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North Carolina Congressional delegation:
Rep. Melvin Watt and health care reform
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Rep. Mel Watt
House of Representatives
2304 Rayburn House Office Building
NC
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Rep. Melvin Watt: 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. Watt did not 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. Watt 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. Watt voted Yes, which we score as a pro-consumer vote.
See how Rep. Melvin Watt votes on Medicare legislation.
Melvin L. Watt: one of the main reasons that i was eager to serve on this health subcommittee, which he belonged to. i admired his characteristic patient-centered approach to health care policy. it wasn't
About Rep. Melvin Watt
Current Office: Representative from North CarolinaName: Mel Watt
Date Elected: 11/3/1992
District: NC_12
Party: Democrat
Background Information:
Nick Name: Mel
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 8/26/1945
Birth Place: Charlotte, NC
Religion: Presbyterian
Spouse: Wife, Eulada Paysour
Children: 2
Education:
- JD, Yale University
- BS, University of North Carolina
Professional Experience:
- Attorney
Political Experience:
- North Carolina Senate
Committees:
- Committee on Financial Services
- Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit
- Subcommittee on Capital Markets and Government Sponsored Enterprises
- Committee on the Judiciary
- Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet (Ranking Member)
