Politics

ObamaCare Broken Promises

Posted on September 30, 2010
More seniors are losing the health plan they have and like because of Obamacare. This is just another example of broken promises from President Obama. Remember when President Obama said, ?If you like your health care plan, you can keep your health care plan?? Well, seniors in Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Maine covered by the [...

The Favorite Vehicle

Posted on September 16, 2010
Since seizing control of the Legislative and Executive Branches of government President Obama, Speaker Pelosi, and Majority Leader Reid have obviously identified their favorite vehicle for controversial social legislation?the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA)...

Infrastructure Spending Proposal Lacks Specifics

Posted on September 09, 2010
On Monday President Obama announced a plan to spend $50 billion in transportation infrastructure and reauthorize the surface transportation programs. ?Obama plans to spend $50 billion for transit,? The Washington Times, 9/07/10.The proposal calls for rebuilding 150,000 miles of roads, building and maintaining 4,000 miles of railway and improving airports by fixing and building 150 [...

Anniversary of Medicare

Posted on July 30, 2010
On July 30, 1965, President Lyndon B.  Johnson signed into law the bill that would provide Americans with Medicare, a social insurance program that provides health insurance coverage to people 65 years and older and to citizens with other special cases...

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America?s New Health Care System Revealed

Posted on July 28, 2010
UPDATED Chart Shows ObamaCare?s Bewildering Complexity A new and revised health care chart that showcases the endless bureaucracy Americans face under the newly passed ObamaCare legislation. To learn more go to the Joint Economic Committee. 

20th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act

Posted on July 26, 2010
 20 years ago today, President George H.W. Bush signed into law the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. The ADA strives to protect qualified individuals with disabilities from discrimination while seeking employment. This act ensures that private employers, state and local governments, employment agencies, and labor unions are not allowed to treat individuals with disabilities [...

More Problems With New Health Care Law Exposed

Posted on July 23, 2010
After reading this article in the Associated Press, I see even more potential problems and upcoming issues within the newly imposed healthcare reform law for Arkansans. According to this article, Arkansas Surgeon General, Dr. Joe Thompson, voices concerns I share with him over the resulting implications of health care reform in our state...

Federal Abortion Funding Must Stop

Posted on July 16, 2010
President Obama did not uphold his deal to keep federal dollars from funding abortions as he promised. This week the Department of Health and Human Services announced its giving the state of Pennsylvania $160 million to set up new high-risk insurance pools...

WARMER Act Passes Economic Opportunity Subcommittee

Posted on July 15, 2010
The WARMER (Warriors Adapting Residences with Mortgages for Energy Renovations) Act passed  the Veteran?s Affairs Economic Opportunity subcommittee on which I am the ranking member. The WARMER Act ensures that our veterans can more easily afford energy efficient home mortgages...

Flag Day

Posted on June 14, 2010
What do you think of when you hear the word ?patriotism?? We are blessed to have a culture that honors our country, so there are probably many images that come to mind- from the service of our men and women in uniform, to our vast repertoire of national songs...

World Malaria Day

Posted on April 27, 2010
This past Sunday, April 25 was World Malaria Day. Countries across the globe are working to eliminate this disease. As a co-chair of the  House Malaria and Neglected Tropical Diseases Caucus I have worked with organizations to spread the word that ending malaria deaths is attainable...

Mail It Back

Posted on March 30, 2010
Census Day is April 1st and it’s important that we all do our civic duty and fill out our forms and mail it back. The U.S. Census Bureau is compiling the data from the forms its received. Find out the participation rate where you live in Arkansas by clicking here.

Federal Government to Borrow 41 Cents of Every Dollar It Spends This Year

Posted on March 25, 2010
CBO?s most recent estimate of the President?s budget submission estimates that the federal government will spend $3.6 trillion in FY 2010, while collecting $2.1 trillion in taxes, with a resulting deficit of $1.5 trillion. This means that 41.4 cents of every dollar the federal government will spend this year is borrowed money...

Help for Haiti

Posted on January 14, 2010
Our thoughts and prayers are with the citizens of Haiti whose lives have been devastated by the earthquake. I appreciate the immediate response to this tragedy Americans have shown and the outpouring of help. If you are looking for information about U...

Boozman Opposes Civilian Trial for 9/11 Mastermind

Posted on January 13, 2010
Lawmakers must create policies that keep the citizens of our country safe. With the attempted terrorist attack on Christmas Day it is clear America is still a target for terrorists. Terrorist actions are an act of war and need to be punished accordingly...

Outreach

Posted on January 12, 2010
On January 4, Congressman Boozman travelled to Tahlequah, Oklahoma to visit with Chad “Corntassel” Smith, Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation. The Congressman and the Chief discussed services that the Cherokee Nation provides to Cherokee Nation citizens in Arkansas? Third Congressional District, and they exchanged views on a wide variety of issues that impact Arkansas [...

Sunday Health Care Town Hall CANCELED

Posted on December 10, 2009
Due to votes expected in the U.S. Senate over the weekend, the town hall with Senators John McCain of Arizona and John Barrasso of Wyoming at Har-Ber High School in Springdale, this Sunday, December 13, has been canceled.

BRAVE Act

Posted on December 03, 2009
We owe a great deal to our veterans for their service and sacrifice to our country. As a member of the Veterans Affairs Committee I am committed to providing these men and women the benefits they deserve, which is why I am a proud cosponsor of the ?Benefit Rating Acceleration for Veteran Entitlements (BRAVE) Act [...

The ?Stimulus?: Economic Recovery or 298 Jobs at $743,000 per Job?

Posted on November 16, 2009
Many times in recent months I have stated that our top priorities as a nation must be job creation, job retention, and the protection of retirement savings and pensions.  I am concerned that the existing ?Stimulus? bill isn?t working as intended. Unemployment remains high with the national unemployment level at a 26-year high of 10...

NATO Must Reflect and Renew Itself to Meet the Challenge in Afghanistan on the 20th Anniverasy of the Fall of the Berlin Wall

Posted on November 12, 2009
20 years ago, the world?s democracies celebrated as the Berlin Wall was torn down and the people of Eastern Europe began to claim a new freedom. The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) played a major role in helping to bring down the Wall.  Now the NATO alliance is united to protect Afghans and the U...

The Bureaucracy of the Pelosi Health Care bill

Posted on November 07, 2009

House Switchboard Flooded With Calls

Posted on November 06, 2009
Americans are voicing their opinions, thoughts and concerns to their congressional representatives on H.R. 3962, Affordable Health Care for America Act. I have received several emails today from Third District residents telling me they have had a tough time getting through to me on the phone...

House Call to Congress

Posted on November 05, 2009
 The crowd on the west front lawn of the Capitol for the House Call to Congress and line to get into the Cannon House Office Building to talk with representatives.  

Doctor Caucus Hearing

Posted on October 28, 2009
Congressman Boozman is participating in a Doctors Caucus Hearing to examine what physicians and economic experts think about the impact of health care legislation proposed by Congressional Leadership. This is streaming live on the internt at:  http://www...

State Unemployment Figures Confirm Regrettable Truths

Posted on October 22, 2009
Eight months ago the President signed a $787 billion ?stimulus? bill that was rushed through Congress. At the time President Obama Speaker Pelosi and claimed the bill would ?save or create? 4 million U.S. jobs. Since then, nearly 3 million jobs have been lost and the unemployment rate has soared from 8...

In God We Trust

Posted on October 20, 2009
I have been supportive of the correct portrayal of America?s religious history in the newly-constructed Capitol Visitor Center (CVC). I am pleased to say that our efforts are succeeding. ?In God We Trust,? is finally engraved in a permanent and prominent location...

Stimulus provides too little for water and environmental projects

Posted on October 08, 2009
The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced funds made available to the Ozark Mountain Regional Public Water Authority (OMRPWA). This project is designed to provide a source of safe and reliable drinking water for tens of thousands of people, many of them in Newton and Searcy Counties...

Addressing Delays in Post 9/11 GI Benefits

Posted on October 07, 2009
We are working to address concerns about the delays our veterans are experiencing in receiving the money they?ve earned to continue their education and job training. Today I met with House Veterans Affairs Committee Members and VA Secretary Shinseki to discuss possible ways to improve the delivery system of the GI benefit.

Boozman Member of Anti-Value Added Tax Caucus

Posted on October 06, 2009
Americans know how to spend their hard-earned money better than Washington. Unfortunately, Speaker Pelosi is open to the idea of imposing a value added tax or national retail tax as reported in The Hill.This idea has been circulating since this summer as a way to raise additional revenue...

Clearing Up the Rumors: The Truth About The ?Gun Tax Bill?

Posted on September 01, 2009
My office has received several calls and emails concerning the S. 2099 and wanted to pass along this information from the NRA: Over the past few months, NRA-ILA has received hundreds of e-mails warning us about “SB-2099,” a bill that would supposedly require you to report all your guns on your income tax return every April [...

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