page_title: Charlie Norwood
section_title: Congressional career
hierarchical_section_title: Charlie Norwood / Congressional career
caption_attribution_description: English: President George W. Bush and Representative Charles Norwood seal their negotiations over the Patient's Bill of Rights in the Oval Office late afternoon Wednesday August 1, 2001. Shortly thereafter, the President and Rep. Norwood gave a press briefing announcing their agreement. White House photo by Eric Draper.
context_page_description: Charles Whitlow "Charlie" Norwood, Jr., D.D.S. was an American politician, serving as a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from 1995 until his death in 2007. At the time of his death, Norwood was the Representative of the 10th District of Georgia.
context_section_description: Norwood was a staunch supporter of tight immigration control, and "called for putting nearly 40,000 troops on the U.S.-Mexico border. He co-wrote a provision to the recent Deficit Reduction Act that bars illegal aliens from getting Medicaid."
  The Washington Post wrote the following in a summary of his career:
  Rep. Norwood worked throughout much of his career to pass a patients' bill of rights, aimed at giving people better access to health care and greater ability to sue insurers.  Over a decade, the bill passed through the House twice, but it failed after compromises needed to avoid a presidential veto caused Rep. Norwood to lose support in Congress.  He reintroduced the bill before leaving Washington [in February 2007].
  He criticized government intrusion into personal and business practices and was one of 33 House members who voted against renewing the Voting Rights Act [in 2006], arguing that it discriminates against Southern states over long-past racial transgressions.
caption: Norwood with President George W. Bush in 2001
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