FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, Tuesday, July 22, 2008
Contact: Brian Cook (202) 225-3202

WASHINGTON – Rep. Pete Stark (D-CA) released the following statement on today’s kickoff of the "Campaign for an American Solution" by America’s Health Insurance Plans (AHIP):

“America’s Health Insurance Plans’ new ‘Campaign for an American Solution’ rings as true as the tobacco industry’s efforts to end smoking. There is nothing grassroots about it. It is designed, financed, and coordinated through their Washington trade association with the singular goal of protecting their profits.

“I hope it is true that these companies intend to be a positive force in health reform efforts, but I tend to be cautious when the fox starts drawing up plans for a new henhouse.”