Boustany to host town hall meeting Thursday
Published 4:56 pm Wednesday, January 23, 2013
U.S. Rep. Charles Boustany, R-Lafayette, will host his first town hall meeting since his re-election 9:30-10:30 a.m. today at the Calcasieu Council on Aging, 3950 La. 14.
Boustany, who represents the newly redrawn 3rd Congressional District, encourages constituents to attend and discuss the latest events affecting Southwest Louisiana.
Boustany will also answer questions and give a brief update on the latest news from Washington, D.C.
“Dr. Boustany always looks forward to speaking with constituents in the district,” Neal Patel, Boustany’s communications director, said by email Wednesday. “The town hall in Lake Charles is an event providing a welcomed visit back to Calcasieu Parish.”
Boustany, chairman of the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Oversight, will seek to hold hearings on government waste, fraud and abuse, he said.
“As a medical specialist, he will have a keen interest in abuses associated with health care, in addition to keeping an eye on the IRS as the implementation of Obamacare begins to take effect,” Patel said.
“For example, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) estimates that nearly $48 billion in Medicare payments were subject to fraud, waste or abuse. The federal government must operate more efficiently. Stopping such abuses will be key to achieving that goal.”
Online: http://boustany.house.gov.
U.S. Rep. Charles Boustany
