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Rep. Lamar Smith and health care reform
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Rep. Lamar Smith
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2409 Rayburn House Office Building
TX
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Rep. Lamar Smith: 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. Smith voted Yes, which we score as unfavorable.
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. Smith voted Yes, which we score as unfavorable.
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. Smith voted No, which we score as unfavorable.
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Medicare Resource Center blog posts mentioning Rep. Lamar Smith
Updated: Who voted to kill Medicare?
04/18/2011 4:04 PM --
The good news is that Ryan’s plan doesn’t appear likely to become law. The Democratic-controlled Senate and President Obama stand in its way. But the vote itself provides a stark ...
Lamar S. Smith: contrasting tale of two weekend rallies. a gathering of thousands opposing the administration's health care scheme to overwhelmingly negative coverage. "the washington post" front page described it as a hideous display. cbs said the health care debate, quote, turned even nastier at the rallies. abc called the protesters angry and ugly.
About Rep. Lamar Smith
Current Office: Representative from TexasName: Lamar Smith
Date Elected: 11/4/1986
District: TX_21
Party: Republican
Background Information:
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 11/19/1947
Birth Place: San Antonio
Religion: Christian Scientist
Spouse: Wife, Beth
Children: 2
Education:
- JD, Southern Methodist University
- BA, Yale University
Professional Experience:
- Attorney
- Rancher
Political Experience:
- Texas House of Representatives
- Bexar County Commissioners Court
Committees:
- Committee on Homeland Security
- Committee on the Judiciary
- Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet
- Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security
- Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (Chairman)
