Medicare Votes
Georgia Congressional delegation:
Rep. John Lewis and health care reform
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Rep. John Lewis
House of Representatives
343 Cannon House Office Building
GA
Local Office
Rep. John Lewis
The Equitable Building
Suite 1920
100 Peachtree Street NW
Atlanta, GA 30303
Phone: 404-659-0116
Fax: 404-331-0947
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Rep. John Lewis: key health care votes
3/29/2012 3:27 PM H.Con.Res.112: Ryan Budget Bill 2012
This bill would end Medicare as we know it, replacing it with a voucher system for seniors to buy health insurance coverage on the open market. Actuaries say the amount of the vouchers would not be enough for seniors to replace the coverage they would lose with the end of Medicare. [more]
Rep. Lewis voted No, which we score as a pro-consumer vote.
4/15/2011 2:23 PM H.Con.Res.34: Ryan Budget Bill 2011
This bill would end Medicare as we know it, replacing it with a voucher system for seniors to buy health insurance coverage on the open market. Actuaries say the amount of the vouchers would not be enough for seniors to replace the coverage they would lose with the end of Medicare. [more]
Rep. Lewis voted No, which we score as a pro-consumer vote.
11/19/2009 4:29 PM H.R.3961: Revising Physician Fee Schedules, Reinstatement of PAYGO
On Passage - House - H.R. 3961 Medicare Physician Payment Reform Act of 2009 [more]
Rep. Lewis voted Yes, which we score as a pro-consumer vote.
See how Rep. John Lewis votes on Medicare legislation.
John Lewis: to start over. there are those who have told us to wait and told us to be patient. we cannot wait. we cannot be patient. the american people ned health care and they ned it now. on this day, at this hour, stand withthe american people and not with the big insurance companies.
About Rep. John Lewis
Current Office: Representative from GeorgiaName: John Lewis
Date Elected: 11/4/1986
District: GA_05
Party: Democrat
Background Information:
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 2/21/1940
Birth Place: Pike County, AL
Religion: Baptist
Spouse: Wife, Lillian Miles
Children: 1
Education:
- BA, Fisk University
Professional Experience:
- Public official
- Community affairs director, National Consumer Cooperative Bank
Organizational Memberships:
- Martin Luther King Center for Social Change, African American Institute
- Robert F. Kennedy Memorial
Political Experience:
- Atlanta City Councilman
Committees:
- Committee on Ways and Means
- Subcommittee on Human Resources
- Subcommittee on Oversight (Ranking Member)
