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Monday, October 12, 2009
- Met with Doctors from Oakland County Medical Society to discuss health care reform legislation.
- Met with Doctors from American Osteopathic Association to discuss health care reform legislation.
- Met with AT&T to discuss regulations of the wireless industry
- Met with Association for Advanced Life Underwriting to discuss tax issues.
- Toured Chrysler Tech Center with Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood.
- Attended Alliance of Coalitions for Healthy Communities Celebration of Champions event highlighting the work of local coalitions in Oakland County.
- Traveled back to D.C.
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
- The U.S. House met at 2:00 p.m. for legislative business with votes postponed until 6:30 p.m.
- Met with Trade Subcommittee Staff to review the week's trade agenda and pending trade issues
- Met with EU Trade Commissioner to discuss international trade issues.
- Attend Meeting of Democratic Members of the House.
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
- The U.S. House met at 10:00 a.m. for legislative business. Debated and voted on several pieces of legislation.
- Attended Meeting of Democratic Members of the House to discuss health care reform legislation.
- Met with officials from Treasury Department to discuss the Treasury Department’s issuance of its semi-annual Report to Congress on International Economic and Exchange Rate Policies.
- Attended Meeting with Ways and Means Democrats to discuss health care reform legislation
- Met with Panama’s Minister of Commerce and Industry to discuss trade issues.
- Attended briefing with Colleagues and Ron Bloom, White House Senior Counselor for Manufacturing Policy, to discuss a sustainable national manufacturing policy.
- Met with Lt. Governor John Cherry to discuss current developments in Michigan.
- The Congressional-Executive Commission on China published its 2009 Annual Report. The Commission was created by Congress in 2000 to monitor human rights and the development of the rule of law in China. The full text of this year’s report is available at www.cecc.gov, along with a PDF containing case records of 1,279 political prisoners currently detained or imprisoned in China.
Thursday, October 15, 2009
- The U.S. House met at 10:00 a.m. for legislative business. Debated and voted on several pieces of legislation including the Conference Report to H.R. 2892- the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act.
- Attended Meeting of Democratic Members of the House to discuss health care reform legislation.
- Attended Meeting of the Ways and Means Committee to approve a procedural measure to send H.R. 3200, the America’s Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009, to the House Committee on the Budget with reconciliation instructions.
- Interview with MSNBC to discuss unemployment in Michigan.
- Met with Australia’s Minister of Trade to discuss international trade issues.
Friday, October 16, 2009
- No Votes scheduled in the U.S. House.
- Worked in office.
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