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Charles Boustany is a Republican politician from Louisiana who served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 2004 to 2017. He represented Louisiana's 7th congressional district, where he focused on issues such as healthcare, tax reform, and economic development. Boustany was known for his work on the House Ways and Means Committee, which plays a crucial role in shaping tax policy and social programs. During his tenure, he was involved in various legislative efforts aimed at improving the economy and supporting local businesses in Louisiana.
In addition to what Mr. Hoyer said about using the unused stimulus funds, Mr. Obey has hailed amendments to the Supplemental Appropriations bill made on July 1 that were paid for by repeatedly cutting unspent projects in the stimulus law…
We want a positive vision to the future for the American people, which means we want to go along and promote growth in the economy and do an extension of unemployment benefits in a responsible way by paying for it, eliminating wasteful…
This is the eighth time this unemployment benefit insurance is extended. I think that, in and of itself, speaks for the failure of the economic policies. Secondly, a massive tax increase in the face of economic uncertainty is only going to…
I want to respond to what was just said about these tax provisions, and that is, the previous administration actually wanted to work through these treaties and recognized that there were some problems but did not just simply want to…
We all have compassion for families struggling, those who have lost jobs, those who lack access to health care. We all want to do what's right for our country. We all want to solve these problems. But as I look at this massive, complex and…
The president had a chance tonight to take the government-run health care off the table. Unfortunately, he didn't do it.
I would hope that you could come forward with actual tracking for this and also bring it back to Treasury and OMB.
As I traveled around the district last two weeks--I live down in Southwest Louisiana--we have a lot of oil and gas production, and a lot of jobs related to this industry, the refining industry. There's a great deal of concern right now…
President Obama has said repeatedly, as has Secretary Geithner and Budget Director Orszag, that the stimulus bill will save or create 3.5 million jobs over the next 2 years.
Clearly, some of the Governors around the country have raised legitimate concerns about the increased burden in the form of taxes on employers.
I think it's very important to have this initial discussion about how this program is working in its early stages.
The title of this hearing is protecting low income families while addressing climate change, and I want to address my initial line of inquiry to the three of you on my left here.
We also need to limit the crowd-out of private coverage and target the neediest children for enrollment first. We need to help poor children first. I know we can do better. Oppose this rule. Oppose this bill.
While providing coverage is one thing, providing real access to care, to a primary care physician, is another, and far too many of these children are receiving care in the emergency room, which is the most expensive and least effective way…
In section 402 of their bill, Majority leaders failed to address the access problems I brought to their attention last year. Their vague language does not require states to uniformly report primary care visits. It does not mention…
That peace is breaking out because of this plan that has been implemented. And we have seen dramatic results, yet those results are still fragile and still tenuous, as both Ambassador Crocker and General Petraeus have stated. But yet it is…
That delay really caused a lot of problems, particularly as the State Department tried to mobilize its part of the surge. It really froze their efforts for a while, and so there was a delay in getting those personnel on the ground to…
I supported this measure as a member of the conference committee that drafted the final version of the bill. I'm proud to have served on the committee of House and Senate leaders that negotiated the final version of this legislation. This…
That is absolutely true. They are a proud civilization. And I am not at a point now where I am ready to preemptively declare defeat in this, and I do believe we need to give it time. I believe the plan is working. And for the first time…
Again, Agriculture spending is what we're talking about. But if we're spending excessive money in this Ag appropriations bill, it's going to hurt what we can do to take care of our seniors. Again, 3,246 seniors in the Louisiana Seventh…
I thank the Chairwoman. Again, I state that I am supporting the McHenry amendment because I think it's an important step forward as we get some control over spending so we can set our priorities straight so we don't hurt rural seniors. I…
I have seniors in my district who need motorized wheelchairs, and they may be forced to wait a month or more. Again, because of the spending in this bill----
This bill continues to spend far too much money, as did all the previous appropriations bills we've voted upon, and it is going to put further pressure on the work that we desperately need to do. Looking at what we're going to go forward…
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