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  <name>Rep. Walter Herger [R, CA-2]</name>
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      <excerpt> ... served as master of ceremonies and introduced speakers including US Representative Wally Herger, California State Assemblyman Jim Nielsen and Shasta ... </excerpt>
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      <title>Korean War veterans dedicate a memorial</title>
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      <excerpt> Dianne Feinstein, D-San Francisco, Barbara Boxer, D-Oakland, and Rep. Wally Herger, R-Chico, seeking funding from the federal government for this ... </excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...for policy that will ensure doctors receive fair compensation without adding to our already oversized national debt.&quot; Rep. Wally Herger, the top Republican on the House Health Subcommittee, added, &quot;The Democrats' proposed 'fix' is really a shell game de</excerpt>
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      <title>GOP Leaders Denounce Medicare 'Doc Fix'</title>
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      <excerpt>...but a &#8220;shell game designed to mask the true cost of their proposed government takeover of health care,&#8221; Representative Wally Herger wrote in a letter to the American Medical Association today, co-signed by ranking Ways and Means Republican Dave Camp</excerpt>
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      <title>The GOP Flip-Flop on the Doc Fix</title>
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      <excerpt> In one such letter, to Representative Wally Herger, Republican of California, the president of the American Medical Association, J. James Rohack, ... </excerpt>
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      <excerpt> Republican Congressman Wally Herger said the Korea-US FTA should be ratified because US exports to Korea are expected to drop by 8 percent if the Korea-EU ... </excerpt>
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      <title>[Viewpoint] Carpe diem, for free trade deal</title>
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      <excerpt> Colusa Supervisor Kim Vann spoke on behalf of Rep. Wally Herger, R-Chico. Vann choked up as she spoke about Casillas&amp;#39; sacrifice. ... </excerpt>
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      <excerpt> Introduced by Rep. Wally Herger (R-Calif.), HR 689 would reduce unnecessary bureaucracy for OHV enthusiasts looking to use the Chappie-Shasta OHV Area near ... </excerpt>
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      <excerpt> Arnold Schwarzenegger; and keynote speaker Congressman Wally Herger, R-Chico. Cook is retired from the US Marine Corps. The town hall meeting concludes by ... </excerpt>
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      <title>Veterans to be honored at event</title>
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      <excerpt> Our Rep. Wally Herger voted against the House medical reform bill. A not surprising vote, especially since he has accepted donations from the health care ... </excerpt>
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      <excerpt>Rep. Mike Thompson (D-1) Fax: 202-225-4335. Rep. Wally Herger (R-2) Fax: 202-225-1740. Rep. Dan Lungren (R-3) Fax: 202-226-1298. Rep. Tom McClintock (R-4) Fax: 202-225-5444. Rep. Doris Matsui (D-5) Fax: 202-225-0566. Rep. ...</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>Joe Wilson (S.C.), Wally Herger (Calif.), Phil Gingrey (Ga.) and Steve Scalise (La.), would bar lawmakers from participating in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program, which they currently use for health insurance. ... insurance  option is the best </excerpt>
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      <excerpt>Rep. Mike Conaway (TX-11), an original co-sponsor of a countering resolution known as The Local Radio Freedom Act, also participated in today&amp;#39;s meeting. Commenting on today&amp;#39;s meeting, NAB Executive Vice President Dennis Wharton issued ...</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>In one such letter, to Representative Wally Herger, Republican of California, the president of the American Medical Association, J. James Rohack, noted that Mr. Herger and other Republicans on the tax-writing Ways and Means Committee, ...</excerpt>
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