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U.S. Representative Emerson: It's Time To Put People First

October 29, 2009 Jo Ann Emerson

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U.S. Representative Jo Ann Emerson, Missouri, 8th District

In Washington, D.C., she is a high-profile leader on agriculture, energy, health care and other issues that disproportionately affect Americans in rural parts of the country.

Health care reform has gripped the Congress for the better part of the year now, and we are finally getting to the core of this debate: cost. Without an affordable system of health care, we’ll forever have problems with access. As the U.S. Representative from Southern Missouri, I see the challenges posed to patients and providers alike in our health care system every day. However, the proposals on the table in Congress are notable not for what they propose but for what they lack. Because of the raw politicization of the health care d... more >>>