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Representative Melvin 'Mel' Luther Watt's Public Statements on Health and Health Care

Full Name: Melvin 'Mel' Luther Watt
Office: U.S. House (NC) - District 12, Democratic
First Elected: 1992
Last Elected: 11/06/2012
Next Election: 2014
Gender: Male
Family: Wife: Eulada; 2 Children: Brian, Jason
Birth Date: 08/26/1945
Birth Place: Charlotte, North Carolina
Home City: Charlotte, NC
Religion: Presbyterian - Christian
Date Title Location
April 17, 2013 Letter to Chairman Aderholt and Ranking Member Farr, Subcommittee on Agriculture - Additional Funding for Child Nutrition Programs Washington, DC
June 7, 2012 Health Care Cost Reduction Act of 2012 Washington, DC
Nov. 22, 2011 Letter to Chairmen Leahy and Granger, and Ranking Members Graham and Lowey Washington, DC
Jan. 18, 2011 Repealing the Job-Killing Health Care Law Act Washington, DC
July 29, 2010 Letter to the Honorable Barack Obama, President of the United States Washington, DC
March 22, 2010 Congressman Watt's Statement On Passage Of The Health Care Reform Bill Washington, DC
Nov. 9, 2009 Congressman Watt Responds To Passage Of The Affordable Health Care For America Act Washington, DC
May 21, 2009 Hearing of the House Financial Services Committee - Legislative Proposals to Improve the Efficiency and Oversight of Municipal Finance Washington, DC
Nov. 9, 2007 Remember Troops, Veterans and Their Families This Veterans Day Washington, DC
June 23, 2005 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006 Washington, DC
Feb. 8, 2005 An Immoral Budget Proposal Washington, DC
March 10, 2004 Personal Responsibility in Food Consumption Act - Part 2 Washington, DC
March 10, 2004 Personal Responsibility in Food Consumption Act - Part 1 Washington, DC
March 10, 2004 Personal Responsibility in Food Consumption Act - Part 5 Washington, DC
March 10, 2004 Personal Responsibility in Food Consumption Act - Part 4 Washington, DC
March 10, 2004 Personal Responsibility in Food Consumption Act - Part 3 Washington, DC
Jan. 1, 2012 Issue Position: Health Care Unknown
Jan. 1, 2012 Issue Position: Health Care Unknown
Jan. 1, 2010 Issue Position: American Recovery & Reinvestment Act Unknown
Jan. 1, 2010 Issue Position: Health Care Unknown
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