With no time to spare, Dr. Waseem Makhoul was finally granted a federal work permit extension on February 16 that allowed him to continue treating patients in Southwest Washington. Dr. Makhoul and his clinic serve residents throughout the region, many of whom are economically disadvantaged and medically underserved. A little more than one month prior, Dr. Makhoul contacted Congresswoman Jaime Herrera Beutler’s office in pursuit of her assistance. “I am really worried about my practice because I ...
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Following yesterday’s successful bipartisan vote by Congress to repeal last year’s health care overhaul, Congresswoman Jaime Herrera Beutler voted today to set the stage for replacing Obamacare with patient-centered solutions. In addition, Herrera Beutler supported an amendment to provide a “doc fix” so that doctors can continue to afford treating seniors in Southwest Washington. Herrera Beutler released the following statement in response to Thursday’s votes: “Now we begin making progress to lo...
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Congresswoman Jaime Herrera Beutler today voted to take the first step in restarting America’s health care reform by supporting the repeal of last year’s health care overhaul. Herrera Beutler joined 244 of her Republican and Democrat colleagues in successfully passing the H.R. 2, the “Repealing the Job-Killing Health Care Law Act,” out of the U.S. House of Representatives. Tomorrow, the House will vote on a resolution instructing the relevant House Committees to report new health care reform leg...
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Residents of Southwest Washington deserve low-cost, accessible, quality health care. Unfortunately, the "Obamacare" health care bill that became law last year didn't bring us closer to such a goal. This year we have a chance to start over with reform that actually lowers costs and improves the quality of health care for all Americans. Both parties are to blame for our broken health care system. When Republicans were in the majority, they failed to put forth their own solutions. Democrats deserve...
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