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Prénom, Nom:
Charles (Chuck) Clapton
Contact
US Senate Health Edn Labor & Pension Com ,
428 Dirksen Senate Office Bldg, Washington, DC 20515, United States
Catégorie : Législatif
Staffer à la House of R.
Passage du Sénat à la House. Républicain.
Dates de naissance / décès :
Né : May 22, 1968
Lieu de naissance :
Boston, MA.
Genre : male
Lieu de résidence (si DC avant l’accession à un poste retenu, avec si
possible l’année de l’emménagement à DC):
Boston, MA jusqu’en 1995 ; Washington DC depuis 1995
Formation :
BA/BS
MA/MS
PhD
Law degree (JD…)
Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA, 1986-90, B.A. in history
Columbus School of Law, Catholic University of America, Washington, DC, 199295,
Autre
Dean's Award, 1995, American Jurisprudence Award for Constitutional Law, Student Bar Association, president
Profession initiale :
- Lawyer pendant 2 ans. Admis au barreau de Boston en 1995 et celui de Washington DC 1998.
- legislative staff member
W. Genieys, Operationalizing Programmatic Elites Research in America, OPERA : ANR-­‐08-­‐BLAN-­‐0032. 1 Carrière :
1990-1992 : Litigation Paralegal, Campbell and Associates, Boston, MA;
1995-1996 : legis. aide to Senator Arlen Specter, US Senate,
1997-1998 : counsel & sr. legis. asst., Rep. Harris Fawell, US House of Reps.,
1999-2004 : health counsel, US House Energy & Commerce Com.,
2004-2005 : chief health counsel, US House Energy & Commerce Com.,
2006-2007 : health care policy advisor to Rep. Dennis Hastert, speaker of US House of Reps.,
2007-2008 : chief health counsel, US House Ways & Means Com., (Assistant to the speaker)
2009-2012 ( ?) : Republican health policy dir., US Senate Health, Edn., Labor & Pensions Com.,
Sources biblio/bio, articles, divers.
Health Care: 10 Staffers to Know
These Staffers Help Write the Rx for Health Care
By Stephen Langel and Katie Kindelan
CongressNow Staff and Roll Call Staff March 31, 2009, Midnight
Clapton is the top health care staffer in the HELP minority office and works closely with the majority
in finding health care compromises.
Clapton coordinates the health activities of the minority staff and assists his boss, Sen. Mike Enzi (RWyo.), in developing policy positions on health reform.
Clapton’s cooperative approach follows the lead of his boss, who has a history of working closely with
Kennedy and who believes in the 80/20 rule. That means negotiators first identify the 80 percent of a
topic where there is agreement, and then try to find a compromise on the remaining 20 percent.
Like many other health care staffers, Clapton points to the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement
and Modernization Act as his greatest accomplishment. Enacting the Medicare Modernization Act is
“the most significant change to Medicare in a generation,” he said, and demonstrates the potential to
use a “competitive, market-based structure to deliver a high-quality health care benefit in a costeffective way.”
Clapton is seen as a strong asset to the HELP minority because of his experience working in health
care in both chambers, one insurance lobbyist said.
Source : http://www.rollcall.com/issues/54_111/-33652-1.html, consulté le 29 oct. 13
Health Care: Five Hill Aides to Know
By John Reichard CQ Roll Call Staff : Jan. 27, 2012, 1:55 p.m.
Chuck Clapton
Minority health policy director, Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee
Funny and self-effacing, Clapton said he can’t vouch for the mental competence of anyone who would
name him one of the most influential health care aides on Capitol Hill. But a look at the issues he’ll be
dealing with this year, who he’ll be advising and the chops he brings to the job leaves no other
conclusion.
One focus this year will be the Food and Drug Administration’s product approval and safety oversight
mechanisms because Congress plans to update the agency’s user-fee programs for brand-name drugs,
generics, medical devices and lower-cost biotech drugs. It’s must-pass legislation; otherwise, much of
the FDA’s funding evaporates Oct. 1.
Clapton will be working closely with his boss, panel ranking member Mike Enzi (R-Wyo.), who also
holds seats on the Budget and Finance committees. That puts Clapton “at the intersection of a number
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firm Health Policy Source.
Clapton also will be at the center of strategizing about GOP Members’ next moves to combat the 2year-old health care overhaul law. If the Supreme Court strikes down all or part of the statute as
unconstitutional this spring, Clapton will be among those aides in the room deciding what, if any,
legislation to draft as a possible replacement.
Clapton is every bit the warrior against Obamacare, but his good cheer and knowledge of health care
policy have won him the respect and affection of Democratic colleagues.
He’s been on the Senate side since 2008 after working for a handful of Energy and Commerce and
Ways and Means members in the House. He said he works to emulate two of his past bosses, ex-Reps.
Jim McCrery (R-La.) and Harris Fawell (R-Ill.), in striving to soak up all the small details of health
care policy.
Source : http://www.rollcall.com/features/30-Hill-Aides-to-Know_2012/hill_aides_to_know/health-care211885-1.html, consulté le 29 oct. 13
Sources additionnelles :
CQ PRESS first street ; Who's Who in Medicine and Healthcare, 7th Edition; Who's Who in American
Politics, 23rd Edition; Who's Who in America, 64th, 65th Editions
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