WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representative Trey Gowdy (SC-04) announces he will tour Orbis Health Solutions in Greenville, SC on Thursday, February 23, 2012. Orbis Health Solutions received an Orphan Drug Designation for neuroblastoma and is working on the clinical trials in conjunction with the Children’s Hospital at Greenville Hospital System. Rep. Gowdy is the chairman of the Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on the District of Columbia, Healthcare, Archives, and the Census. Rep. Gowdy’s s...
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Today, Representative Trey Gowdy (SC-04) released the following statement in response to last night’s State of the Union Address by President Obama. “Regrettably the President took what was supposed to be a "State of the Union" and turned it into a state of his re-election bid. It is disappointing to see someone willing to divide this country solely for the sake of his political fortunes. This is the 3rd State of the Union address the President has given and there is still no plan to save socia...
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Today, Representative Trey Gowdy (SC-04) released the following statement in response to the President’s decision to raise the debt limit. “Less than 6 months removed from last summer’s so called debt crisis – we are on the verge yet again of committing an act of generational embezzlement. We are on the verge of assigning another trillion dollars of debt to our children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren because we cannot muster the courage to make hard decisions. We cannot bring ourselves...
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The House Oversight Subcommittee on Health Care will hold a hearing tomorrow morning to examine the causes behind the shortages of more than 200 older generic drugs that are usually sold at slim profit margins. The shortages have caused patients to miss or delay chemotherapy, as well as to receive inferior antibiotics, anesthetics and intravenous nutrition, according to Dr. Scott Gottlieb, a resident fellow at the American Enterprise Institute. Read More
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As we get closer to the Administration’s projected August 2, 2011, deadline for raising the debt limit, my constituents are concerned we will not keep promises made to seniors, veterans, and military personnel. For this reason, I am introducing the Ensuring America’s Promises Act of 2011, H.R. 2534, which statutorily directs the following obligations continue should the debt limit be reached, now or in the future: · Interest on the debt · Military active duty pay · Social Security benefits · Med...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DATE: July 12, 2011 CONTACT: Robert Hughes PHONE: 202-225-6030 Gowdy Calls on President to Follow Law, Propose Medicare Reform WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Representative Trey Gowdy (SC-04) chaired a hearing of the Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Health Care, District of Columbia, Census and the National Archives entitled “Fulfilling a Legal Duty: Triggering a Medicare Plan from the Administration.” As part of the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Mo...
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Today Congressman Gowdy (SC-04) issued the following statement on his vote to pass H.R. 2, the repeal of the healthcare bill passed in 2010. “Reforming our nation’s healthcare system is much needed and long overdue. But the healthcare takeover is replete with burdensome taxes and regulations, increases the size and scope of the federal government and contravenes the letter and spirit of the Constitution. Repealing this legislation, however, is not the end of the road. I look forward to addressin...
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