RSC Republican Study Committee

• Price Brings a New Focus on Outreach to the RSC Oct 27, 2009  - By Jackie Kucinich The Republican Study Committee has been a conservative policy shop by tradition, but Chairman Tom Price (Ga.) has been working to expand the reach and scope of the group and to delve into areas beyond talking points and legislation. An internal watchdog for fiscal... More

• Conservatives Back McChrystal Oct 16, 2009  - By Jed Babbin In the most direct challenge to President Obama’s indecision on Afghanistan so far, House conservatives yesterday said that the president should end his delays and adopt the recommendations of Gen. Stanley McChrystal for a troop surge and counterinsurgency strategy in... More

• RSC Unmoved After ‘Candid’ Meeting With Sebelius Oct 8, 2009  - By Jackie Kucinich President Barack Obama’s top health official acknowledged that the GOP has ideas to contribute to the health reform debate during a “very candid” meeting with members of the Republican Study Committee on Wednesday evening, according to the chairman of the conservative... More

• RSC Gets Meeting With Sebelius Oct 5, 2009  - By Jackie Kucinich Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius will meet Wednesday with members of the conservative Republican Study Committee to discuss health care reform. The meeting comes at the invitation of RSC Chairman Tom Price (Ga.). “We are pleased to welcome Secretary... More

• Piling Trouble on a Torn Net Sep 21, 2009  - The Price Plan Price, head of the conservative House Republican Study Committee, is concerned about the proposed Medicaid expansion, in part because he says patients may suffer. Changing Medicaid to cover a wider population, Price said, “would be a remarkably regrettable action on the part... More

• Power to the Patients, Please Sep 9, 2009  - President Obama has made the calculated political decision to sell the Democrats' heavy-handed government revamp as the one and only possible reform to our medical delivery system. He has also consistently mischaracterized our healthcare system as thoroughly broken, a veritable healthcare crisis. ... More

• Democrats are the ideologues on health care Sep 8, 2009  - In the health-care debate, like the just-begun football season, everything that happened in August was mere prelude to September, when the real games and head-knocking get under way. As in football, however, there are some lessons from August that we ought to keep in mind going forward. One is... More

• House Republicans Unveil $700B Health Care Plan Jul 29, 2009  - House Republicans on Wednesday unveiled a $700 billion health care plan that would offer tax credits to help people buy insurance, yet unlike Democratic proposals, wouldn't require either individuals or employers to get coverage. Some of the ideas in the plan appeal to moderate Democrats, but... More

• House Conservative Group Asserts Relevance Mar 16, 2009  - Since its creation as an internal conservative watchdog decades ago, the House Republican Study Committee has been transformed into a mainstream institution, with nearly two-thirds of the House GOP Conference claiming membership, including nearly all of the GOP’s elected leadership. But the... More

• 'Wonderful Time' for Conservatives Despite Poll Losses Feb 3, 2009  - They are out of power after consecutive Election Day beatings, and recession has made the concept of fiscal restraint an even tougher sell than in years past. Yet Tom Price says it's a "wonderful time" to be a conservative. The Georgia congressman recently took over as chairman of the Republican... More

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