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Rep. Crane to Introduce Chiropractic Bill

Legislation Supports Clinton Proposal to Elimination Mandatory Medicare X-Ray
Editorial Staff

Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Congressional Representative Phil Crane (R-Illinois) announced that he will introduce independent legislation in support of President Clinton's effort to eliminate the mandatory Medicare x-ray requirement for chiropractors. The bill (yet to be numbered) will feature almost identical language to the section of the President Clinton's 1997 budget proposal dealing with the elimination of the Medicare x-ray requirement.

Next to Chairman Bill Archer, Representative Crane is the senior-ranking Republican member of the full House Ways and Means Committee. This is one of the key committees having jurisdiction over Medicare in the U.S. House of Representatives.

The introduction of this new bill will establish support for the elimination of mandatory medicare x-rays on the Republican side of the aisle. Representative Crane has a proven track record of support for chiropractic issues and an extensive working relationship with the American Chiropractic Association (ACA).

If you want to show your support for Rep. Crane's bill, you will want to contact the members listed below of both the House Ways and Means Committee, and the House Commerce Committee. You may also get an e-mail listing and other pertinent information of House of Representative members via the World Wide Web at: [url=http://www.house.gov/Whoswho.html]http://www.house.gov/Whoswho.html[/url]

HOUSE WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE

Arizona
J.D. Hayworth (R)
tele: (202) 225-2190
fax: (202) 225-3263

Jerry Weller (R)
tele: (202) 225-3635
fax: (202) 225-3521

New York
Amo Houghton Jr. (R)
tele: (202) 225-3161
fax: (202) 225-5574

California
Xavier Becerra (D)
tele: (202) 225-6235
fax: (202) 225-2202

 

Iowa
Jim Nussle (R)
tele: (202) 225-2911
fax: (202) 225-9129

 

Michael R. McNulty (D)
tele: (202) 225-5076
fax: (202) 225-5077

Wally Herger (R)
tele: (202) 225-3076
fax: N/A

Kentucky
Jim Bunning (R)
tele: (202) 225-3465
fax: (202) 225-0003

Charles Rangel (D)
Ranking Member
tele: (202) 225-4365
fax: (202) 225-0816

Robert T. Matsui (D)
tele: (202) 225-7163
fax: (202) 225-0566

Louisiana
William L. Jefferson (D)
tele: (202) 225-6636
fax: (202) 225-1988

Ohio
Rob Portman (R)
tele: (202) 225-3164
fax: (202) 225-1992

Fortney "Pete" Stark (D)
tele: (202) 225-5065
fax: (202) 226-3805

Jim McCrery (R)
tele: (202) 225-2777
fax: (202) 225-8039

Oklahoma
Wes. W. Watkins (R)
tele: (202) 225-4565
fax: (202) 225-5966

William M. Thomas (R)
tele: (202) 225-2915
fax: (202) 225-8798

Maryland
Benjamin L. Cardin (D)
tele: (202) 225-4016
fax: (202) 225-9219

Pennsylvania
William J. Coyne (D)
tele: (202) 225-2301
fax: (202) 225-1844

Connecticut
Barbara B. Kennelly (D)
tele: (202) 225-2265
fax: (202) 225-1031

 

Massachusetts
Richard E. Neal (D)
tele: (202) 225-5601
fax: (202) 225-8112

 

Philip S. English (R)
tele: (202) 225-5406
fax: (202) 225-3103

Nancy L. Johnson (R)
tele: (202) 225-4476
fax: (202) 225-4488

Michigan
Dave Camp (R)
tele: (202) 225-3561
fax: (202) 225-9679

Tennessee
John S. Tanner (D)
tele: (202) 225-4714
fax: (202) 225-1765

Florida
E. Clay Shaw, Jr. (R)
tele: (202) 225-3026
fax: (202) 225-8398

Sander M. Levin (D)
tele: (202) 225-4961
fax: (202) 226-1033

Texas
Bill Archer (R)
Chair
tele: (202) 225-2571
fax: (202) 225-4381

Karen Thurman (D)
tele: (202) 225-1002
fax: (202) 226-0329

Minnesota
Jim Ramstad (R)
tele: (202) 225-2871
fax: (202) 225-6351

 

Sam Johnson (R)
tele: (202) 225-4201
fax: (202) 225-1485

Georgia
Michael "Mac" Collins (R)
tele: (202) 225-5901
fax: (202) 225-2515

Missouri
Kenny C. Hulshof (R)
tele: (202) 225-2956
fax: (202) 225-5712

Washington
Jennifer Dunn (R)
tele: (202) 225-7761
fax: (202) 225-8673

John Lewis (D)
tele: (202) 225-3801
fax: (202) 225-0351

Nebraska
Jon Christensen (R)
tele: (202) 225-4155
fax: (202) 225-3032

 

Jim McDermott (D)
tele: (202) 225-3016
fax: N/A

Illinois
Philip M. Crane (R)
tele: (202) 225-3711
fax: (202) 225-7830

Nevada
John Ensign (R)
tele: (202) 225-5965
fax: (202) 225-3119

Wisconsin
Jerry Kleczka (D)
tele: (202) 225-4572
fax: (202) 225-8135

HOUSE COMMERCE COMMITTEE

California
Brian Bilbray (R)
tele: (202) 225-2040
fax: (202) 225-2948

 

Kentucky
Edward Whitfield (R)
tele: (202) 225-3115
fax: (202) 225-3547

 

Michael G. Oxley (R)
tele: (202) 225-2676
fax: N/A

Christopher Cox (R)
tele: (202) 225-5611
fax: (202) 225-9177

Louisiana
W.J. "Bill" Tauzin (R)
tele: (202) 225-4031
fax: (202) 225-0563

 

Thomas C. Sawyer (D)
tele: (202) 225-5231
fax: (202) 225-5278

Anna Eshoo (D)
tele: (202) 225-8104
fax: (202) 225-8890

Maryland
Albert Wynn (D)
tele: (202) 225-8699
fax: (202) 8714

 

Ted Strickland (D)
tele: (202) 225-5705
fax: (202) 225-5907
James E. Rogan (R)
tele: (202) 225-4176
fax: (202) 225-5828

Massachusetts
Edward J. Markey (D)
tele: (202) 225-2836
fax: (202) 226-0340

Oklahoma
Tom Coburn (R)
tele: (202) 225-2701
fax: (202) 225-3038

Henry A. Waxman (D)
tele: (202) 225-3976
fax: (202) 225-4099

Michigan
John D. Dingell (D)
Ranking Member
tele: (202) 225-4071

Steve Largent (R)
tele: (202) 225-2211
fax: (202) 225-9187

Colorado
Diana L. DeGette (D)
tele: (202) 225-4431
fax: (202) 225-5657

Bart Stupak (D)
tele: (202) 225-4735
fax: (202) 225-4744

Oregon
Elizabeth Furse (D)
tele: (202) 225-0855
fax: (202) 225-9497

Dan Schaefer (R)
tele: (202) 225-7882
fax: (202) 225-7885

Fred Upton (R)
tele: (202) 225-3761
fax: (202) 225-4986

Pennsylvania
Jim Greenwood (R)
tele: (202) 225-1688
fax: (202) 225-9903

Florida
Michael Bilirakis (R)
tele: (202) 225-5755
fax: (202) 225-4085

 

Missouri
Karen McCarthy (D)
tele: (202) 225-4535
fax: (202) 225-4403

 

Ron Klink (D)
tele: (202) 225-2565
fax: (202) 226-2274

Peter Deutsch (D)
tele: (202) 225-7931
fax: (202) 225-8456

New Jersey
Frank Pallone, Jr. (D)
tele: (202) 225-4671
fax: (202) 225-9665

Tennessee
Bart Gordon (D)
tele: (202) 225-4231
fax: (202) 225-6887

Cliff Stearns (R)
tele: (202) 225-5744
fax: (202) 225-3973

New York
Eliot Engel (D)
tele: (202) 225-2464
fax: (202) 225-5513

Texas
Joe Barton (R)
tele: (202) 225-2002
fax: (202) 225-3052

Georgia
Nathan Deal (R)
tele: (202) 225-5211
fax: (202) 225-8272

 

Rick Lazio (R)
tele: (202) 225-3335
fax: (202) 225-4669

Gene Green (D)
tele: (202) 225-1688
fax: (202) 225-9903

Charles Norwood (R)
tele: (202) 225-4101
fax: (202) 225-0270

Thomas J. Manton (D)
tele: (202) 225-3965
fax: (202) 225-1909

Ralph M. Hall (D)
tele: (202) 225-6673
fax: (202) 225-3332

Idaho
Michael Crapo (R)
tele: (202) 225-5531
fax: 225-8216

Bill Paxon (R)
tele: (202) 225-5265
fax: (202) 225-5910

Virginia
Thomas J. Bliley Jr. (R)
Chair
tele: (202) 225-2815
fax: (202) 225-0011

Illinois
J. Dennis Hastert (R)
tele: (202) 225-2976
fax: (202) 225-0697

Edolphus Towns (D)
tele: (202) 225-5937
fax: (202) 225-1018

Rick Boucher (D)
tele: (202) 225-3861
fax: (202) 225-0442

Bobby Rush (D)
tele: (202) 225-4372
fax: (202) 226-0333

North Carolina
Richard M. Burr (R)
tele: (202) 225-2071
fax: (202) 225-2995

Washington
Rick White (R)
tele: (202) 225-6311
fax: (202) 225-3524

John M. Shimkus (R)
tele: (202) 225-5271
fax: (202) 225-5880

Ohio
Sherrod Brown (D)
tele: (202) 225-3401
fax: (202) 225-2266

Wisconsin
Scott Klug (R)
tele: (202) 225-2906
fax: (202) 225-6942

Iowa
Greg Ganske (R)
tele: (202) 225-4426
fax: (202) 225-3193

Paul E. Gillmor (R)
tele: (202) 225-6405
fax: (202) 225-1985

Barbara Cubin, At Large (R)
tele: (202) 225-2311
fax: (202) 225-3057

March 1997
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