Arkansas Legislature – Page 154

Hats Off to Reps. Lampkin and Wardlaw

Jan 28, 2011Jerry1 CommentLegislatureArkansas Legislature, Healthcare

This past Tuesday, Representative David Meeks presented a bill to the Arkansas House of Representatives’ Public Health Committee in Little Rock. The bill, HB 1053, would have prevented Arkansans from being penalized for failing to purchase government-approved health insurance under the recently-passed federal healthcare law.

Sadly, the bill was voted down, 12 to 7. However, an interesting thing happened: Two Democrats voted for the bill, Sheilla Lampkin and Jeff Wardlaw.

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How Did Your Rep. Vote on HB1053?

Jan 25, 2011JerryLegislatureArkansas Legislature, Healthcare

Below is the final vote on HB 1053, a bill by Rep. David Meeks that would prevent Arkansans from being penalized for failing to purchase government-approved healthcare under the new federal healthcare law.

If your representative is on the House Public Health Committee, you can see how he or she voted below.

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Some Photos from Around the Capitol Today

Jan 19, 2011JerryLegislatureArkansas Legislature

Our day at the Capitol got off to an early start today. We ate breakfast in the Capitol’s cafeteria, and then went to a morning event sponsored by Senator Boozman, followed by committee meetings, and a whole slew of activities in between. As we’ve said before, you can tag along with us at the Capitol by following Family Council on Facebook and Twitter.

Below are some pictures of the day’s activities. (more…)