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November 19, 2009: Gonzalez Votes for Medicare Protection and Deficit ReductionWashington, DC – Today, the House of Representatives voted 243-183 to pass the Medicare Physician Payment Reform Act of 2009 (HR 3961). This bill would prevent the reimbursement rates for doctors who treat Medicare from being cut by 21% in 2010. The bill also contained legislation previously passed by the ... CONTINUE READING |
November 19, 2009: Gonzalez Congratulates AVANCE - San Antonio on Grant AwardWashington, DC – Today, the Department of Health and Human Services announced that AVANCE – San Antonio had been awarded $2.1 million for early education programs as part of a competitive grant created under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. Congressman Charlie Gonzalez (TX‑20) congratulated AVANCE – San ... CONTINUE READING |
November 18, 2009: Gonzalez Congratulates San Antonio Youth Centers on Grant AwardWashington, DC – This morning, Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis announced that San Antonio Youth Centers has been chosen to receive $100,000 in the competitive Green Capacity Building grant program, created as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. Congressman Charlie Gonzalez (TX‑20) and Secretary of Labor ... CONTINUE READING |
November 07, 2009: House Passes Affordable Health Care For America ActWashington, DC – At 11:14PM (EST), the House of Representatives voted 220-215 to pass the Affordable Health Care for America Act (HR 3962), which would provide affordable, quality health care for all Americans and reduce the growth in health care spending. Congressman Charlie Gonzalez (TX‑20) issued the following statement on ... CONTINUE READING |
November 05, 2009: Congress Votes to Extend Unemployment BenefitsWashington, DC – Today, the House of Representatives voted 403-12 to the Senate-passed pass the Worker, Homeownership, and Business Assistance Act of 2009 (HR 3548), which would extend unemployment benefits to workers across the country. Congressman Charlie Gonzalez (TX‑20) released the following statement on the bill’s passage. “Millions of Americans, and ... CONTINUE READING |
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Affordable Health Care for America Act (HR 3962)The Affordable Health Care for America Act (HR 3962) was introduce on October 29, 2009, and on November 07, 2009 the House of Representatives passed it by a vote of 220-215. We wait, now, for the Senate to vote on its own health care bill. The two bills will then pr... CONTINUE READING |
Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure (CARD) Act of 2009 (HR 627)This past May, the Congress passed and President Obama signed into law the Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure (CARD) Act of 2009 (HR 627), commonly known as the Credit Cardholders' Bill of Rights. This legislation will bring to an end a large number of predatory and abusive practices that ... CONTINUE READING |
America's Affordable Health Choices Act (HR 3200)The time for health care reform is now. For too long, we have allowed a system to deny coverage when people need it most. For too long, we have supported a system that provides different access and quality of care to folks not based on a necessity of medical care but ra... CONTINUE READING |
Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers Act of 2009 (HR 2429)Sadly, many seniors in our community struggle month to month to make ends meet on budgets that just can’t cover today’s high cost of living. Unfortunately, today’s troubled economy is leaving the elderly in a financial pinch, particularly because a large majority of senior citizens rely on Social Security benefits ... CONTINUE READING |
November 11, 2009: Working for Our Veterans As They Worked For UsWe live in a nation at war. It seems like some people may forget that every now and again, caught up in the debate over health care reform or the state of our economy. But the men and women in our armed forces and their families never forget. As they and ... CONTINUE READING |
November 07, 2009: Agreeable Disagreements and The American WayYesterday morning, I had the opportunity to sit down with a San Antonian who had traveled all the way to Washington, DC, to share with me his concerns about the Affordable Health Care for America Act (HR 3962). This gentleman, whom I’ll call Tom, stopped by my office on Thursday ... CONTINUE READING |
October 28, 2009: Health Care Reform and the Public OptionYesterday, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid declared himself in favor of including a public option in the Senate's health care bill. As a long time supporter of a public option, I welcome Senator Reid's announcement. Indeed, several of my colleagues and I held an informal hearing just today to discuss ... CONTINUE READING |
October 15, 2009: No Social Security COLA in 2010Earlier today, the Social Security Administration made official what we’ve long expected: there will be no Cost Of Living Adjustment for Social Security next year. Each month’s check in 2010 will be the same size it was in 2009. The reason for this is that the economic recession has caused ... CONTINUE READING |
October 02, 2009: Rising Health Insurance PremiumsEarlier this week, we heard that rates for the Federal Employee Health Benefits Program (FEHBP) would be going up an average of 8.8% next year. That’s bad news for millions of hard working people – and their families – at the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Department ... CONTINUE READING |
