show bio Congressman Vic Snyder

Congressman Vic Snyder was elected to United States House of Representatives in the 2nd district of Arkansas in 1997. In 2007, he was elected chairman of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, and serves on three Congressional committees: the House Veterans Affairs Committee and the House Armed Services Committee and the Joint Economic Committee.

Health Care Reform in America
Date: 8/18/2009

U.S. Congressman Vic Snyder (D - Ark.) discusses his views on health care reform before Congress prepares for a critical vote on health care legislation this fall. Snyder said he didn’t believe the so-called “public option” was necessary to acheive reform but that he could vote for a bill that included some sort of public plan. Questioners covered topics ranging from costs and taxes to insurance mandates and coverage related to pre-existing conditions. Prior to joining Congress, Snyder worked as a family practice physician in Central Arkansas for more than 15 years. A former member of the U.S. Marine Corps, he has represented Arkansas’s 2nd Congressional district since 1997.

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