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Expanded McKinney family celebrates National Adoption Month
Nov 10, 2009
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November is National Adoption Awareness Month, a month set aside to draw attention to the adoption of children and youth. U.S. Congressman Sam Johnson (3rd Dist.-Texas) marked this by visiting with the Briggs Family of McKinney. Amy and Christopher Briggs adopted Mauricio de Jesus Briggs, 11, Juan...
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AT YOUR SERVICE: Read the healthcare bill here
Nov 3, 2009
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The House of Representatives is expected to vote on H.R. 3962, the "Affordable Healthcare for America Act," in the coming days. As this legislation will personally impact every American and the critical doctor-patient relationship, I encourage North Texas residents to review th...
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Pelosi's new Health Care plan costs $2.2 MILLION per WORD
Oct 30, 2009
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Politico
1,990 pages at $2.2 million a word
By: Jonathan Allen
It runs more pages than War and Peace, has nearly five times as many words as the Torah, and its tables of contents alone run far longer than this story.
The House health care bill unveiled Thursday clocks in at 1,990 pages and a...
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The right to read the bill
Oct 26, 2009
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October 2009
U.S. Congressman Sam Johnson
Over the past year, the stakes in Congress have never been higher. We’ve debated economic, healthcare and energy legislation that will impact our nation for years to come. As each piece of legislation is debated, I’ve heard from a number of constituents...
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Give seniors a choice
Oct 18, 2009
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Seniors who want to collect their Social Security benefits and opt out of Medicare won a court victory recently that hopefully will pave the way for them to be able to do just that.
Medicare straitjackets seniors into a government-run health program even if they don't want it and thwarts their fre...
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Taxpayer Watchdog Group Names Rep. Sam Johnson a “Taxpayer Hero”
Oct 14, 2009
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Washington, D.C. – The Council for Citizens Against Government Waste (CCAGW) today honored Rep. Sam Johnson (R-Texas) as a Taxpayer Hero for scoring 92 percent on its 2008 Congressional Ratings. The average for the entire House was 35 percent, and the average for the Senate was 38 percent; this mak...
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Czar you joking?
Sep 25, 2009
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By U.S. Congressman Sam Johnson
In its day, czarist Russia had just 18 czars in 300 years. Since being sworn in, the President has appointed 34 czars -- a health czar, a car czar, an urban czar and a Great Lakes czar, to name a few. Who are these people and why are they necessary? Why do we ne...
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U.S. Congressman Sam Johnson to announce $5 million in federal funds for McKinney airport for upgrades
Sep 16, 2009
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On Friday, September 18th at 10:30 a.m. CDT, U.S. Congressman Sam Johnson (3rd Dist.-Texas) will announce a $5 million federal cash infusion for upgrades to the McKinney airport runway. Local city and airport leaders will attend this event that will be open to the news media and closed to the publi...
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Congressman Johnson Presented with the U.S. Chamber’s Annual Spirit of Enterprise Award
Aug 31, 2009
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WASHINGTON, D.C.—The U.S. Chamber of Commerce today honored Congressman Sam Johnson (TX-03) with the Spirit of Enterprise Award for his support of pro-growth legislation during the second session of the 110th Congress.
“Congressman Johnson has demonstrated a strong commitment to fixing our economy ...
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U.S. Congressman Sam Johnson hosts Asian Community Leaders Roundtable
Aug 26, 2009
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This week U.S. Congressman Sam Johnson (3rd Dist.-Texas) hosted a successful Asian Community Leaders Roundtable in his office in Richardson.
Congressman Sam Johnson welcomed Texas State Representative Angie Chen Button, among others. Button represents portions of Richardson and Garland in Dallas...
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