Political Quotes

“last Wednesday marked an important day in the progress of medicine and national policy. I am pleased to note that on that day the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee voted unanimously to report out S. 1053, the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2003. For more than 6 years, I have had the opportunity to work with Senators Snowe, Jeffords, Enzi, Gregg, Hagel, Collins, and DeWine on this important legislation. I believe with the invaluable contributions of Senators Daschle and Kennedy that we brought to the forefront of the congressional agenda solid legislation that will provide patients with real protection against genetic discrimination in health insurance. I will first express how much I appreciate the work of my colleague on this issue, the Senator from New Hampshire, Mr. Judd Gregg, who is chairman of the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee. It is his commitment and dedication to this issue that is primarily responsible for getting us to this point of reporting out this Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act. At this juncture, I also commend President Bush for his commitment to ensuring strong protections against genetic discrimination and for calling attention to this critical matter.”