This morning U.S. Congressman Sam Johnson (3rd Dist.-Texas) delivered the following statement at a Committee markup of his bill, the Small Business Health Fairness Act (H.R. 525). Johnson’s legislation – aimed at significantly expanding access to health coverage for many of the 45 million Americans who are currently uninsured – would allow small businesses to band together through association health plans (AHPs) and purchase quality health care at a lower cost for their workers.
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Today U.S. Congressman Sam Johnson (3rd Dist.-Texas) reintroduced legislation to empower seniors who want to pay for their own health care. Under current law, seniors are prohibited from seeing their own doctor and paying for services they want or need.
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Today U.S. Congressman Sam Johnson (3rd Dist.-Texas) hosted a Medicare Prescription Discount Drug Card Forum to better inform people about the new program that provides significant savings to seniors on medications.
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U.S. Congressman Sam Johnson (3rd Dist.-Texas) announced a Medicare Drug Discount Card Forum on Friday, August 6th at 1:30p.m. in McKinney. This event is free and open to the public. Visit www.samjohnson.house.gov to download a prescription drug card worksheet in advance of the Forum.
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Recent news reports have mischaracterized the results of a government report on Internet pharmacies, leading many readers to believe that buying drugs online is much safer than in reality.
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Today U.S. Congressman Sam Johnson (3rd Dist.-Texas) introduced legislation to simplify retirement planning options by streamlining IRA accounts into one Retirement Savings Account - open to anyone of any age and any income level. U.S. Senator Craig Thomas (R-Wyo.) will be introducing companion legislation in the Senate.
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Today U.S. Congressman Sam Johnson (3rd Dist.-Texas) delivered the following opening statement at a hearing titled “Examining Innovative Health Insurance Options for Workers and Employers.” Johnson chairs the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations on the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
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Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) today named U.S. Rep. Sam Johnson (R-Texas), chairman of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce's Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations, as the association's Free Enterprise Legislator of the Year.
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