Mac Thornberry (R-TX) - Health

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The U.S. should not expand the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP). "I will vote to sustain the President's veto in large measure because to pass a bill that funds a growing program with a declining revenue source is irresponsible and all taxpayers would have ultimately suffered the consequences."

The government should not negotiate drug prices with pharmaceutical companies. Eliminating that competition in favor of government price-fixing could increase costs, reduce the choices available, or both

UNKNOWN: Should the U.S. government provide universal healthcare?

UNKNOWN: Should the government regulate the cost of healthcare?

UNKNOWN: Is abstinence-only sex education effective?

UNKNOWN: Should the U.S. permit the import of prescription drugs from Canada?

UNKNOWN: Do people have a right to affordable healthcare?

UNKNOWN: Should the FDA regulate tobacco products?

UNKNOWN: Should the U.S. implement a single-payer health care system?

UNKNOWN: Should the U.S. do more to fight HIV/AIDS in Africa?

UNKNOWN: Do you use lip balm regularly?

UNKNOWN: Would a universal healthcare system require a tax increase?

UNKNOWN: Is the use of birth control equivalent to abortion?

UNKNOWN: Should physician-assisted suicide be legal?

UNKNOWN: Should contraceptives be covered by health insurance plans?

UNKNOWN: Is the FDA's drug approval process effective?

UNKNOWN: Should health insurance pricing favor those who meet physical standards?

UNKNOWN: Should adults be required by law to purchase health insurance?

UNKNOWN: When does life begin?

UNKNOWN: Should the government impose smoking bans?

UNKNOWN: Should medical providers have the right to refuse medical care they find morally objectionable?

UNKNOWN: Should healthcare reform include a government-sponsored health insurance option?

UNKNOWN: Should employers be required to offer health insurance to full-time employees?

UNKNOWN: Should the government require labeling of genetically modified food?

UNKNOWN: Is "third-hand smoke" a viable concern?

UNKNOWN: Should a legal guardian be able to make life and death medical decisions for an individual in a persistant vegetative state if there is no living will?

UNKNOWN: Do humans have souls?

UNKNOWN: Should chain restaurants be required to display calorie counts on their menus?

UNKNOWN: Should employers offer health savings accounts?

UNKNOWN: Is Cuba's healthcare system effective?

UNKNOWN: Should insurance premiums be tax-deductible?

UNKNOWN: Should employer health care plans offer equivalent benefits for both mental health and physical conditions?

UNKNOWN: Will health care reform legislation be passed in 2009?

UNKNOWN: Is it necessary to grow food organically?

UNKNOWN: Should there be limits on the amount of damages awarded in medical malpractice suits?

UNKNOWN: Has media coverage of the swine flu outbreak been overblown?

UNKNOWN: Is there a link between childhood vaccinations and autism?

UNKNOWN: Should smoking be prohibited in all indoor public places?

UNKNOWN: Should the vaccine for human papillomavirus (HPV) be mandatory?

UNKNOWN: Are vaccines containing thimerosal safe?