Jim Webb presidential campaign, 2016/Federal assistance programs

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Former presidential candidate
Jim Webb

Political offices:
U.S. Senator
(2007-2013)

Webb on the issues:
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  • In 2007, Jim Webb co-sponsored S.901 - the Health Care Safety Net Act of 2007, which proposed amending "the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize appropriations for FY2008-FY2012 for health centers to meet the health care needs of medically underserved populations."[1]
  • In 2007, Webb co-sponsored S.3 - the Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2007, which proposed expressing "the sense of Congress that Congress should enact, and the President should sign, legislation to amend part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide for fair prescription drug prices for Medicare beneficiaries."[2]
  • In 2007, Webb co-sponsored S.1195 - the Comprehensive Entitlement Reform Commission Act of 2007, which proposed establishing "the Comprehensive Entitlement Reform Commission to review Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid and make comprehensive recommendations to sustain the solvency and stability of these programs for future generations."[3]

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