Charles Boustany Quotes
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This country doesn't have a revenue problem - it has a spending problem.
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It is an honor to join my former colleague in Congress, Jim McCrery, and the very talented team at Capitol Counsel.
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As a doctor, I saw firsthand the problems many patients face finding a doctor, navigating the system, and paying their health care bills.
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Americans deserve the best health care system in the world - one that emphasizes quality but reduces cost so all Americans can participate.
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I want to dig in before I finish with a career here in Congress - be known as someone who was a really serious legislator, who had really good ideas and was willing to work across the aisle to get broad consensus to solve some of these problems the country is facing.
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The 1996 welfare reform law, for the first time, connected welfare benefits with an expectation that recipients would work or participate in training. That work requirement led to record increases in employment and earnings and a record decrease in poverty and welfare dependence after it was enacted.
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Working together in a bipartisan way, we can truly lower the cost of health care while improving quality for the American people.
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Washington Democrats see the IRS' overextended resources and automatically think the answer is to take and spend more of your tax dollars. I disagree.
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Trade transcends party lines here in Washington, and it unifies stakeholders across the globe.
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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.
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The incredible resiliency and spirit of the people of Louisiana is inspiring, to say the least.
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Trade plays an important role in empowering our nation, growing its economy, creating domestic jobs, and enhancing American competitiveness in the global chain of commerce.
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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.
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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.
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Reducing health care costs for families requires increased competition in health insurance.
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As a physician, I treated hundreds of patients who needed long-term care, including ones with Alzheimer's.
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Just like American families, government agencies need to start doing more with less, and the Internal Revenue Service is no exception.
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American workers need a common-sense plan to make small businesses and entrepreneurs competitive again - not simply more government spending.
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Health reform should be open and transparent.
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Leaders need to compromise, negotiate with members of both parties and ideologies, and reform health care the right way - by developing a strong plan that encompasses the needs of all Americans.
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Having more customers means nothing if America's small businesses cannot obtain the required capital to support their exports in the competitive international markets.
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The United States cannot achieve significant economic growth without expanding exports.
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I first learned of the value of employee stock ownership plans while representing Louisiana's 3rd congressional district, home of employee-owned Acadian Ambulance.
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The tax code's complexity adds enormous costs to families and businesses across the country and takes nothing short of an army of federal bureaucrats to enforce.