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Grade Your Government: Medicare Part 2
Dr. Barbara Allen is the chief of primary care at Trinity Clinic in Tyler. She says that roughly 50% of the forms that come across her desk everyday, have to do with Medicare.
Gohmert visits East Texas Charter High School
U.S. Rep. Louie Gohmert on Monday told students at East Texas Charter High School that what has been going on in Washington during the past year will have a profound impact on their generation.
Reader seeks contact info for congressmen and senators
Q: I'm looking for a source of the addresses and phone numbers of all our congressmen and senators.
Studying healthcareGohmert brings - outrageous' bill to East Texas libraries
U.S. Congressman Louie Gohmert's office printed and delivered hard copies of Speaker Nancy Pelosi's 1,990-page healthcare bill to five East Texas public library across his First Congressional District to ensure that as many citizens as possible have access to the text and can see for themselves what is buried in the mountain of legislation.
Legislators sound off on health bill passage
The health care reform bill got past the first hurdle, and East Texas legislators are sounding off.
GOP Rep.: 'Democratic bill requires the government to encourage suicide'
With today's much anticipated vote on the House health care bill, liberal blogger-political activist Mike Stark decided to speak with a few Republican members of Congress as they made their way around the Hill today for a last minute anti-healthcare reform rally.
Wilson: Blue dogs or lap dogs?
They numbered far fewer than the thousands that turned out Thursday, but the several hundred protesters who attended the second so-called "House call" against Democrats' health care bill sure were feisty.
Why do they hate America? When it's a choice between strengthening the Patriot Act, or showing up for the Tea Party Patriots, what's a GOP lawmaker to do? We'll give you one guess... Several Republican members of Congress yesterday blew off votes on the signature anti-terror legislation of the post 9/11 era to attend Michele Bachmann's Tea Party ...
Canada's health-care under fire in U.S.
Throughout the long and divisive debate about health-care reform in the United States, Canada's health-care system has often served as a popular punching bag for both Republicans openly swinging at it and Democrats ducking from any suggestion that Canadian-style reform is in the cards.
On the Hill, Protesters Chant 'Kill the Bill'
A crowd of health care protesters in front of the Capitol on Thursday. Thousands of opponents of the Democrats' health care legislation are gathered outside the Capitol, for a noon news conference and rally led by Representative Michele Bachmann, Republican of Minnesota, and the chants are already under way, echoing across the Mall.
Huge air show to honor vets Fly-overs, vintage military vehicles, part of celebration
A great Air Show and Fly-Over will be held this Saturday, the weekend before official Veterans' Day observances across the U.S. and around the world On Nov.
Another Republican says health care reform will destroy America. Rep. Broun, that is.
TOPICS And here we have another nut job Republican who claims health care reform will destroy America.
Copy of health care bill is available at library
Marshallites can peruse a hard copy of the national health care bill "H.R. 3962 - Affordable Health Care for Americans Act" which was printed and delivered to the Marshall Public Library by U.S. Congressman Louie Gohmert's office.
Prominent Aggies flock to Hutchison
Below is a list of Aggies for Kay released by gubernatorial candidate Kay Bailey Hutchison's campaign on Monday: Don and Barbara Aviles John and Debbie Bethancourt Willie Blackmon Ray Bowen Clay Bright Red and Marie Cashion Bill and Kay Cauthorn Dan and Barbara Clinton Jerry and Kay Cox Trigg Crawford Joe Carter Denman Dr.
Gohmert gives library copy of health care bill
Its proponents say it's long overdue and will extend medical coverage to 96 percent of Americans and at the same time make it more affordable for everyone.
Seeber Announces He Won't Oppose Berman
By ADAM RUSSELL Staff Writer Former Tyler Mayor Joey Seeber said today he will not oppose incumbent state Rep.
Healthcare Bill Available for Viewing in East Texas
East Texans now have a chance to read the controversial healthcare bill. Congressman Louie Gohmert's office has printed and delivered hard copies of the nearly 2,000 page bill to East Texas libraries.
The recent history of stimulus programs suggests that at least two ideas thought at first to be surefire winners left a lot to be desired once the results came in.
Petition won't affect health care reform
A petition that appeared recently in Carthage's local newspaper generated a lot of interest because it was sponsored by the Panola Conservatives GPAC and signed by more than 300 local residents.
McConnell: The Public Option 'May Cost You Your Life'
For months now, conservatives have been scare-mongering about health care reform with outrageous claims that it would lead to "death panels" that could " pull the plug on grandma ." In Congress, some Republican backbenchers have claimed that Americans will die if health care reform passes Congress.
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