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Senator James 'Jim' E. Risch's Public Statements on Health and Health Care

James Risch
Full Name: James 'Jim' E. Risch
Office: U.S. Senate (ID) - Jr, Republican
First Elected: 11/04/2008
Next Election: 2014
Gender: Male
Family: Wife: Vicki; 3 Children: James, Jason, Jordan
Birth Date: 05/03/1943
Birth Place: Milwaukee, WI
Home City: Boise, ID
Religion: Catholic

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April 19, 2013 Bipartisan Group of Senators Reintroduce RECA Amendments Act Washington, DC
March 30, 2012 The Wall Street Journal - ObamaCare Will Punish State Budgets Unknown
Feb. 28, 2012 E-Newsletter: Contraceptive Requirements Threaten Conscience Rights Unknown
Feb. 22, 2012 Letter to President Obama Washington, DC
Jan. 6, 2012 Senator Hutchison and 35 Senate Colleagues Challenge Obama Health Care Law Washington, DC
Oct. 5, 2011 Letter to The Honorable Kathleen Sebelius U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Washington, DC
May 18, 2011 Letter to Donald Berwick, M.D., Administrator, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Washington, DC
April 12, 2011 Bipartisan Group Introduces RECA Amendments Act of 2011 Washington, DC
March 2, 2011 Statements on Introduced Bills and Joint Resolutions Washington, DC
Feb. 10, 2011 Health Care Law Update Unknown
Feb. 4, 2011 Senators Move to Block Implementation of Obama Health Law Pending Lawsuit Resolution Unknown
Feb. 4, 2011 Senators Move to Block Implementation of Obama Health Law Pending Lawsuit Resolution Washington, DC
Jan. 31, 2011 Risch Commends Florida Health Care Law Ruling Washington, DC
Aug. 6, 2010 Idaho Senators Seek Exclusion of Taxpayer-Funded Abortion Payments in Health Care Reform Law Washington, DC
June 23, 2010 Repeal and Replace the Health Care Reform Law Unknown
April 19, 2010 Letter to Senators Conrad and Gregg Washington, DC
March 25, 2010 Statement on Passage of Health Care Reconciliation Bill Unknown
March 24, 2010 Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 Washington, DC
March 23, 2010 Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 Washington, DC
March 12, 2010 Health Care Reform Update Unknown
Jan. 7, 2010 Letter To The Honorable Harry Reid, Majority Leader Of The Senate Washington, DC
Dec. 24, 2009 Statement on Passage of Senate Health Bill Washington, DC
Dec. 22, 2009 Further Changes To S. Con. Res. 13 Pursuant Washington, DC
Dec. 14, 2009 Health Care Reform Washington, DC
Nov. 23, 2009 Risch, Udall Introduce Forest Health Initiative Washington, DC
Nov. 21, 2009 Risch Says Get Health Care Reform Right, Not Quick Washington, DC
Nov. 19, 2009 Risch Reads Latest Senate Health Care Proposal Washington, DC
Oct. 18, 2009 The Risch Report - Special Health Care Edition Unknown
Oct. 13, 2009 Statement on Senate Finance Committee Health Care Bill Unknown
Sept. 24, 2009 Letter to The Honorable Barack Obama, President of the United States Unknown
Sept. 18, 2009 Newsletter - Special Health Care Edition Unknown
Sept. 16, 2009 Statement on Latest Health Care Reform Proposal Washington, DC
Sept. 10, 2009 Responsible Health Care Reform Unknown
Sept. 9, 2009 Statement Following President Obama's Health Care Address to Congress Washington, DC
July 24, 2009 The Risch Report Unknown
July 16, 2009 Letter To Senator Harry Reid, Majority Leader, U.S. Senate Washington, DC
May 1, 2009 Letter To The Honorable Tom Harkin and Arlen Specter, Chairman And Ranking Member, Senate Subcommittee On Labor, Health And Human Services, Education And Related Agencies Washington, DC
March 24, 2009 Hearing of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations - Alleviating Global Hunger: Challenges and Opportunities for U.S. Leadership Washington, DC
June 6, 2006 Executive Order No. 2006-18 - Directing the Reorganization of the Department of Health and Welfare Boise, ID
Issue Position: Health Care Unknown

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