Replacing your family's current health care with government-run health care is not the answer. In fact, it'll make health care much more expensive.
I first learned of the value of employee stock ownership plans while representing Louisiana's 3rd congressional district, home of employee-owned Acadian Ambulance.
American workers need a common-sense plan to make small businesses and entrepreneurs competitive again - not simply more government spending.
The robust benefits of employee stock ownership plans are hard to beat.
The United States cannot achieve significant economic growth without expanding exports.
I've supported the process of getting to a good Trans-Pacific Partnership deal.
Encouraging wellness and prevention helps improve quality of life and can lower costs, too. I saw too many patients who had poor health because of their decisions, but too often, all they needed was a doctor to help point them in the right direction.
Just like American families, government agencies need to start doing more with less, and the Internal Revenue Service is no exception.
As a physician, I treated hundreds of patients who needed long-term care, including ones with Alzheimer's.
Before we start making blanket statements about abolishing the IRS, I think it's important to focus on what the tax code for the 21st century should look like.
Having witnessed the success of Acadian Ambulance firsthand over the years, I became a champion for the employee stock ownership plan business model. This was easy to do based on the evidence that employee stock ownership plans are reliable, high-performing sources of retirement security.
While Obama's economic policies have failed to spur growth, our anti-poverty programs have long failed to promote upward mobility and move people from welfare to work.
Health reform should be open and transparent.
Having access to affordable, available health care is not a Republican or Democrat issue.
This federal welfare system is large, fragmented, and growing in cost. This system may have started out with good intentions, but it has become a confusing maze of programs that are overlapping, duplicative, poorly coordinated and difficult to administer.
Medicaid is a deeply flawed program.
The American people deserve their government to be open and accountable.
It is my responsibility to ensure the Internal Revenue Service respects the Constitutional rights of all Americans while enforcing the nation's laws.
It is an honor to join my former colleague in Congress, Jim McCrery, and the very talented team at Capitol Counsel.
Washington Democrats see the IRS' overextended resources and automatically think the answer is to take and spend more of your tax dollars. I disagree.