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Washington, D.C. – Representative Gus Bilirakis, Vice-Chairman of the House Committee on Veterans Affairs, today testified before the House Veterans Affairs Subcommittee on Health about his bill, the Creating Options for Veterans' Expedited Recovery (COVER) Act. Bilirakis' bipartisan legislation will establish a commission to examine VA's current therapy model and the potential benefits in incorporating complementary alternative therapies.
Washington, D.C. – Representative Gus Bilirakis issued the following statement on the Obama Administration's decision to move forward with Executive Action on immigration:
"As a second generation Greek American, I have a firsthand understanding of the importance and power of the American dream, as well as the sensitivity and passion surrounding immigration reform. There is no doubt our immigration system is broken, but President Obama cannot act unilaterally and refuse to work with Congress. In the President's own words: ‘That's not how our democracy functions.'
Washington, D.C. – Representative Gus Bilirakis, member of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health, today continued his oversight of the Ebola crisis, questioning officials from the National Institute of Health (NIH), Centers for Disease Control (CDC), and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) about the development of medical products to treat Ebola.
Washington, D.C. – Representative Gus Bilirakis, member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, today joined a bipartisan effort to pass H.R. 5682 in the House of Representatives, a bill to approve the Keystone XL pipeline.
Washington, D.C. – Representative Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) is pleased to announce two free Identity Theft Prevention Fairs on November 10. Both sessions will cover the same material.
Washington, D.C. – Representative Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Vice-Chairman of the House Committee on Veterans Affairs, released the following statement on the release of Sgt. Tahmooressi from prison in Mexico:
Washington, D.C. – Representative Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), is pleased to announce two free Identity Theft Prevention Fairs on November 10. Both sessions will cover the same material.
From his perch on the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health, U.S. Rep. Gus Bilirakis, R-Fla., has turned his focus on the Ebola threat in recent days. At the end of last week, Bilirakis called for President Barack Obama to work with local governments in readying for the threat.
Washington, D.C. – Representative Gus Bilirakis, member of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health, today met with local health care officials and first responders to discuss Ebola readiness and preparedness.
On October 1, 2013, Healthcare.gov – the main website for the President's health care law – went live. The President and his allies in the House and Senate sold this law on a number of promises – the ability to keep your plan and doctor, and an average reduction of $2500 in premiums for a family of four, to name a few.
For years, those who opposed the law, like me, have been publicly saying that the law would:
Raise premiums;
Reduce access to doctors and hospitals;
Cut Medicare by $500 billion[1];