Open Congress : Blog Articles for Rep. Charles Boustany [R, LA-7]

Down-ballot: NY’s GOP sinks further and Gordon Smith embraces Obama

2008-06-26T14:00:00Z

Just when you think New York’s GOP could not possibly sink further, prompting me to write a post titled “The last throes of New York’s Republican Party, ” the state’s Republicans manage to attract even more ridicule. Following the tragic death

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Cravins challenges Boustany

2008-06-26T00:00:00Z

Cravins challenges Boustany 2TheAdvocate, LA - 8 hours ago Cravins, a lawyer, has said for several weeks that he was likely to challenge incumbent US Rep. Charles Boustany Jr., R-Lafayette, and is the first.

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Dems land recruit against Boustany

2008-06-26T00:00:00Z

State senator Don Cravins Jr. will challenge Rep. Charles Boustany (R-La.) for conservative district.

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Patient-controlled EHR legislation introduced

2008-06-25T18:13:48Z

Patient-controlled EHR legislation introduced “Rep. Charles Boustany (R-La.) introduced legislation to give patients better control of their health recor

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Charles Boustany Introduces Patient-Controlled HealthIT Act To Improve Care, Reduce Cost, USA

2008-06-25T08:00:00Z

Charles Boustany Introduces Patient-Controlled HealthIT Act To Improve Care, Reduce Cost, USA U.S. Rep. Charles W.
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Medical News Today News Alert

2008-06-25T00:00:00Z
Charles Boustany Introduces Patient-Controlled HealthIT Act To Improve Care, Reduce Cost, USA US Rep. Charles W. Boustany, Jr., MD, R-Southwest Louisiana, introduced the Patient-Controlled HealthIT Act (HR 6345) to allow patients to ...

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Charles Boustany Introduces Patient-Controlled HealthIT Act To ...

2008-06-25T00:00:00Z
US Rep. Charles W. Boustany, Jr., MD, R-Southwest Louisiana, introduced the Patient-Controlled HealthIT Act (HR 6345) to allow patients to control their medical records. "In the aftermath of Hurricanes Rita and Katrina, ...

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Charles Boustany Introduces Patient-Controlled HealthIT Act To ...

2008-06-25T00:00:00Z
Forum: Medical News Today Posted By: News Post Time: 25-06-2008 at 02:20 AM.

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Dems Get Ambitious in Louisiana

2008-06-25T00:00:00Z
But one rare setback for the Democratic Party was its failure to recruit a strong challenger against Republican Rep. Charles Boustany Jr., who was a freshmen seeking re-election in southwestern Louisianaâ€™s 7th District, which had long ...

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Democrats land recruit against Boustany

2008-06-25T00:00:00Z
Blog: Democrats landed a well-regarded recruit to challenge Rep. Charles Boustany (R-La.)

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2008-06-24T23:50:52Z
write a post titled “The last throes of New York’s Republican Party, ” the state’s Republicans manage to attract even more ridicule. Following the tragic death of their last-minute candidate Frank Powers, the Staten Island GOP has been brainstormin

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Patient-controlled EHR legislation introduced

2008-06-24T05:59:00Z
Rep. Charles Boustany (R-La.) introduced legislation to give patients better control of their health records through various information technology channels

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Patient-controlled EHR legislation introduced

2008-06-24T00:00:00Z
Rep. Charles Boustany (R-La.) introduced legislation to give patients better control of their health records through various information technology channels.

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The Case for Personal Control in HealthIT (Rep. Charles Boustany ...

2008-06-24T00:00:00Z
During my career as a heart surgeon, I saw too many patients who were trapped in a paper-based healthcare system that led to duplicative tests and tragic and avoidable medical errors. Despite the advancement of innovative health ...

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The US should enact a balanced budget amendment. (National Debt)

2008-06-23T00:00:00Z
Cosponser of HJRes.1 Balanced Budget resolution.

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Bill Action: Introduced: HR 6345: To establish a demonstration ...

2008-06-22T00:00:00Z
Rep. Charles Boustany [R-LA] introduced HR 6345: To establish a demonstration program to provide financial incentives to encourage the adoption and use of interactive personal health records and to encourage health information exchange ...

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The Making of a House Race 2008

2008-06-22T00:00:00Z
It is currently represented in the House by a Republican, Charles Boustany, who was elected four years ago. In fact, Boustany was in his first year in the House when Hurricane Katrina swept through the Gulf Coast region â€” although it ...

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Democrats to benefit from US lobbyâ€™s cash

2008-06-20T00:00:00Z
Charles Boustany, also supported by J street, recently sent a letter to secretary of state Condoleezza rice in which he urged greater Us funding for Palestinian Authority reforms. Mr Boustany, an Arab-American and the only republican in ...

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JStreet Endorses Congressional Candidates

2008-06-19T07:15:18Z
JStreet Endorses Congressional Candidates June 19, 2008 at 12:15 am · Filed under Mideast Peace, Politics & Society JStreet, ... will be: Donna Edwards (Candidate, MD-04) Debbie Halvorson (Candidate, IL-11) Rep
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Boustany Officially a RINO

2008-06-19T00:00:00Z
Congressman Charles Boustany was in Acadiana with Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals Secretary Alan Levin for the purpose of recruiting families with children to become members of Entitlement Nation. Instead of following the ...

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