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  • The Preventative Care Conundrum
    Nov 20, 2009  - The United States Preventive Services Task Force this week released a report that encourages women to wait an extra decade before receiving breast cancer examinations.  Eyebrows were immediately raised not only in the cancer research community but also by lawmakers on the Hill. Turning years of med... More
  • Bachmann Statement on Breast Cancer Screenings
    Nov 18, 2009  - U.S. Representative Michele Bachmann, along with several colleagues, today held a press conference to discuss their concerns with the United States Preventative Services Task Force’s recommendation that women between the ages of 40-49 do not need to engage in routine mammograms. Moreover, the task f... More
  • House Ignores High Unemployment and Continues to Push Pelosicare
    Nov 6, 2009  - Even as our nation's unemployment rate surpassed 10% -- exceeding even the worst case scenarios that the White House projected -- Speaker Pelosi intends to bring to the floor her $1-trillion-plus health care reform proposal. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, this is the highest unemplo... More
  • Bachmann Calls on the American People to Bring the Town Hall To Washington
    Nov 2, 2009  - WHAT:            Health Care “House Call” on Washington Press Conference WHO:              Republican Members of Congress                         Actor Jon Voight, Radio Host Mark Levin, and others. WHEN:            Thursday, November 5, 2009 from 12:00-2 WHERE:          West Front of the U.S.... More
  • 2,000 Pages of Mandates, Taxes, and Bureaucracy
    Oct 30, 2009  - This morning, House Democrats held a press conference to unveil their health care reform bill, which they claim will expand coverage for all and decrease costs. Sounds good, but once you peel away the “feel good” rhetoric, there’s nothing to be excited about. This 2,000-page bill includes a job-kill... More
  • Republican Health Care Solutions
    Oct 28, 2009  - To hear the Democrats and most of the mainstream media you would think that Republicans are not bringing any alternatives to the health care debate. That couldn’t be further from the truth. Back in September during an address to a joint session of Congress, President Obama said his office would alw... More
  • Medicare is Going Broke, So Let's Give it to Everyone
    Oct 22, 2009  - The Treasury Department has reported that America faces a $43 trillion unfunded obligation in Social Security and Medicare benefits with 77 million retiring baby boomers and rising health care costs. According to the CBO, paying for the promised benefits will eventually force Congress to impose ... More
  • A Victory for America's Seniors
    Oct 20, 2009  - UPDATE: It's been almost a month since the Obama Administration slapped a gag order on Medicare insurers preventing them from communicating with their members about how the health reform proposals may affect their coverage. Thankfully, in the wake of criticism from so many of us in Congress, the Oba... More
  • Letter to the Editor: Congresswoman supports clinic in Sixth District
    Oct 2, 2009  - Dear Editor Health care is the hot topic for all Minnesotans right now, but for years, local veterans have had health care on their minds.  Specifically, they have been waiting for a long-overdue health care clinic that will give them access to convenient services without having to go to the VA med... More
  • Silencing its Critics...Again
    Sep 22, 2009  - If you didn't believe that the President planned on paying for his health care overhaul in part by cutting Medicare, more than $100 billion in cuts, wait until you hear this. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), which runs Medicare, has engaged in what can be argued as government... More