“While Washington toys with providing affordable and accessible health care for the American people. I joined with my colleagues in the NY State Assembly to affirm that access to comprehensive health coverage is a right not a luxury. I support The New York Health Act (A4738) because all New Yorkers deserve coverage, regardless of income, age, or a pre-existing condition. The New York Health Act creates a universal single-payer health care system that provides each and every New Yorker access to comprehensive health coverage.

“The recent action taken by Congress threatening to strip more than one million New Yorkers of healthcare is evidence enough that we must take the lead on this issue and protect our citizens. Now more than ever we must have leadership in the Senate to ensure this measure becomes reality.”