

Representative Anh Joseph Cao was formerly best known for defeating former Representative William Jefferson , who fell from grace after $90,000 in cash was found in his freezer.

Representative Anh Cao, Republican of Louisiana, at a town-hall-style meeting in Westwego, La., in August.

The Louisiana Primary Care Association has sent out an email thanking Congressman Cao for voting for the health care bill on Saturday.