Friday, April 14, 2017

Update from Congress

 Rep. Louie Gohmert 

Dear Robert,

 

This week I am honored to have Congressman Louie Gohmert on the call. 

 

Serving his seventh term in the United States House of Representatives, Congressman Louie Gohmert was first sworn in January 4, 2005. He proudly represents the First District of Texas which encompasses over 12 counties stretching nearly 120 miles down the state's eastern border.
 

A favorite among Tea Party groups, Louie speaks often as a fellow Tea Party advocate across Texas and the United States. He boldly stands on America's founding principles and is constantly coming up with big, innovative ideas solidly based on Constitutional fundamentals.
 

Louie serves on numerous House committees and subcommittees. Congressman Gohmert is the Vice Chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee and the Vice Chair of the Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security.


Prior to being elected to serve in Congress, Louie was elected to three terms as District Judge in Smith County, Texas. During his tenure on the bench, he gained national and international attention for some of his innovative rulings. He was later appointed by Texas Governor Rick Perry to complete a term as Chief Justice of the 12th Court of Appeals.
 

Rep. Gohmert will be giving us an update on Congress and its work with the Trump administration, and commenting on the healthcare issue.
 

The call will go live April 18 at 12:00 pm (EST). Dial 712-432-0900 and enter code 199176#. If you would like to ask a question, dial *6 to get in queue. 

For God and Country,

Bishop E.W. Jackson 

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Update from Congress

 Rep. Louie Gohmert 

Dear Robert,

 

This week I am honored to have Congressman Louie Gohmert on the call. 

 

Serving his seventh term in the United States House of Representatives, Congressman Louie Gohmert was first sworn in January 4, 2005. He proudly represents the First District of Texas which encompasses over 12 counties stretching nearly 120 miles down the state's eastern border.
 

A favorite among Tea Party groups, Louie speaks often as a fellow Tea Party advocate across Texas and the United States. He boldly stands on America's founding principles and is constantly coming up with big, innovative ideas solidly based on Constitutional fundamentals.
 

Louie serves on numerous House committees and subcommittees. Congressman Gohmert is the Vice Chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee and the Vice Chair of the Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security.


Prior to being elected to serve in Congress, Louie was elected to three terms as District Judge in Smith County, Texas. During his tenure on the bench, he gained national and international attention for some of his innovative rulings. He was later appointed by Texas Governor Rick Perry to complete a term as Chief Justice of the 12th Court of Appeals.
 

Rep. Gohmert will be giving us an update on Congress and its work with the Trump administration, and commenting on the healthcare issue.
 

The call will go live April 18 at 12:00 pm (EST). Dial 712-432-0900 and enter code 199176#. If you would like to ask a question, dial *6 to get in queue. 

For God and Country,

Bishop E.W. Jackson 

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Thursday, April 13, 2017

Responding to your message

Dear Robert,

Thank you for participating in the recent Peninsula town hall. I appreciate your attendance and desire to voice your support or concern for issues facing our nation. We had a great turn out and addressed as many questions as time allowed, however we were not able to get to your question and I wanted to send you a response.

As you may know, healthcare is an incredibly complicated subject. While the Affordable Care Act (ACA) was established with good intentions to provide affordable healthcare to Americans at every income level, it has been anything but good on its promises. Since the enactment of the ACA in 2010, individuals, families, and businesses, year after year, have seen increased premiums and deductibles, lack of choices, and diminished healthcare quality. The unfortunate truth is there is nothing affordable about the Affordable Care Act. 

The ACA has created a tangled mess of regulations, taxes, and mandates. A mess that must be fixed. The government cannot and should not require citizens to engage in commerce that they don’t want to engage in. However, like you, I believe that buying into health insurance is good for the individual and it’s good for society when people join an insurance pool. In order to achieve an affordable patient-centered health care system with more choices and less federal mandates, the ACA must be repealed and replaced.

The first step of the repeal process is a resolution which will set the stage for the repeal and transition period. On January 13, 2017, this first step was initiated when the House passed S. Con. Res. 3, with my support, a simple budget resolution that includes reconciliation instructions for Congress to repeal the ACA.  

Because the repeal resolution passed both the House and Senate, we are now entering the second and final phase of the repeal process: reconciliation. During this phase, certain committees work to produce legislation that would repeal the parts of the ACA under their jurisdiction. Upon the production and passage of the different committee’s pieces, the Budget Committee will compile all parts into one complete piece of legislation for consideration by the House and Senate. Once passed by both chambers and signed into law, we will move into a stable transition period to ensure that no one has the rug pulled out from under them. 

Our replacement, as outlined in the Better Way agenda, will move to a patient focused system, and rein in the cost of healthcare, unlike the ACA which was government-centered. In addition, it will include a number of other common-sense provisions:

          Protect patients with pre-existing conditions;
          Allow dependents up to age 26 to stay on their parents’ plan;
          Preserve Medicare for future generations;
          Advance personalized medicine.

Doing big things is rarely easy- but we cannot and will not let American families down. That is why it is so important to get this bill right and to unite around our shared goal. With the introduction of H.R. 1628, the American Health Care Act, Members have engaged in meaningful conversations about the best path forward and I am pleased to report that we are making progress. One proposal to emerge from recent discussions is a broadly supported concept that will further benefit those purchasing insurance in the individual market. The Palmer-Schweikert amendment creates a $15 billion Federal Invisible Risk Sharing Program that will help states reduce premiums by reimbursing health insurance issuers for high cost individuals beginning in 2018. 

This is a positive step that strengthens our plan, however more work remains. I realize how important it is to keep up momentum so be assured that conversations will continue.

I understand the need to provide affordable, quality healthcare for all Americans. However, the ACA has continuously been a burden to our healthcare system, American taxpayers, and businesses. It needs to be replaced with lower costs, more healthcare options, and better care. Rest assured, that I will work with my colleagues to provide a replacement with common sense solutions for all American families. 

Again, thank you for attending my town hall. I believe it is an important first step in establishing a dialogue with you, and I hope you will continue to voice your comments, concerns, and suggestions in the months to come. I consider it a high honor to serve as your United States Representative, something that I will never forget was bestowed upon me by our wonderful district. I invite you to stay in contact with me by signing up for my e-newsletter here to receive regular updates from Washington D.C. and by joining me on Facebook and Twitter.

Respectfully Yours,

Scott Taylor
Member of Congress

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Monday, April 3, 2017

Here's What A Psychologist Has To Say After Analyzing Trump's Election And Its Aftermath

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Happy Monday!

My newly posted video interview is with an author and psychologist who understands cultural Marxism and where the left is pulling America. I hope you make time to listen to this 19-minute video!

Tim Daughtry, the co-author of "Waking the Sleeping Giant," was recently in Washington, D.C., for a meeting at the White House. I caught up with him afterwards.
              
Listen as Tim discusses:
  • How Republicans should go on offense about the Russian influence-peddling policy when contributions to the Clinton Foundation resulted in the sale of American uranium to a Putin ally,
  • Why the better way for President Donald Trump to deal with health care reform is to start right and move left for votes,
  • Soros and leftists' tactics you can see being played,
  • How American "snowflakes" on college campuses are being cheated,
  • Advice to Trump on taking on the deep state as the stakes of losing threatens the "consent of the governed."
     


Last week – a health care policy expert simplifies what caused a headache for Trump. Listen to Twila Brase here.

Next weekPeter Wood, president of National Association of Scholars on the state of higher education and what can be done.

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Sunday, April 2, 2017

Repeal and Replace?

Dear Robert,

 

Can President Trump and Congress come together on healthcare? That is the question I will be asking Congressman Dave Brat on Tuesday's conference call. Congressman Brat is a member of the House Freedom Caucus, which, as you know, opposed the GOP's healthcare bill. The House Freedom Caucus is committed to a full repeal of Obamacare. I am looking forward to Rep. Brat's insight and update on the deliberations that are happening in DC. 

<<Read Congressman Brat's full bio here>>

 

The call will go live Tuesday, April 4 at 12:00 pm (EST). Dial 712-432-0900 and enter code 199176#. If you would like to ask a question, dial *6 to get in queue. 

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Bishop E.W. Jackson 

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Repeal and Replace?

Dear Robert,

 

Can President Trump and Congress come together on healthcare? That is the question I will be asking Congressman Dave Brat on Tuesday's conference call. Congressman Brat is a member of the House Freedom Caucus, which, as you know, opposed the GOP's healthcare bill. The House Freedom Caucus is committed to a full repeal of Obamacare. I am looking forward to Rep. Brat's insight and update on the deliberations that are happening in DC. 

<<Read Congressman Brat's full bio here>>

 

The call will go live Tuesday, April 4 at 12:00 pm (EST). Dial 712-432-0900 and enter code 199176#. If you would like to ask a question, dial *6 to get in queue. 

For God and Country,

Bishop E.W. Jackson 

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