EPA Runs Amuck We in the Ninth District know that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and this Administration has run amuck. I am often critical of the EPA, but I am not alone. I recently joined Congressman Bob Goodlatte (VA-06) – Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee – and others in filing an amicus brief (a “friend of the court” brief, meaning it is filed by someone not a party to the ... Read more »
IRS “Loses” Emails On Friday, June 13 – more than a year into Congressional investigations regarding the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) having improperly handled applications submitted by “Tea Party” or “Patriot” groups – the IRS announced they have lost Lois Lerner’s emails to or from outside agencies or groups from a period of January 2009 – April 2011 as a result of a supposed computer crash. R... Read more »
The Latest Obamacare “Glitch” More than eight months after its launch, the Obamacare system remains incomplete. People’s costs and coverage remain unclear. As of May 27, according to documents recently released by staff with the House Energy and Commerce Committee, there are at least 4 million inconsistencies in applications in Obamacare’s federal marketplace, which was launched without a system i... Read more »
President Allows Nations with Emerging Economies to Pick Carcass of U.S. Economy Monday, June 2, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced new regulations that would require our nation’s existing power plants to cut their carbon dioxide emissions by 30 percent from 2005 levels by 2030. This rule will impact approximately 1,000 fossil fuel-fired plants, particularly those that burn coal ... Read more »
A Father A Daughter A Mission The evening of December 22, 2011, three men knocked on the door of Pastor Peter, a Christian pastor living in Nigeria. He was home with his son, Caleb, and his daughter, Deborah. The men at the door, who were from the terrorist group Boko Haram (which figuratively means “Western education is a sin”), told the pastor he should deny his Christian faith. According to Deb... Read more »
More EPA Mumbo Jumbo Bloomberg reports, “The Obama Administration is considering cutting greenhouse-gas emissions from power plants by reaching beyond the plants themselves -- an unusual approach that could run afoul of anti-pollution laws. People familiar with the discussions say the Administration is seeking steep reductions -- as much as 25 percent -- that could be met if power plant owners exp... Read more »
Obamacare Insurance Rate Transparency At a recent Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations hearing, I asked representatives of some of the nation’s largest health insurance providers if their companies expected that health insurance premiums for an average family would be cut by $2,500 a year, as promised by Barack Obama when campaigning for his health care bill now known as Obamacare. Not one... Read more »
Helping Patients This column is not about Obamacare per se, but you can’t talk about patients without discussing Obamacare. I have voted to repeal Obamacare and will vote to repeal it again. I have also been active on the health care front in an effort to protect people from Obamacare. Notwithstanding my desire to repeal Obamacare, I have been seeking to advance legislation that would help patient... Read more »
Government-Run Health Care Fails Some Patients Recent reports by CNN Investigations indicate that delays in basic medical screenings at various Veterans Affairs (VA) hospitals or clinics may have caused serious injuries or led to the deaths of a number of veterans throughout the country. According to CNN, at least 40 died while waiting for appointments at the Phoenix VA Health Care System. Many of... Read more »
He Is Risen Indeed! Regularly in the news the last several months has been Russia, a nation which many Americans view as unfriendly or even an enemy of the United States. Gabriela Baczynska wrote last month in Reuters, “With the Russian Orthodox Church counting 165 million people in its flock, it may be [Russian President Vladimir] Putin's best tool to pursue his dream of reintegrating at least pa... Read more »
