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The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, commonly referred to as Obamacare, is a federal statute signed into law by President Obama in 2010 and is the most significant regulatory overhaul of the U.S. healthcare system since the passage of Medicare and Medicaid.
February 14th, 2016
Constitutional stalwart Supreme Court Justice ANTONIN SCALIA has died. You understand what this means: Unless Republicans have some testosterone, it's over.
January 7th, 2016
Wednesday the House voted for H.R. 3762, Restoring American’s Healthcare Freedom Reconciliation Act. Almost six years after ObamaCare was rammed through Congress, 52 percent of Americans disapprove of the president’...
December 29th, 2015
Are you considering year-end tax deductible contributions? If so, I urge you to give consideration to The Institute for Policy Innovation (IPI). First responders, President Tom Giovanetti and Senior Fellow Dr.
December 3rd, 2015
I spoke on the floor yesterday about the disastrous effects the President’s health care law has had for Texans, and the bill to repeal Obamacare being considered by the Senate this week. The bottom line is that Obamacare has...
October 19th, 2015
I talked to Dr. Josh Umbehr, whose practice in Wichita, Kansas, will knock your socks off, for reasons you’ll see below. The cost savings he and his patients enjoy because they stay away from insurance and government are...
August 26th, 2015
I met with the Nueces County Medical Society last week. We are in dire need of funding to expand residency programs in South Texas. More than a dozen doctors in Corpus Christi discussed the issues they face delivering...
June 30th, 2015
On Thursday, the Court issued a decision in King v. Burwell, ruling in favor of Obamacare’s federal insurance subsidies. I was disappointed with this ruling and believe the Supreme Court once again failed to...
June 26th, 2015
Today, what I want to address is the people versus the Washington Cartel. Restoring liberty in an age of cronyism. I want to start by thanking my friend Jim DeMint, who's a big part of the reason that all of us are talking...
June 25th, 2015
Our government was designed to be one of laws, not of men, and this transparent distortion is disgraceful. These justices are not behaving as umpires calling balls and strikes. They have joined a team, and it is a team that...
June 24th, 2015
Yesterday I voted to repeal Medicare’s Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB), one of the most controversial programs authorized under the Affordable Care Act, or ObamaCare. I an a cosponsor of the bill, H.R. 1190,...
February 3rd, 2016
Yesterday I issued the following statement after voting to override President Obama’s veto on H.R. 3762, legislation to repeal ObamaCare and defund Planned Parenthood:
January 4th, 2016
As the House returns to Washington this week, one of the top priorities for conservative members like me will be to pass a bill defunding both Obamacare and Planned Parenthood.
December 29th, 2015
Last month, the Senate passed a budget bill to repeal key parts of Obamacare—including coverage subsidies, credits, and the Medicaid expansion in 2018—while defunding Planned Parenthood.
October 21st, 2015
La Hillary (Clinton) came to historic San Antonio on Thursday, October 15 for a rally at Sunset Station to rile up the Latinos and to get their vote. It was a Latino love fest filled with lies, promises and Mexican dancers...
September 18th, 2015
The three hour listening marathon to the CNN debate on Wednesday, September 16, was not only demanding and sweltering for the candidates but challenging for people who wanted to listen to every word but needed to take a...
July 10th, 2015
I released the following statement on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Acting Director Andy Slavitt’s response to a letter from the Ways and Means members requesting more information on the agency’s...
June 30th, 2015
The week of June 22nd 2015 may simply be the week that represents the high point of the modern day leftist movement. Yes, they got gay rights, but they also got the Supreme Court to bail out Congress on Obamacare in one of...
June 26th, 2015
Yesterday I reintroduced his Small Business Health Fairness Act (H.R. 2868), a health care solution that would allow small business employers to band together through association health plans (AHPs) in order to purchase...
June 25th, 2015
If today’s Supreme Court ruling proved one thing, it is that the Court no longer believes that words matter.
June 23rd, 2015
Last week—and with my support—the House passed the Protect Medical Innovation Act (H.R. 160) to repeal Obamacare’s medical device tax.
