MEDIA ADVISORY, Friday, July 27, 2007
CONTACT: Yoni Cohen, Stark (202) 225-3202

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Representative Charles Rangel (D-NY), Chairman of the Ways and Committee, and Representative Pete Stark (D-CA), Chairman of the Ways and Means Health Subcommittee, this morning released the following remarks about the Ways and Means Committee’s passage of the Children's Health and Medicare Protection (CHAMP) Act. The Committee last night passed the CHAMP Act by a 24 to 17 vote and forwarded the bill to the full House of Representatives for consideration.

“The American people want children to have health care and want to guarantee Medicare for our senior citizens and people with disabilities. This bill does both,” said Stark “The Children’s Health and Medicare Protection Act directly contrasts with the Republican agenda to privatize Medicare. It is the polar opposite of the Republican desire to put anti-government ideology ahead of children’s health. I look forward to its passage by the full House.”