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Pottstown Mercury Op-Ed: Americans Don't Want Bigger Government
Sep 11, 2009
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By Rep. Jim Gerlach, guest columnist
This summer's simmering debate over health care reform has revealed that Americans clearly want better care and insurance coverage, not just bigger and more costly government programs.
Many fear the quality of health care will get worse with more government...
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Op-Ed on Healthcare Reform in Daily Local News
Jun 18, 2009
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Daily Local News
Partisanship won't cure health woes
Thursday, June 18, 2009
By JIM GERLACH, Guest Columnist
Medical care is one area where politics and partisanship should not matter.
Patients choose their doctors based on the quality of care and expertise of the provider, not party affi...
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Gas woes spur need for energy plan
Jun 9, 2008
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The only thing rising faster than gas prices these days is the blood pressure of American motorists. Understandably, folks are frustrated with pumping more of their paychecks into their gas tanks. Many are looking to Congress for answers.
So far, the response from some in Congress has been to hold ...
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Gerlach Statement on President Bush’s Economic Stimulus Proposal
Jan 18, 2008
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Congressman Jim Gerlach (PA-06) made the following statement today following President Bush’s proposal on how to stimulate the economy and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi’s comments to work in a bipartisan manner:
"I commend the President and Speaker of the House for recognizing that our leader...
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House Approves Legislation to Improve Nation’s Public Housing
Jan 17, 2008
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The House of Representatives agreed to extend a federal program that provides grants to public housing authorities to revitalize or demolish existing severely distressed public housing and replace it with mixed-income housing.
"Studies of the HOPE VI program show that neighborhoods receiving this...
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Gerlach Applauds Bush Decision to Release Additional LIHEAP Funding
Jan 17, 2008
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Congressman Jim Gerlach (PA-6) applauded President Bush’s decision to release $450 million in emergency Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) funding. Concerned with the record high prices of home heating oil, Congressman Gerlach recently urged President Bush to release the remaining $2...
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Strengthening Our National Security By Securing a Cleaner Environment
Jan 8, 2008
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Last month, I was fortunate enough to attend the signing ceremony of a historic, wide-ranging energy bill that will improve mileage standards for automobiles, decrease our dependence on foreign oil, and strengthen our national security. This historic legislation is a step toward allowing us to becom...
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America’s Veterans Are Heroes, Not Bargaining Chips
Oct 30, 2007
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The House of Representatives has a rich history of passionate debates and a healthy exchange of ideas. It is important that legislators engage in a discussion of their philosophical differences when addressing what our nation’s funding priorities should be. This is exactly the type of vigorous debat...
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Misguided Efforts
Aug 9, 2007
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Most can agree that we need to expand coverage to the uninsured, but I cannot support legislation that pits grandparents against their grandchildren. Since my vote in the Pennsylvania legislature in 1992, I have supported the Children’s Health Insurance Program and other prog...
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Negotiating Prices the Democrats' Way Won't Save Seniors Money
Jan 19, 2007
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Recently we voted against HR 4, a bill that attempts to set price controls for seniors’ prescription drugs under the Medicare Part D program, by dictating that the government bureaucracy negotiates drug prices.
Proponents of this bill argue that it will improve the Medicare Part D program ...
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