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For immediate release:
April 12, 2011
Concord, New Hampshire - Elected
officials and health care advocates came together today on the 5th
anniversary of Mitt Romney's health care plan being signed into law to
thank Romney, who just announced his presidential exploratory
committee, for providing the critical momentum necessary to get
President Obama’s vision of health reform through Congress and signed
into law.
Speakers at the 11:15 am press conference at the New
Hampshire State House included Rep. Cindy Rosenwald, a key health care
policy advocate, Rep. Rich DiPentima, former deputy health director of
the Manchester Health Department and epidemiologist, and Chairman of
the New Hampshire Democratic Party Ray Buckley. The speakers were also
joined by supporters of health care reform wearing tee-shirts that say,
"I'm a health care voter."
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"Much
like those who brought their collective wisdom together to found our
country and experiment with early forms of Democracy, Mitt Romney is
nothing short of a founding father of modern health reform – a person
who has left an indelible mark on Massachusetts' health care reform as
well as the national health reform law and its major elements,
including the individual responsibility provision which is critical to
making the law work and lowering costs for all who enter the system,"
said Buckley.
Referring to Romney's announcement yesterday and
what Granite Staters can expect to see from Romney going forward Ray
Buckley continued, "The truth is Mitt Romney flips and flops faster
than a loose haddock on a New England fishing boat."
"It wasn't
until Mitt Romney had the political persistence to push the individual
responsibility provision that real health care reform was possible,"
said Rep. Cindy Rosenwald. "It’s hard to believe that it was only five
years ago that then Governor Romney stood shoulder-to-shoulder with
Senator Kennedy at the signing of RomneyCare. It was an awesome moment
to see that he and Ted Kennedy put their partisan differences aside and
turned the dream of so many into a reality."
Rep. Rich DiPentima
also spoke, thanking Romney for his "leadership" specifically with
regard to the individual responsibility provision.
The press
conference showcased an over-sized thank you card as well a birthday
cake celebrating the 5th anniversary of Romney's health care plan
becoming law.
Yesterday, Granite State supporters of health care reform also went to
Twitter to thank Mitt Romney for his efforts.
For immediate release:
April 8, 2011
Contact: Holly Shulman
Press
Conference: Elected Officials, Health Care Advocates to Thank Mitt
Romney on 5th Anniversary of Mass. Health Reform Signing
Concord, New Hampshire - Elected officials and health care advocates will come together on the 5th anniversary of Mitt Romney's health care plan being signed into law to thank Romney for providing the critical momentum necessary to get President Obama’s vision of health reform through Congress and signed into law.
What: Press conference to thank Mitt Romney for health reform on the 5th anniversary of the Massachusetts law.
Much like those who brought their collective wisdom together to found our country and experiment with early forms of Democracy, Mitt Romney is nothing short of a founding father of modern health reform – a person who has left an indelible mark on Massachusetts' health care reform as well as the national health reform law and its major elements, including the individual responsibility provision which is critical to making the law work and lowering costs for all who enter the system.
When: Tuesday, April 12 at 11:15 am
Where: Lobby of the Legislative Office Building, Concord
Who:
New Hampshire Democratic Party Chairman Ray Buckley
Rep. Cindy Rosenwald, a key health care policy advocate
Rep. Rich DiPentima, former deputy health director, Manchester Health Department and epidemiologist
Supporters of Health Insurance Reform
Visuals: Visuals will include an over-sized thank you card as well a birthday cake celebrating the 5th anniversary of Romney's health care plan becoming law.
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PRESS RELEASE from Massachusetts
Democratic Party
News Advisory
Party Scheduled on the 5th Anniversary of Historic Healthcare Law
Balloons, speeches and a “thank you Mitt Romney” sheet cake. It’s a party you don’t want to miss.
Massachusetts Democratic Party Chairman John Walsh and others will put aside partisan differences on Tuesday, April 12th to acknowledge Mitt Romney’s role in passing the state’s health reform law.
April 12th marks the 5th anniversary of the signing of the health care reform bill into law in Massachusetts. The reform, implemented by Governor Deval Patrick and the legislature, has made the state number one in the country for access to health care.
Invited guests will cut a piece of “thank you Mitt Romney” cake to mark the occasion.
Note: For live speakerphone access please email
Lauren Malone at lauren@carpmancommunications.
Who: Chairman John Walsh, invited guests
What: A “thank you” party on the 5th anniversary of Mitt Romney signing the historic healthcare law.
Where: The Democratic State Party
77 Summer Street – 10th Floor
Boston, MA
When: Tuesday, April 12th at 11:00 AM
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
APRIL 12, 2011CONTACT: Megan Jacobs
State Senator Jack Hatch, IDP Chair Sue Dvorsky, Iowans Thank Mitt Romney on 5th Anniversary of Mass. Health Care Reform
Call On Romney To Come To Iowa, Discuss His Accomplishments In Reform
DES MOINES – Today State Senator Jack Hatch, Iowa Democratic Party Chairwoman Sue Dvorsky and Iowans in support of health care reform gathered on the 5th anniversary of Mitt Romney's health care plan being signed into law to thank Romney for providing the critical momentum necessary to get President Obama’s vision of health reform through Congress and signed into law.
Video
of the event will be available shortly at: www.youtube.com/
Tanya Keith, Des Moines small business owner
“We want to thank Mitt Romney on the 5th anniversary of health care reform passing in Massachusetts… we are so grateful to Mitt for being an advocate and inspiration to Democrats across the country”
State Senator Jack Hatch
“Mitt Romney and Barack Obama have really done more for health care reform than anyone in my generation… Governor Romney signing that bill opened up the flood gates, states now are participating in a national plan to provide health care to everybody in their state. As a Democrat we’ve been talking about this for 50 years, but never were we able to do anything substantive with health care reform… it all stemmed from the fact that we had an opening, Governor Romney provided that – he’s the only Governor that signed such a progressive type of health care.”
Iowa Democratic Party Chairwoman Sue Dvorsky
“This accomplishment by Governor Romney was really groundbreaking. It was a seminal move that got us moving and allowed President Obama some room to stand on… Governor Romney needs to come here and talk to us about this… this is an important part of the national conversation.”
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
APRIL 11, 2011CONTACT: Megan Jacobs
TOMORROW: Iowans To Hold Press Conference Thanking Mitt Romney on 5th Anniversary of Mass. Health Care Reform
DES
MOINES –
TOMORROW, Tuesday April 12th at 2:00 PM CST State Senator
Jack Hatch, Iowa Democratic Party Chairwoman Sue Dvorsky and Iowans in
support of health care reform will gather on the 5th anniversary of
Mitt Romney's health care plan being signed into law to thank Romney
for providing the critical momentum necessary to get President Obama’s
vision of health reform through Congress and signed into law.
What:
Press conference thanking Mitt Romney for his contributions to health
care reform
When: TOMORROW, April 12th, 2:00 PM CDT
Who: State Senator Jack Hatch
Iowa Democratic Party Chairwoman Sue Dvorsky
Iowans in support of health care reform
Where: Simply For Giggles
510 E Locust St
Des Moines, Iowa 50309
To RSVP email Megan Jacobs at mjacobs@iowademocrats.org.