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  • 07.11.2012
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    Congressman McKeon Responds to House Vote to Repeal Obamacare
    Today Congressman Howard “Buck” McKeon released the following statement after the House voted to repeal Obamacare: “From the moment Obamacare was introduced, the American people have expressed concerns about the impacts it would have on the cost and quality of care, our economy and the national debt... More
  • 07.02.2012
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    Damage done by Obamacare long before ruling
    By Buck McKeon I respect the U.S, Supreme Court’s ruling, and while I find it disappointing, it doesn’t change what we know to be true: Obamacare is a bad law that is wrong for America. The Supreme Court ruled that Obamacare is constitutional, not that it is a good or wise law. While no one can arg... More
  • 06.28.2012
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    Congressman McKeon’s Statement on Supreme Court Decision
    While I respect the Court’s ruling, it doesn’t change what we know to be true: Obamacare is a bad law that is wrong for America. Today the Supreme Court ruled that Obamacare is constitutional, not that it is a good or wise law. Obamacare is still a dangerous collaboration of bad legislating, smoke a... More
  • 06.07.2012
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    Congressman McKeon Votes to Repeal Job Killing Obamacare Medical Device Tax
    Today, the U.S. House of Representatives voted on H.R. 436, the Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2012, to repeal the Medical Device Tax provision of the Affordable Care Act (“Obamacare”), a 2.3 percent tax which will be imposed on the sale of medical devices by manufacturers or importers. Today’s v... More
  • 03.22.2012
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    Congressman McKeon Votes to Repeal Dangerous Provision of Obamacare
    Today Congressman Howard “Buck” McKeon voted in favor of H.R. 5, The HEALTH Act, which, if enacted, would repeal a dangerous portion of Obamacare known as the Independent Payment Advisory Board or “IPAB.” IPAB is a powerful board of unelected bureaucrats whose sole job is to determine how to save mo... More
  • 03.03.2011
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    McKeon Statement on House Passage of 1099 Repeal
    Congressman Howard P. “Buck” McKeon (R-Santa Clarita), a former small business owner, issued the following statement regarding House passage of H.R. 4, The Small Business Paperwork Mandate Elimination Act, to repeal the stifling 1099 mandate on small businesses built into the “ObamaCare” health care... More
  • 03.22.2010
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    McKeon Statement on Democrats Ignoring Will of People by Passing Government-Run Health Care Legislation
    – Late Sunday night, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Senate version of the Democrats’ health care bill, H.R. 3590. Subsequent to the 219-212 vote, Rep. Howard P. “Buck” McKeon (R-Santa Clarita) made the following statement:“Speaker Pelosi and House Democrats made history in ignoring th... More
  • 03.17.2010
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    Americans Don’t Know the Half of It (Literally)
    – Today during a district telephone press conference, Rep. Howard P. “Buck” McKeon (R-Santa Clarita) surprised reporters with the little known fact that passage of Speaker Pelosi’s and House Democrats’ health care bill will also have major consequences on student loans for college: “While House Dem... More
  • 02.25.2010
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    McKeon on White House Health Care Summit
    Rep. Howard P. “Buck” McKeon (CA-25), issued the following statement today after the White House hosted a health care “summit” with Members of Congress: “Today’s health care summit offered a real opportunity for discussion, but sadly, it became nothing more than a PR stunt. The latest health care p... More
  • 11.19.2009
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    McKeon: “Democrats Simply Don’t Care How Much the Deficit Grows”
    — Rep. Howard P. “Buck” McKeon (R-Santa Clarita) issued the following statement today after the House passed the ‘doc fix’ legislation (H.R. 3961), which will add over $200 billion to the federal deficit.“Republicans believe physicians should receive fair Medicare reimbursements, but the deal Speake... More