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Dan Benishek is a former Republican member of the United States House of Representatives, serving Michigan's 1st congressional district from 2011 to 2015. A physician by profession, he focused on healthcare issues during his time in office, advocating for reforms and policies aimed at improving access to medical care. Benishek was known for his commitment to veterans' affairs and worked on legislation to support veterans' healthcare and benefits. He was elected to Congress in the 2010 midterm elections, part of the larger Republican wave that year, and served one term before being defeated in the 2014 election.
I thank my colleague from New York for joining us this evening. I appreciate her insight. I just want to say a couple more things about this tax that she mentioned on medical device manufacturers. You know, in my district as well, we have…
As many of you may know, before coming to Congress, I was a physician in northern Michigan for nearly 30 years, and tonight I want to spend a little time talking to you about Medicare, the President's health care bill, and just health care…
I tend to agree with Mr. Donnelly that it just seems to be overly complex and that you should be providing these firms with some further assistance.
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I come to the floor today to express my support for H.R. 4402, the National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act. This bill will expedite responsible mineral production in the United States by reducing…
In upholding the President's health care law, the Supreme Court identified the law as a $675 billion tax increase on America's working families and reminds us that we cannot depend on courts to fix the mistakes that Congress has made. I…
This evening the House will take up Senate bill S. 404, a bill authored by my colleague in the Senate, Senator Carl Levin. As you heard, I authored a companion bill in the House last November. This bill will end a bureaucratic roadblock…
I want to associate myself with the outrage of Mr. Filner because of the fact that, you know, this bureaucracy is so difficult to get a handle on.
As a doctor, who has taken care of patients in northern Michigan for 30 years, I strongly support the Protect Medical Innovation Act. This initiative will repeal the President's $29 billion job-killing tax hike on our medical device…
Let it be known that it's an honor and pleasure to pay tribute to Clarence ``Sonny'' Szejbach for his extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations involving conflict with an armed hostile force in the Republic of Vietnam…
I fear many of these regulations are unnecessary and will cost Northern Michiganders their jobs.
It sends a signal to our nation's job creators that investing in America may not be a safe bet.
As the representative for Michigan's First District and the son of a miner, I am truly proud of the new investments being made in the area.
I come before the House today as a cosponsor and a strong supporter of the Sportsmen's Heritage Act. I thank my good friend, Chairman Miller, for introducing it, and I'm particularly pleased that title I of the bill contains the…
I thank the chairman for yielding. Mr. Chairman, as my good friend, the chairman, knows, before I came to this House, I served as a general surgeon for three decades. So 2 years ago this week, while President Obama was pitching his…
From the 1099 provision, to IPAB, to the hundreds of billions of dollars in cuts to Medicare, it's clear that President Obama's health care law is bad medicine for America. But the recent ruling by the Department of Health and Human…
Thank you, Dr. Fleming. I appreciate the opportunity to be here tonight to express my feelings about our cause to save Medicare. I've been taking care of patients in northern Michigan, in a rural setting, for the last 30 years. It…
I thank the gentleman from Georgia and the gentlemen from Louisiana and Arizona, the gentlewoman from New York, and my colleague from Maryland as well for appearing with me tonight. We've been trying to explain to the Speaker and the…
Thank you. Let me ask my colleague from Georgia if he has any other comments he'd like to make?
I thank my colleague from Maryland, and I appreciate your bringing up those great points. The President's health care act was to allow people to get more access to medicine. And as we've seen from multiple discussions here this evening…
Thank you very much. I appreciate the gentlewoman's remarks, and thank you for taking the time to come up this evening. We're nearing the end of our hour here, and I'd like to give the other Members that are here an opportunity to speak. I…
I appreciate that, Dr. Fleming. Thank you for your comments. I just thought I'd make a few comments of my own about your discussion of the IPAB board and make sure that the American people know what this is. The Independent Payment…
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