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Affiliation | Republican |
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Name | Clifford B. "Cliff" Stearns |
Address | Silver Springs, Florida , United States |
Email | None |
Website | [Link] |
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April 16, 1941
(82 years)
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Contributor | Wishful Thinking |
Last Modifed | David Apr 16, 2021 10:20pm |
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Info | Clifford Bundy "Cliff" Stearns, Sr.
COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
COMMERCE
- Chairman, Commerce, Trade & Consumer Protection Subcommittee
- Vice Chairman, Subcommittee on Telecommunications & the Internet
- Oversight & Investigations Subcommittee
VETERANS' AFFAIRS
-Vice Chairman, Health Subcommittee
HOUSE POLICY COMMITTEE
Stearns Family Born:Washington, D.C.
Residence: Ocala
Family: Cliff with his wife Joan and their three children
EDUCATION Woodrow Wilson High School, Washington, D.C.
George Washington University; B.S. Electrical Engineering
Air Force ROTC Distinguished Military Graduate
MILITARY
Captain - U.S. Air Force
Aerospace Engineer / Satellite Reconnaissance
Meritorious Service Commendation Medal
During the 106th Congress, three major initiatives authored by Stearns were enacted into law. His prior leadership saw him chairing the Medical Records & Genetic Privacy Task Force and co-chairing the House Republican Research Committee's Health Care Policy Task Force. He also served as Chairman of the Veterans Health Care Subcommittee from 1997 to 2001. He is now Chairman of the Commerce, Trade, & Consumer Protection Subcommittee in the Commerce Committee. In addition to pushing his legislative agenda, he is Co-Chairman of the U.S. Air Force Caucus.
Commerce: As a member of the Commerce Health Subcommittee, Stearns guided his Cardiac Arrest Survival Act to enactment last year. The law promotes training in the use of automated external defibrillators and their deployment. In the 107th Congress, he chairs the Commerce, Trade & Consumer Protection Subcommittee where he will focus on privacy issues and consumer safety. He is also Vice Chairman of the Telecommunications Subcommittee where he has been a major leader in the deregulation of the industry.
Veterans Affairs: Stearns' Veterans Millennium Health Care & Benefits Act, H.R. 2116, was signed into law in 1999. The health provisions will improve access to long-term care for disabled veterans and expand the VA's obligation to provide alternatives to nursing home care. In 2000, the provisions from H.R. 5109, the Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel Act authored by Stearns, were combined with other veterans proposals and enacted as S. 1402. The health-care personnel provisions guarantee annual pay raises for VA nurses, revises and increases the rates of special pay for VA dentists, and includes pharmacists among those exempt from special salary caps.
Helping Older Americans: He introduced legislation to take Social Security "off budget" and to ensure that the Trust Fund is only used to pay Social Security benefits. He also led the effort to overturn regulations limiting seniors only housing and pushed for additional funding and programs to meet the medical needs of seniors.
Serving Florida: After years of controversy, he forged a consensus among state, local, and federal officials to return the Cross Florida Canal Lands to the state of Florida, resulting in a 77,000-acre greenway and $32 million in repayments to six Florida counties. He obtained funding for Central Florida Community College, Ocala, to expand its efforts to provide students the chance to improve their workplace skills and employers to develop customized training for employees. He is also a leader in converting Cecil Fields from a military facility to productive commercial use and gained grants for training students in the Jacksonville area in aviation technology. He also worked with the U.S. Attorney General to bring the Federal "Weed & Seed" program, which funds community-based efforts to combat crime and poverty, to several Florida cities.
Accessibility: He is extremely accessible to constituents. Returning to his home in Ocala often, he has held over 400 town meetings in 13 North Central Florida counties.
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