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Representative Joseph 'Joe' R. Pitts's Public Statements on Health and Health Care

Joe Pitts
Full Name: Joseph 'Joe' R. Pitts
Office: U.S. House (PA) - District 16, Republican
First Elected: 11/05/1996
Last Elected: 11/06/2012
Next Election: 2014
Gender: Male
Family: Wife: Virginia; 3 Children: Karen, Carol, Daniel
Birth Date: 10/10/1939
Birth Place: Lexington, KY
Home City: Kennett Square, PA
Religion: Protestant

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June 3, 2013 Animal Drug and Animal Generic Drug User Fee Reauthorization Act of 2013 Washington, DC
June 3, 2013 Safeguarding America's Pharmaceuticals Act of 2013 Washington, DC
May 23, 2013 Hearing of the House Subcommittee on Health - "Examining Drug Compounding" Washington, DC
May 8, 2013 Letter to Donald E. Williamson, State Health Officer - Gosnell Trial Washington, DC
May 7, 2013 Hearing of the Subcommittee on Health - "H.R. 1407 and a Bill to Amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act With Respect to the Pharmaceutical Distribution Supply Chain" Washington, DC
April 17, 2013 Committee Approves Helping Sick Americans Now Act Unknown
April 15, 2013 Helping Sick Americans Now Act Introduced Unknown
April 12, 2013 Letter to National Institutes of Health Director Francis S. Collins - Reports of Excessive PR Spending Washington, DC
April 9, 2013 Hearing of the House Energy and Commerce Committee - "Reauthorization of Animal Drug User Fees: ADUFA and AGDUFA" Washington, DC
April 3, 2013 Letter to Provider Companies - Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) Repeal and Reform Proposal Washington, DC
March 22, 2013 Focusing on Medicaid Quality Unknown
March 19, 2013 Obamacare and Jobs Washington, DC
March 15, 2013 Health Subcommittee Shines Light on Increased Premiums Under the New Health Care Law Washington, DC
March 14, 2013 Letter to Secretary of U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius - Health Care Application Washington, DC
March 13, 2013 Committee Learns How Health Care Law Hurts Job Creation, the Economy, and Workers Washington, DC
March 12, 2013 Pitts Introduces Bill to Eliminate Health Slush Fund Unknown
March 8, 2013 Making It Harder to Make Ends Meet Unknown
March 5, 2013 Letter to President Obama - Americans with Pre-Existing Conditions Washington, DC
March 4, 2013 Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2013 Washington, DC
March 1, 2013 Fighting Fraud Requires Innovation Unknown
Feb. 8, 2013 A Regulatory Mess Unknown
Feb. 4, 2013 National Pediatric Research Network Act of 2013 Washington, DC
Feb. 4, 2013 Children's Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act of 2013 Washington, DC
Jan. 31, 2013 Grassley, Hatch, Alexander, Enzi, Pitts, Cassidy Seek Details of Long-overdue Attention to Federal Discount Prescription Drug Program Washington, DC
Jan. 22, 2013 Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2013 Washington, DC
Jan. 15, 2013 Pitts, Pallone Re-introduce Legislation to Address National Pediatric Doctors Shortage Washington, DC
Dec. 12, 2012 Pitts' Statement on Corbett Health Exchange Decision Unknown
Nov. 29, 2012 MLR and Fraud Unknown
Nov. 28, 2012 Hearing of the Health Subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce Committee - Examining Options to Combat Health Care Waste, Fraud and Abuse Washington, DC
Nov. 2, 2012 Elections Shouldn't Shut Down Government Unknown
Oct. 19, 2012 Bipartisan Success Even in a Tough Year Unknown
Oct. 11, 2012 Committee Leaders Seek More Information from Massachusetts Firm Linked to Deadly Meningitis Outbreak Unknown
Oct. 9, 2012 Committee Leaders Seek Bipartisan Briefing on Fungal Meningitis Outbreak Washington, DC
Sept. 19, 2012 National Pediatric Research Network Act of 2012 Washington, DC
Sept. 19, 2012 Taking Essential Steps for Testing Act of 2012 Washington, DC
Sept. 14, 2012 Hearing of the Health Subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce Committee - Title 42 -- A Review of Special Hiring Authorities Washington, DC
Sept. 11, 2012 Hearing of the Health Subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce Committee - Health Subcommittee Vote on H.R. 1206, H.R. 6118, H.R. 1063, H.R. 6163, H.R. 4124, H.R. 733 Washington, DC
Sept. 7, 2012 Facing the Challenge of Alzheimer's Unknown
Aug. 31, 2012 You Did Build That Unknown
Aug. 30, 2012 Pitts Sponsors Alzheimer's Conference at Lancaster General Unknown
July 18, 2012 Hearing of the Health Subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce Committee - Using Innovation to Reform Medicare Physician Payment Washington, DC
July 18, 2012 Pitts and Cassidy Ask HRSA to End 340B Uncertainty Unknown
July 11, 2012 The Mercury - Don't Forget About the 20 Other Obamacare Taxes Unknown
July 6, 2012 Committee Analysis Highlights Most Effective Strategies to Prevent Teenage Pregnancy Washington, DC
June 21, 2012 Hearing of the Health Subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce Committee - The National Institutes of Health -- A Review of Its Reforms, Priorities, and Progress Unknown
June 20, 2012 House Passes Completed FDA Reform Bill Washington, DC
June 19, 2012 China's One-Child Policy Washington, DC
June 15, 2012 The White House Makes a Deal Unknown
June 8, 2012 Hearing of the Health Subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce Committee - Examining the Appropriateness of Standards for Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Technologists Unknown
June 7, 2012 Pitts Votes to Repeal Job Destroying Medical Device Tax Unknown

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