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June 23, 2008 - 4:49pm
PRESS RELEASE

Vitale Bill To Set Groundwork For Affordable Care For All Approved In Senate

VITALE BILL TO SET GROUNDWORK FOR AFFORDABLE CARE FOR ALL APPROVED IN SENATE

TRENTON – Senator Joseph F. Vitale, D-Middlesex, the Chair of the Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee and author of a plan to make health care affordable for all New Jersey residents, issued the following statement today after the Senate unanimously approved the first phase of his plan:

“Tonight in New Jersey, a quarter million kids will go to sleep without the protection offered by even basic health insurance. These are kids who have to wait until they’re very seriously ill or hurt before they can go to the hospital to have access to care. As a moral society, we cannot turn our backs on the plight of these kids, who are falling through the gaps in New Jersey’s health care safety net.

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