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Biden Says National Health Care Plan is on Track to Pass Congress by End of August
White House Even while some Democratic senators are reportedly getting cold feet, Vice President Joe Biden affirmed that a health care overhaul is "on track" for passage by the end of next month.
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IRS Suspends Some Small Business Fines
The IRS has temporarily stopped collecting penalties from some small businesses that have been hit with big fines for not disclosing the use of questionable tax shelters.
IRS Suspends Some Small Biz Tax Shelter Penalties
Under pressure from Congress, the Internal Revenue Service has agreed to temporarily suspend until Sept.
IRS temporarily suspends some small business fines
The IRS has temporarily stopped collecting penalties from some small businesses that have been hit with big fines for not disclosing the use of questionable tax shelters.
Ex-Heart Surgeon Rep. Hearts Market-Based Health Reforms
Name: Rep. Charles Boustany Biography: Boustany, the son of a medical doctor and the grandson of immigrants from Lebanon, graduated in 1982 from the Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans.
For the third time, Opelousas resident Arthur Lee Henry has been honored, this time by the U.S. Congress.
If Democrats are interested in passing a health care reform bill with Republican support, Rep.
Strain talks recovery loans at Farmers' Breakfast
Members of Jeff Davis Parish's agricultural community enjoyed a free breakfast Tuesday while discovering that the state will soon be funneling grant money their way to help recover from 2008's twin hurricanes.
Energy bill bad business for state
The U.S. House of Representatives has passed energy legislation that, in the name of environmental stewardship, puts a big, black cloud over Louisiana's future.
JDBA to honor agriculture industry
The Jeff Davis Business Alliance will once again host its Farmers' Appreciation Breakfast to honor those in the agriculture industry.
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Boustany steers GOP plan: Louisiana lawmaker leads alternative proposal for health-care reform
Republican U.S. Rep. Charles Boustany Jr. recently stepped to a lectern in the Capitol and vowed on behalf of his party to help overhaul the nation's health-care system.
Boustany Issues Statement on Health Care Proposal
U.S. Representative Charles W. Boustany, Jr., R-Lafayette, today issued the following statement as the House Ways and Means Committee began a hearing on a House Democrat health overhaul proposal.
Taxpayers Shell Out $7M for Monkey Zoo
Description: Los Angeles City Councilman Tom LaBonge on spending $7 million to build a special zoo exhibit for rare monkeys in the Los Angeles Zoo.
Better get sick now, not later
If you have any sense that you may be getting sick in the years ahead, I suggest you get sick immediately.
Boustany presses Republican health-care plan; join the conversation
WASHINGTON - U.S. Rep. Charles Boustany Jr. joined House Republican leaders Wednesday as they rolled out a congressional health care plan to counter Democratic proposals, which they criticized as costly and ineffective.
Bipartisan health care effort may be easier said than done
Even the most hardened partisans agree: Republicans and Democrats must find common ground on overhauling America's health care system or the effort is likely to fail.
U.S. Rep. Charles Boustany, Jr., , this week announced a new district office location at Capital One Tower, One Lakeshore Drive, Suite 1135 in Lake Charles.
Lawmakers Want IRS to Suspend Tax Shelter Penalty
A bipartisan group of lawmakers asked the IRS Monday to stop imposing what they say are excessive penalties on small businesses that use questionable tax shelters.
Lawmakers turn to new communication tools
After a day of politicking on Capitol Hill, U.S. Rep. John Fleming often curls up with his laptop and opens up Facebook to catch up on what his constituents in Louisiana are saying.
AARP endorses home care as patient preferred, cost effective
WASHINGTON The AARP came out firmly on the side of home care this month by endorsing two bills designed to keep patients at home and out of the hospital.