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Senator Amy Klobuchar's Public Statements on Health and Health Care

Amy Klobuchar
Full Name: Amy Klobuchar
Office: U.S. Senate (MN) - Sr, Democratic/Farmer/Labor
First Elected: 11/07/2006
Last Elected: 11/06/2012
Next Election: 2018
Gender: Female
Family: Husband: John Bessler; 1 Child: Abigail
Birth Date: 05/25/1960
Birth Place: Plymouth, MN
Home City: Minneapolis, MN
Religion: Congregationalist

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May 6, 2013 Letter to Dr. Margaret Hamburg, Commissioner for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration - End Infant Drug Shortage Unknown
April 30, 2013 Klobuchar Highlights Efforts to Step Up Research for Curing Alzheimer's and Other Brain Diseases Washington, DC
March 25, 2013 Klobuchar, Tester Introduce Legislation to Help Wrongly Discharged Veterans Get the Benefits They Deserve Washington, DC
March 21, 2013 Klobuchar, Moran, Collins, Heitkamp Introduce Bipartisan Immigration Legislation to Boost Number of Doctors as Part of Comprehensive Immigration Reform Washington, DC
March 21, 2013 Hatch, Klobuchar Hail Senate Passage of Amendment Repealing Medical Device Tax Unknown
March 21, 2013 Klobuchar, Franken, Bipartisan Group of Senators Pass Amendment Showing Strong Support for Repealing Medical Device Tax Washington, DC
March 18, 2013 Thune, Klobuchar Re-introduce Bill to Reduce Hospital Re-admissions through Telehealth Technology Washington, DC
Feb. 7, 2013 Bipartisan Group of Senators Introduce Bill to End $30 Billion Tax on Medical Device Manufacturers Washington, DC
July 9, 2012 Letter to EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson Washington, DC
June 15, 2012 Letter to The Honorable Tom Harkin, Chairman, Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions; The Honorable Michael B. Enzi, Ranking Member, Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions; The Honorable Fred Upton, Chairman, Committee on Energy and Commerce; The Honorable Henry A. Waxman, Ranking Member, Committee on Energy and Commerce Washington, DC
June 15, 2012 Letter to the Honorable Tom Harkin, Chairman on the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, the Honorable Michael B. Enzi, Ranking Member Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, the Honorable Fred Upton, Chairman on the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and the Honorable Henry A. Waxman Ranking Member Committee on Energy and Commerce Washington, DC
Feb. 29, 2012 Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act Washington, DC
Feb. 1, 2012 Klobuchar Fights to Protect Rural Health Care Programs from Significant Cuts Washington, DC
Jan. 26, 2012 Drug Shortages Washington, DC
Dec. 15, 2011 Klobuchar, Franken, Paulsen Introduce Legislation to Help Minnesota Seniors in Fragile Health Receive Comprehensive Medicare Benefits Washington, DC
Nov. 18, 2011 Letter to Donald Berwick, Administrator for the Centers for Medicate & Medicaid Services Washington, DC
Nov. 16, 2011 Senators Seek to Strengthen Farmers' Health Insurance Cooperatives Washington, DC
Oct. 31, 2011 Drug Shortages Washington, DC
Oct. 19, 2011 Letter to Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary of the United States Department of Health & Human Services Washington, DC
Sept. 26, 2011 Letter to Secretary Sebelius, Health and Human Services Washington, DC
June 22, 2011 Sens. Carper and Coburn Lead Bipartisan Legislation to Combat Billions of Dollars in Waste, Fraud and Abuse in Medicare and Medicaid Washington, DC
June 22, 2011 Sens. Carper and Coburn Lead Bipartisan Legislation to Combat Billions of Dollars in Waste, Fraud and Abuse in Medicare and Medicaid Washington, DC
June 17, 2011 The Star Tribune - We All Win With Wellness in Workplace Unknown
May 25, 2011 Small Business Additional Temporary Extension Act of 2011 Washington, DC
May 23, 2011 Letter to The Honorable Barack Obama, President of the United States Washington, DC
May 18, 2011 Letter to Donald Berwick, M.D., Administrator, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Washington, DC
May 14, 2011 Letter to Barack Obama, President of the United States of America Washington, DC
May 5, 2011 Letter to Barack Obama, President of the United States of America Washington, DC
April 4, 2011 Letter to The Honorable Harry Reid, Senate Majority Leader, and The Honorable Mitch McConnell, Senate Minority Leader Washington, DC
March 8, 2011 Klobuchar, Thune Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Improve Rural Health Care Washington, DC
Dec. 2, 2010 Letter to the Honorable Robert Gates, Secretary of Defense, Department of Defense Washington, DC
July 7, 2010 Klobuchar's Legislation Protecting Consumers from Formaldehyde Becomes Law Washington, DC
June 3, 2010 Franken, Sebelius, Mayo, Congressional Delegation Promote Value in Health Care Washington, DC
April 28, 2010 Klobuchar, Franken, Harkin Introduce Bill to Confront Eating Disorders in the U.S. Washington, DC
April 28, 2010 The Minnesota Daily: Bill Aids Eating Disorder Care Unknown
March 30, 2010 Klobuchar, Grassley Introduce Legislation to Recruit Health Professionals to Serve at Veterans' Medical Facilities Washington, DC
March 25, 2010 Klobuchar Statement on Passage of Senate Health Care Reconciliation Bill Washington, DC
March 24, 2010 Klobuchar Announces Passage of Child Nutrition Bill Out of Agriculture Committee Washington, DC
March 23, 2010 MSNBC "The Rachel Maddow Show" - Transcript Unknown
March 9, 2010 Letter to Dr. Daines Unknown
March 3, 2010 Klobuchar: Medicare Fraud Costing Americans Billions and Undermining Quality Health Care Washington, DC
Jan. 12, 2010 Letter to the Honorable Harry Reid, Senate Majority Leader, The Honorable Max Baucus Chairman, Senate Finance Committee, The Honorable Christopher J. Dodd Chairman Senate Banking Committee, The Honorable Tom Harkin Chairman Senate HELP Committee Washington, DC
Dec. 24, 2009 Klobuchar Statement on Passage of Senate Health Care Bill Washington, DC
Dec. 23, 2009 MSNBC "The Rachel Maddow Show" - Transcript Unknown
Dec. 23, 2009 Service Members Home Ownership Tax Act Of 2009 Washington, DC
Dec. 21, 2009 Service Members Home Ownership Tax Act Of 2009 Washington, DC
Dec. 18, 2009 Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2010 Washington, DC
Dec. 15, 2009 MSNBC "Hardball With Chris Matthews" - Transcript Unknown
Dec. 14, 2009 Health Care Reform Washington, DC
Dec. 11, 2009 Letter to The Honorable Harry Reid Majority Leader Washington, DC

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