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Republican from Florida

Ginny Brown-Waite is a Congresswoman who represents west-central Florida, including the counties Citrus, Hernando, and Sumter Counties and parts of Lake, Levy, Marion, Pasco and Polk Counties.

Recent statements involving Ginny Brown-Waite

A president must "obtain Congress' consent before formally accepting the Nobel Prize."

AARP is "the largest reseller of insurance in the country" and "has a vested interest in seeing that the market for reselling supplemental insurance expands."

"Any government-run 'public' plan ... creates an entitlement that will cost another $1 trillion over the next 10 years."

"Any government-run 'public' plan ... forces more employers to drop employee coverage due to rising costs and pay an additional 8% payroll tax for each worker."

Recent stories featuring Ginny Brown-Waite

'Public plan' for health care draws more distortions:

Rep. Ginny Brown-Waite sends out a taxpayer-funded mailing on health reform. We put it to the Truth-O-Meter.

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